Julia Lück-Benz

Dr. Julia Lück-Benz is a Researcher at the Division Media Analysis/Research Methods of the Institute for Media and Communication Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. She has held this position since May 2021, focusing on teaching and research in political communication, data journalism, and transnational media analysis. Prior roles include a Research Assistant at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (2016–2021) and Universität Mannheim (2006–2016).

• Education: PhD in Media and Communication Studies (2018, Universität Mannheim), Master’s (2012, Universität Mannheim), and Bachelor’s (2009, Universität Mannheim) with minors in Macroeconomics and Political Science.

Research Interests include international comparative political communication, transnational public spheres, and data-driven journalism. Her work explores deliberative quality in climate change coverage, diversity in newsrooms, and multimodal media analysis.

Publication Trends emphasize climate change narratives, cross-border journalism, and deliberative public communication, often employing multimodal and quantitative methods. Notable collaborations include studies with the International Communication Association (ICA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK).

Teaching spans courses like Data Analysis with R, Content Analysis, and Survey Design, with a focus on empirical research methods for both bachelor’s and master’s students.