Dr. Marius Born

Dr. Marius Born
ZHAW
School of Applied Linguistics
Theaterstrasse 15c
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Focus
Teaching
- BA in Communications and Media Studies
- MA in Language and Communication
- CAS Strategic Communication Management
- CAS write effectively and use generative AI efficiently
- Training course in public speaking skills
- Doctoral Programme: Managing Languages, Arguments and Narratives in the Datafied Society
Experience
- Head of Documentaries
SRF Swiss Radio and Television
07 / 2012 - 03 / 2017 - Chief Editor ECO
SRF Swiss Radio and Television
10 / 2009 - 07 / 2012
Education and Continuing education
Education
- PhD (summa cum laude) / Argumentation and Discourse
Università della Svizzera italiana USI
09 / 2017 - 08 / 2023 - Postgraduate Diploma / Journalism
MAZ Institute for Journalism and Communication
09 / 1998 - 03 / 2000 - MA / Management and Organizational Psychology
University of Zurich
09 / 1992 - 05 / 1995 - BA / Economics
University of Zurich
09 / 1989 - 09 / 1992
Continuing Education
Doctoral Programme in Applied Linguistics: Managing Languages, Arguments and Narratives in the Datafied Society
ZHAW & USI
05 / 2025
Network
Awards
- Prix Walo for the documentary series "Auf und davon" about Swiss emigrants
Swiss Entertainment Industry Association
05 / 2014 - Swiss Television Award 2010 for the TV programme ECO
Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG, Tele, TV Star
05 / 2010 - Swiss-Russian Journalism Award
Switzerland-Russia Co-operation Council
04 / 2007
Social media
Media presence
- "BLICK": Instead of debate, we often only seek confirmation on social media. The algorithm reinforces opinion bubbles. What does this mean for our discourse? Marius Born (ZHAW) talks about the consequences for our culture of debate in the latest episode of “Durchblick”.
- The explosive power of the documentary film - Ex-SRF-DOK head on the "Läderach" case
- Student fights against fake news with his idea—and is honored for it
- Myths of public speaking psychology
Publications
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Born, Marius,
2024.
Cham:
Springer.
Springer Business Cases.
ISBN 978-3-031-63284-6.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63284-6
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Born, Marius; Eiselin, Stefan,
1996.
Teams - Chancen und Gefahren : Grundlagen und Anwendung am Beispiel von Lean Management.
1. Auflage.
Bern:
Huber.
ISBN 978-3-456-82721-6.
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Born, Marius,
2018.
Screening economies : insights from journalistic experience.
In:
Cuonz, Daniel; Loren, Scott; Metelmann, Jörg, eds.,
Screening economies : money matters and the ethics of representation.
Bielefeld:
transcript.
pp. 47-56.
Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 183.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839445273-004
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Born, Marius; Whitehouse, Marlies; Perrin, Daniel,
2011.
Collective order : notes on Tokyo.
1st edition.
Köln:
Walther König.
ISBN 978-3-86335-090-1.
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Born, Marius; Perrin, Daniel; Whitehouse, Marlies,
2011.
Collective order : Tokyo urban life.
Köln:
König.
ISBN 9783863350901.
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Kündig, Matthias; Born, Marius,
2005.
Zürich:
Media-Verlag.
ISBN 3-033-00578-0.
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Weber, Wibke; Born, Marius,
2017.
In:
IAM live, ZHAW, Winterthur, 3. Mai 2017.
Other publications
- Born, M. (2024). Building Trust in Startup Communication: Exploring the Interplay of Arguments and Stories in the Case of the Nikola Corporation. Springer Nature.
- Born, M. (2018). Screening Economies: Insights from Journalistic Experience. In D. Cuonz, S. Loren, & J. Metelmann (Eds.), Screening Economies: Money matters and the ethics of representation. Transcript Verlag.
- Metelmann, J., & Born, M. (2017). Gimme the soft facts! Spot.on Marketing.
- Kündig, M. und Born, M. (2005). Communication as a Profession. Media-Verlag.
- Born, M. (2011). Collective Order. Notes on Tokyo. With a preface by Daniel Perrin and Marlies Whitehouse. Walther König.