Dr. Marius Born

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lead profile focus journalism

Focus

Narratology, visual storytelling, journalism, argumentation and discourse, public speaking and impact

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

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

LinkedIn Marius Born

Media presence

• 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

• Born, Marius,

  2024.

  Building trust in startup communication : exploring the interplay of arguments and stories in the case of the Nikola Corporation.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  Springer Business Cases.

  ISBN 978-3-031-63284-6.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63284-6

• 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.

• 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

• Born, Marius; Whitehouse, Marlies; Perrin, Daniel,

  2011.

  Collective order : notes on Tokyo.

  1st edition.

  Köln:

  Walther König.

  ISBN 978-3-86335-090-1.

• Born, Marius; Perrin, Daniel; Whitehouse, Marlies,

  2011.

  Collective order : Tokyo urban life.

  Köln:

  König.

  ISBN 9783863350901.

• Kündig, Matthias; Born, Marius,

  2005.

  Kommunikation als Beruf.

  Zürich:

  Media-Verlag.

  ISBN 3-033-00578-0.

• Weber, Wibke; Born, Marius,

  2017.

  Visuelles Storytelling.

  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.

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