Ines Engelmann

Professor Ines Engelmann holds a dual affiliation: she is a Professor of Empirical Methods in Communication Studies at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the QUT Digital Media Research Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Her work bridges academic and applied research in digital media studies.

Her research focuses on:

• Journalistic decision-making processes and news content construction
• Comparative analysis of traditional vs. alternative online political media
• Populist communication strategies and democratic implications
• Production conditions of digital media creators
• Audience engagement via user comments
• Media effects on civic participation and democratic legitimacy

Her doctoral research examined journalistic news decisions through an everyday rationality framework. Current projects investigate how digital platforms shape public discourse and democratic processes.