Joachim Trebbe

Prof. Dr. Joachim Trebbe is a full-time Professor of Journalism and Communication Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, affiliated with the Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies under the Department of Political and Social Sciences. His research focuses on media and migration, television program research, hate speech in digital spaces, and methodological developments in communication studies. He has led projects like NOHATE and InfectControl 2020: RAI, and serves on the board of the Mediapulse Foundation.

• Habilitation (2008): "Ethnische Minderheiten, Massenmedien und Integration"
• PhD (1996): "Publizistische Vielfalt in lokalen Kommunikationsräumen"
• Studies at Universities of Göttingen and Leipzig

His methodological expertise includes statistical analysis and empirical research, evident in his publications and courses like "Methoden der empirischen Kommunikationsforschung" and "Einführung in die Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie". His 15 most recent articles span topics from hate speech to television convergence, with keywords in Political Communication, Media Sociology, and Digital Methods. Key sub-fields include cross-cultural media analysis, infotainment dynamics, and algorithmic moderation.

Doctoral advisees include Ingy Salama Al-Sayed and Dr. Gergana Baeva, while his network spans institutions like the h1 medienanalyse GmbH Berlin. He is a member of the German Communication and Media Research Association (DGPuK) and the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA).