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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

Email: send email

Consultation Hours

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

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Research and Teaching

Lena Marie Hufnagel is a Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at the Chair of Economic Policy Journalism. She has been working here since October 2020, contributing to various aspects of media analysis and economic journalism. Her main responsibilities are teaching and research as well as student consulting.

Mrs. Hufnagel teaches 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. In terms of her dissertation, Mrs. Hufnagel is particularly focused on investigating how Chinese State Media report about economic uncertainty. Another 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

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)