Dr. Mirco Saner
Dr. Mirco Saner
ZHAW
School of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Applied Media Studies
Theaterstrasse 15c
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research associate (PostDoc) and lecturer, IAM Institute of Applied Media Studies
Focus
- Innovation in journalism
- Quality-oriented science and technology communication
- Editorial quality assurance
- Media criticism
- SLAPPs (Strategic lawsuits against public participation)
- Module responsibility further development of Bachelor theses
Teaching
- Bachelor project seminar "Innovations in Journalism" (5th semester)
- Bachelor course "Research Methods in Applied Linguistics" (3rd semester)
- Science Lab: Ensuring the democratic function of science journalism in a fragmented society (5th Bachelor semester)
Experience
- Research associate
IAM Institute of Applied Media Studies
08 / 2013 - today - Research assistant
IAM Institute of Applied Media Studies
08 / 2009 - 07 / 2013
Education and Continuing education
Education
- PhD / Journalism and Communication Studies
University of Zurich
09 / 2016 - 07 / 2023 - Master of Arts / Communication science and media research
University of Freiburg (CH)
02 / 2012 - 01 / 2014 - Bachelor of Arts / Communications
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
09 / 2006 - 07 / 2009
Network
ORCID digital identifier
Social media
Projects
- Threat monitor for journalism in Switzerland / Team member / ongoing
- Journalism Innovation in Democratic Societies: Index, Impact and Prerequisites in International Comparison / Team member / completed
- Radar Medienkritik Schweiz / Team member / completed
- Expanding Public Interest by Communicating Understandable Research: Marketing of the EJO as a Dissemination Network / Team member / completed
Publications
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Meier, Klaus; Schützeneder, Jonas; García-Avilés, José A.; Valero Pastor, José M.; Kaltenbrunner, Andy; Lugschitz, Renée; Porlezza, Colin; Ferri, Giulia; Saner, Mirco; Wyss, Vinzenz,
2022.
Journalism and Media.
3(4), pp. 698-714.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia3040046
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Saner, Mirco,
2023.
Zürich:
Universität Zürich.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-235244
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Saner, Mirco; Körner, Maike,
2024.
Citizen participation : on the way from the audience to the community in European news media.
In:
Meier, Klaus; García-Avilés, Jose A.; Kaltenbrunner, Andy; Porlezza, Colin; Wyss, Vinzenz; Lugschitz, Renée; Klinghardt, Korbinian, eds.,
Innovations in Journalism : Comparative Research in Five European Countries.
London:
Routledge.
pp. 178-185.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032630410-22
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Saner, Mirco; Körner, Maike; Lugschitz, Renée,
2024.
Diversity and inclusion : “Difference matters”.
In:
Meier, Klaus; García-Avilés, Jose A.; Kaltenbrunner, Andy; Porlezza, Colin; Wyss, Vinzenz; Lugschitz, Renée; Klinghardt, Korbinian, eds.,
Innovations in Journalism : Comparative Research in Five European Countries.
London:
Routledge.
pp. 126-134.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032630410-16
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Wyss, Vinzenz; Saner, Mirco,
2019.
In:
Jahrbuch für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften.
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
pp. 37-52.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.17879/jcsw-2019-2499
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Saner, Mirco; Wyss, Vinzenz,
2019.
Strengthening media accountability through regulated self-regulation : the Swiss model.
In:
Eberwein, Tobias; Fengler, Susanne; Karmasin, Matthias, eds.,
Media accountability in the era of post-truth politics : European challenges and perspectives.
London:
Routledge.
pp. 150-161.
Routledge studies in European communication research and education ; 14.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351115780-10
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Saner, Mirco,
2016.
Viel Neues im Osten : Schweizer Journalismuspioniere 2.0.
Wissen, was Kommunikation bewegt : ein Blog der ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://blog.zhaw.ch/iam/viel-neues-im-osten-schweizer-journalismuspioniere-2-0/
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Saner, Mirco,
2016.
Astronomie in den Medien (Teil 2) : Horoskope, Trockenheit und übrige Defizite.
Orion.
2016(1), pp. 14-16.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-897131
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Saner, Mirco,
2016.
Gemeckere auf Knopfdruck : das Forschungsprojekt „Radar Medienkritik Schweiz“.
Wellenbrecher : Bulletin des Arbus.
2016(1), pp. 2.
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Saner, Mirco; Francolino, Vincenzo; Kuntschik, Philipp,
2016.
In:
61. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Leipzig, Deutschland, 30. März - 1. April 2016.
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Valero Pastor, José Maria; Klinghardt, Korbinian; Saner, Mirco; Körner, Maike; Lugschitz, Renée; Ferri, Giulia,
2022.
In:
European Media Management Association Conference (emma 2022), Munich, Germany, 15-17 June 2022.
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Saner, Mirco; Keel, Guido; Wyss, Vinzenz; Porlezza, Colin; Ferri, Giulia,
2022.
Journalism Innovation in D-A-CH, Spain and the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2020.
In:
Annual Conference of the Swiss Association of Media Research (SACM-SGKM): "The Visual and Audiovisual Turn in the Age of Screen Media", Zurich, 21-22 April 2022.
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Koch, Carmen; Saner, Mirco; Herrmann-Giovanelli, Iris; Schäfer, Mike; Metag, Julia,
2019.
In:
CHESS «Forschung zu Hochschulen und Wissenschaft in der Schweiz», Bern, 2.-3. September 2019.
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Saner, Mirco; Wyss, Vinzenz; Widmer, Juan,
2018.
Redaktionelle Qualitätssicherungs‐Kulturen auf dem Prüfstand : eine Benchmarkanalyse.
In:
Annual Conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM-SGKM), Lugano, 12-13 April 2018.
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Saner, Mirco,
2017.
Media criticism concerning the 2016 Swiss German public service debate.
In:
SGKM-Jahrestagung 2017, Chur, 27.-28. April 2017.
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Saner, Mirco,
2017.
Medienkritik zur Service Public-Debatte.
In:
SRG im Dialog mit … Medienwissenschaft, Winterthur, 25. April 2017.
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Saner, Mirco; Francolino, Vincenzo; Kuntschik, Philipp,
2015.
In:
Medienkommunikation zwischen Komplexität und Vereinfachung : Konzepte, Methoden, Praxis, Berlin, Deutschland, 5.-7. November 2015.