Active with the TGDP: Summer 2017, Summer 2018
PhD in Journalism (UT Austin), MA in media management (Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media), MA in social sciences (Humboldt University of Berlin), BA in journalism and media management (FH Wien University of Applied Sciences, Vienna)
While at Texas, Martin developed an interest in the Texas German language and culture. A native of Austria, Martin has a deep appreciation for German dialects – he was born and raised speaking Mittelbairisch – and he is an experienced interviewer and fieldworker. His research interests include online political participation and news engagement, reader comments and moderation, the sociology of news work, new media technologies, and social media.
Martin is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin.
