Dr Gerret von Nordheim

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Senior Research Associate
Communication Studies, Digital Communication and Sustainability
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Since January 2019 Gerret von Nordheim belongs to the team of Prof. Kleinen-von Königslöw at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. His research interests are among others:
- Computational Methods, especially content analysis
- Dynamics in digital public spheres, in particular interdependence between journalism and algorithmic systems
- Alternative media, citizen media
Curriculum Vitae
Scientific Education |
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06/2019 |
Doctorate Dr. Phil. (summa cum laude) |
since 01/2019 |
Research associate |
since 03/2013 |
Research assistant |
02/2013 | Certified Journalist (Diploma in Journalism: Final mark 1,0; with distinction) |
Professional Career |
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2018 | Adviser for Community Media, Regional Office for Media (Landesanstalt f. Medien), North Rhine-Westphalia |
2008/2009 | Traineeship at the Nordwest-Zeitung, Oldenburg |
2012-2017 | Mediatrainer (licenced) with focus on TV and Multimedia for Georg von Holtzbrinck-School of Journalism, RTL-School of Journalism, evangelical Media-Academy, Regional Office for Media (Landesanstalt f. Medien), North Rhine-Westphalia |
since 2006 |
Journalistic experience (TV, Radio, Print, Multimedia) mainly for WDR ((West German broadcasting station), ZDF (Second German Television), Phoenix (TV), Weser Kurier (newspaper), Nordwest-Zeitung (newspaper), bpb (Federal Agency for Civic Education).
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Scholarships, Grants and Awards |
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2019 | Dissertation Award of the TU Dortmund University (Faculty of Cultural Studies) |
2015 | VOCER Innovation Medialab / Johanna Quandt Foundation |
2009-2013 |
Scholarship from the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes |
Publications and Conference Presentations
I. Publications and Articles
- Mahl, Daniela/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Günther, Lars (2023): Noise pollution: A multi-step approach to assessing the consequences of (not) validating search terms on automated content analyses. Digital Journalism, 11:2, 298-320, DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2022.2114920
- Fuchsloch, Stephanie / von Nordheim, Gerret (2022): The Watchdogs Network: A model for continuous monitoring of AVMSD rules. Journal of Digital Media & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1386/jdmp_00085_1
- Weihs, Claus/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2022): Geplante Studien. In: Weihs, Klaus (Hrsg.). Statistische Datenanalyse im Journalismus Fallstudien und wissenschaftliche Anforderungen zum Einsatz fortgeschrittener statistischer Methoden. Springer.
- Hufnagel, Lena Marie/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Müller, Henrik (2022): From partner to rival: Changes in media frames of China in German print coverage between 2000 and 2019. The International Communication Gazette. DOI: 10.1177/17480485221118503
- Rieger, Jonas/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2021): corona100d – German-language Twitter dataset of the first 100 days after Chancellor Merkel addressed the coronavirus outbreak on TV. DoCMA Working Paper #4
- Hepp, Andreas/ Hohmann, Florian/ Belli, Alessandro/ Boczek, Karin/ Haim, Mario/ Heft, Annett/ Jünger, Jakob/ Jürgens, Pascal/ Koenen, Erik/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Rinsdorf, Lars/ Rothenberger, Liane/ Schatto-Eckrodt, Tim/ Unkel, Julian (2021): Forschungssoftware in der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft: Stand, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven. Positionspapier der DGPuK-AG Forschungssoftware.
- Wieland, Mareike/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Kleinen-von Königslöw, Katharina (2021): One recommender fits all? An exploration of user satisfaction with text-based news recommender systems. Media and Communication, in press.
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Rieger, Jonas/ Kleinen-von Königslöw, Katharina (2021): From the Fringes to the Core – An Analysis of Right-Wing Populists’ Linking Practices in Seven EU Parliaments and Switzerland, Digital Journalism, DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2021.1970602
- Kleinen-von Königslöw, K., & Nordheim, G.v., (2021). Verschwörungstheorien in sozialen Netzwerken am Beispiel von QAnon. Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 71(35–36), 20-25.Kleinen-von Königslöw, K., & Keel, G. (2012). Localizing The Daily Show: The heute show in Germany. Popular Communication, 10(2-3), 66-79.
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Rieger, Jonas/ Kleinen-von Königslöw, Katharina (2021): From the Fringes to the Core – An Analysis of Right-Wing Populists’ Linking Practices in Seven EU Parliaments and Switzerland, Digital Journalism, DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2021.1970602
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Kleinen-von Königslöw, Katharina (2021): Uninvited Dinner Guests – A theoretical perspective on the antagonists of Journalism based on Serres' Parasite. Media and Communication, 9(1), 88-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v9i1.3419
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Koppers, Lars/ Boczek, Karin/ Rieger, Jonas/ Jentsch, Carsten/ Müller, Henrik/ Rahnenführer, Jörg (2021): Die Entwicklung von Forschungssoftware als praktische Interdisziplinarität. (M&K) Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft 69, pp. 80-96. DOI: 10.5771/1615-634X-2021-1-80
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Bettels-Schwabbauer, Tina/ Di Salvo, Philip/ Kennedy, Paula/ Kiss, Kornélia R./ Kus, Michal/ Pinto Martinho, Ana/ Stefanikova, Sandra/ Telo, Décio (2021): The State of Europeanisation: between Clash and Convergence. A comparison of the media coverage of the 2019 European Elections in seven countries. Revista Mediterránea de Comunicación/Mediterranean Journal of Communication, 12(1), 95-113. https://www.doi.org/10.14198/MEDCOM000021
- von Nordheim, G. / Rieger, J. (2020). Im Zerrspiegel des Populismus: Eine computergestützte Analyse der Verlinkungspraxis von Bundestagsabgeordneten auf Twitter. Publizistik. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-020-00591-7
- Fuchsloch, Stefanie/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Boczek, Karin (2019): Unlocking Digitized Public Spheres: Research Opportunities and Legal Challenges in the Use of Text Mining for Content Analysis. In: Peter, Christina/ Naab, Teresa/ Kühne, Rinaldo (Eds.): Measuring Media Use and Exposure. Recent Developments and Challenges. Köln: Halem. S. 266-296.
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Müller, Henrik/ Scheppe, Michael (2019): Young, free and biased. A comparison of mainstream and right-wing media coverage of the 2015/16 refugee crisis in German newspapers. Journal of Alternative and Community Media, 4(1), 38–56.
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Fuchsloch, Stefanie (2019): Der gemeinwohlorientierte Intermediär. In: Jan Krone/ Andreas Gebesmair (Hrsg.): Zur Ökonomie gemeinwohlorientierter Medien. Baden-Baden: Nomos, S. 247-260
- Meißner, Florian/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2018): Exploration of a fragmented discourse. Privacy and data security in Süddeutsche Zeitung: 2007–2017. Mediazization Studies. Vol (2) 2018. 103-123. DOI: DOI: 10.17951/ms.2018.2.103-123
- Müller, Henrik/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Boczek, Karin/ Koppers, Lars/ Rahnenführer, Jörg (2018): Der Wert der Worte – Wie digitale Methoden helfen, Kommunikations- und Wirtschaftswissenschaft zu verknüpfen. [The value of words—how digital methods help to connect communication science and economics] Publizistik (2018) 63:557–582. doi.org/10.1007/s11616-018-0461-x. URL (pdf)
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2018): Journalisten zitieren immer mehr Social-Media-Inhalte. European Journalism Observatory. URL | English Version: Journalists Quote Social Media Content Ever More Frequently URL
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Boczek, Karin/ Koppers, Lars (2018): Sourcing the Sources. An analysis of the use of Twitter and Facebook as a journalistic source over 10 years in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Süddeutsche Zeitung. Digital Journalism Volume 6, Issue 7, 807-828. doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2018.1490658.
- Müller, Henrik/ Porcaro, Giusppe/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2018): Don’t put the blame on me: How different countries blamed different actors for the Eurozone crisis. LSE Blog. URL
- Müller, Henrik/ Porcaro, Giusppe/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2018): Tales from a crisis: diverging narratives of the euro area. Bruegel Policy Contribution. URL
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2018): Twitter - das unterschätzte Medium. [Twitter - the underestimated medium] European Journalism Observatory. URL
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Boczek, Karin/ Koppers, Lars/ Erdmann, Elena (2018): Reuniting a Divided Public? Tracing the TTIP Debate on Twitter and in Traditional Media. International Journal of Communication 12 (2018), 548–569. URL
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2017): Im Höhlensystem digitaler Öffentlichkeit. [In the Cave System of Digital Public Sphere] spw 223. pp. 29-33.
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2017): Die Qual vor der Wahl. Das Umfrage-Dilemma: Ergebnisse eines datenjournalistischen Seminars zum Thema Wahlprognosen [The agony of choice. The survey dilemma: Results of a data journalistic seminar on election forecasts]. European Journalism Observatory. URL
- Porcaro, Giuseppe/ Müller, Henrik/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2016): Tweeting the Italian referendum: the hashtag war. Bruegel Blog. URL
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2016): Poppers Alptraum [Popper’s Nightmare]. European Journalism Observatory. URL
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2015): Auch 6 Monate nach Charlie: Meinungsfreiheit in Gefahr [Even 6 months after Charlie: Freedom of expression in danger]. European Journalism Observatory. URL
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2015): Context, the King. Vocer Medialab. URL
- Lobigs, Frank/ von Nordheim, Gerret (Hrsg.) (2014): Journalismus ist kein Geschäftsmodell. Aktuelle Studien zur Ökonomie und Nicht-Ökonomie des Journalismus. Baden-Baden: Nomos
- Lobigs, Frank/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2014): Journalismus und Ökonomie - getrennt und doch verbunden. In: Lobigs, Frank/Nordheim, Gerret von (Hrsg.): Journalismus ist kein Geschäftsmodell. Aktuelle Studien zur Ökonomie und Nicht-Ökonomie des Journalismus. Baden-Baden: Nomos, S. 7-16.
- Sauer, Sarah/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2011): Medienrechtliche Auskunftsansprüche gegen Unternehmen. nr-Werkstatt. Grauzone Presserecht: Rechercheure zwischen Freiheit und Gängelung. S. 129-134. URL
II. Presentations
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2019): Multilingual Comparative Analysis with LDA. Annual Meeting of EJO (European Journalism Observatory) 2019.
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2019): Journalism in the Age of Sigularization. Future of Journalism 2019.
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Fuchsloch, Stefanie/ Schwartz, Sander/ Franzke, Aline (2019): Data access and the need for a new watchdog model. ICA 2019.
- Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Koppers, Lars/ Rieger, Jonas (2018): tosca (tools for statistical content analysis): Vorstellung eines neuen R-Pakets für Inhaltsanalyse. 20th Annual Conference of the Methods Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK).
- von Nordheim, Gerret/ Fuchsloch, Stefanie (2017): Die Win-Win-Metrik. Der gemeinwohlorientierte Intermediär. Annual conference of the expert group Media economy of the DGPuK and the network Mediastructures.
- Fuchsloch, Stefanie/ Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2017): Legal Challenges of Using Text Mining for Communication Studies. Association of Internet Researchers Conference. URL
- Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Koppers, Lars (2017): Patterns of Journalists' Use of Expert Sources in Newspapers from Britain, Germany and the U.S. – a ten-year comparison. The Future of Journalism Conference.
- Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Koppers, Lars (2017): Anyone still com(pli)menting Merkel's policy? Availability, extent and word usage of the comments sections of Spiegel.de articles on Angela Merkel during the refugee crisis. ICA 2017 Preconference.
- Fuchsloch, Stefanie/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Boczek, Karin (2016): Unlocking Digitized Public Spheres: Research Opportunities and Legal Challenges of Using Text Mining for Content Analysis. 18. Tagung der Fachgruppe Methoden der Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft der DGPuK.
- Erdmann, Elena/ Boczek, Karin/ Koppers, Lars/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Pölitz, Christian/ Molina, Alejandro/ Morik, Katharina/ Müller, Henrik/ Rahnenführer, Jörg/ Kersting, Kristian (2016): Machine Learning meets Data-Driven Journalism: Boosting International Understanding and Transparency in News Coverage. International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2016. URL
- Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Koppers, Lars (2016): Update eines Klassikers: Beispiele für die Kombination manueller Inhaltsanalysen mit Latent Dirichlet Allocation. Annual conference of the DGPuK 2016.
- Koppers, Lars/ Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Müller, Henrik/ Rahnenführer, Jörg (2016): Quantifying the quality of text selection in large media corpora. DAGStat 2016.
- Koppers, Lars/ Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Müller, Henrik/ Rahnenführer, Jörg (2015): Modellierung von Themenkarrieren in Printmedien. 61. Biometrisches Kolloquium.
- Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret/ Koppers, Lars/ Molina, Alejandro (2015) - Versagen des Frühwarnsystems aufgrund dominanter Narrative - Eine Diskursfeld-Analyse mittels Latent Dirichlet Allocation. Annual conference of the DGPuK 2015. URL
- Boczek, Karin/ von Nordheim, Gerret (2015): Vermittlung von Interaktivität und Multimedialität. Conference "Digitaler Journalismus: Disruptive Praxis eines neuen Paradigmas".
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2015): Visueller Kontext-Blog mit Text, Animationen und Videos. World Publishing Expo 2015.
- von Nordheim, Gerret (2014): Big Data für Beginner – das Potenzial niedrigschwelliger Analysetools für die Forschung. 16. Annual conference of the expert group Methods of the DGPuK.
Teaching in previous semesters - Dr. G. von Nordheim
Teaching since sommer term 2019
Teaching during sommer semester 2021
- 24-906.24: Advanced Digital Methods - (Wednesdays 14-16 hrs, digital)
- 24-105.25: Populist Communication - (Fridays, 14-16 hrs, digital)
Teaching during winter semester 2020/21
- 24-902.10: Empirical Methods for Journalism and Communicaition - (Tuesdays, 14-16 hrs, digital)
- 24-909.11: Media Ethics and Media Criticisms - (Thursdays, 16-18 hrs, digital)
- 24-911.11:. Future lab Hamburg: what does city tourism look like after Corona? - (Wednesdays 13 - 16 hrs, digital)
Teaching during sommer semester 2020
- 24-902.21: Data Analysis - (Thursdays 14-16 hrs, digital)
- 52-322: Methods in Communication Research - (Fridays, 10-14 hrs, digital)
Teaching during winter semester 2019/20
- 24-902.13 Advanced Course, Social Science Methods: Content Analysis - (Thursdays, 14 - 16 hrs, AP1, room 122)
Teaching during summer semester 2019
- 52-363: Alternative Media Ecosystem (Fridays 10 - 12 hrs (c.t.) - AP1, Rm 104)