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Oliver Zöllner is tenured professor of media research and international communication at Stuttgart Media University and honorary professor at the Univer­sity of Düssel­dorf. From 1997 to 2004 he was director of the market and media research department of Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster. As a visiting lecturer he delivered communication and media research courses at various German universities from 1996 to 2006.

  • Studied communication and media research; history of art; drama, film and television studies; and Chinese history at the Universities of Bochum, Vienna and Salzburg.
  • 1993 M.A., U of Bochum.
  • 1993-96 freelance journalist specialising in media industry coverage.
  • 1996 Dr. phil., U of Bochum.
  • 1996-97 researcher, audience research department, Südwestfunk Broadcasting Corporation, Baden-Baden.
  • 1997-2004 director, market and media research department, Deutsche Welle Broadcasting Corporation, Cologne/Bonn.
  • 1999-2000 chairman, 2000-04 treasurer, Conference of International Broadcasters' Audience Research Services (CIBAR).
  • 2004-06 independent consultant for international market and media research, Essen.
  • 1996-2006 teaching assignments for communication and media research at the Universities of Bochum, Bonn, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Osnabrück, Paderborn.
  • 2006 appointed professor, media marketing and research chair, Stuttgart Media University.
  • 2006 awarded professorship honoris causa, communication and media research, University of Düsseldorf.

Memberships:
  • International Communication Association (ICA)
  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
  • German Communication Association (DGPuK)
  • Intercultural and International Communication Network (IIC)

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