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Economic Policy and Journalism
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Academic Staff

Lena Marie Hufnagel (M.A.)

Research Assistant and PhD Candidate

Office 3.504
Emil-Figge-Straße 50
44227 Dortmund

Phone: +49 (0)231 755 8228

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Consultation Hours

Mondays 10-12am - to be booked via e-mail

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Research and Teaching

Since October 2020, Lena Marie Hufnagel has been working as a Research Assistant at the Chair of Economics and Journalism. In this role, she has been involved in both teaching and research, contributing to various aspects of media analysis and economic journalism. 

Mrs. Hufnagel is responsible for the course Economics and Journalism Practice , focusing on both print and online media. Her role involves guiding students through key concepts in these fields, as well as facilitating tutorials to encourage deeper engagement with the material.

Her research interests center on computer-based content analysis and data-driven media analysis with a focus on topics such as media narratives and framing, particularly in the context of Chinese economic news coverage. A key research area is the study of media-based uncertainty perception and framing patterns in the way German media reports on China. Additionally, she explores the Political Economy of East Asia, with a particular focus on China and Taiwan.

Lena Marie Hufnagel is also actively involved in research at the Dortmund Center for Data-based Media Analysis (DoCMA), where she collaborates on projects that apply data-driven approaches to the study of media and communication.

Publications

  • Hufnagel, L. M. & Metzler, R. (2024). Identifying the drivers of economic uncertainty perception in China: a news-based approach. Asia Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics. Link

  • Hufnagel, L. M., von Nordheim, G., & Müller, H. (2022). From partner to rival: Changes in media frames of China in German print coverage between 2000 and 2019. International Communication Gazette, 85(5). Link

  • Müller, H., Schmidt, T., Rieger, J., Hornig, N. and Hufnagel, L. M. (2023). "The Inflation Attention Cycle. Updating the Inflation Perception Indicator (IPI) up to February 2023 – a Research Note", DoCMA Working Paper #13. doi: 10.17877/DE290R-23141

  • H. Müller, N. Hornig, J. Rieger, T. Schmidt und L. Hufnagel: A German Inflation Narrative - How the Media frame Price Dynamics: Results from a RollingLDA Analysis. DoCMA Working Paper 9/2022. [Zum Download]

  • Müller, H., Schmidt, T., Rieger, J., Hornig, N. & Hufnagel, L. M. (2023). The Inflation Attention Cycle. Updating the Inflation Perception Indicator (IPI) up to February 2023 - a Research Note. DoCMA Working Paper #13. Link

  • Hufnagel, L. M. and Metzler, R. (2022). Identifying the Drivers of Economic Uncertainty in China: A News-Based Approach. Preprint, available at SSRN: Link

  • Müller, H., Schmidt, T., Rieger, J., Hufnagel, L. M., & Hornig, N. (2022). A German inflation narrative. How the media frame price dynamics: Results from a RollingLDA analysis (No. 9). DoCMA Working Paper #9. Link

Academic and Working Background

  • since 10/2020: Research assistant and PhD caditate at the Institute of Journalism
  • 05/2020: M.A. thesis "Trends in China coverage in the German Press (2000-2019)"
  • since 05: Freelance journalist at WDR Lokalzeit aus Dortmund
  • 06/2020 to 06/2021: Freelance journalist at Radio 91.2
  • 06/2019 to 04/2020: Student assistant at WDR Lokalzeit aus Dortmund
  • 05/2016 to 12/2018: Student assistant at the Chair for International Political Economy of East Asia (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
  • 03/2017: B.A. Economy and Politics of East Asia (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
  • internships at local radio stations (Radio 91.2, Radio NRW) and in the area of educational work and public relations (Stiftung Asienhaus in Köln)