Former Professors

Prof. Dr. Florian Fleck

1963-1990 professor of theoretical economics and business mathematics at the University of Fribourg; founder and from 1966 to 1981 director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies

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Prof. Dr. Jean Widmer

1990-2007 professor of sociology of communication at the University of Fribourg

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Prof. Dr. Joachim Trebbe

2003-2011 professor of empirical communication research at the University of Fribourg ; since 2011, professor at the Free University of Berlin

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Prof. em. Dr. Louis Bosshart

1982-2013 professor of journalism and communication studies at the University of Fribourg

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Prof. em. Dr. Dominique Bourgeois

2009-2019 professor of communication science and journalism at the University of Fribourg

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Prof. Dr. Julia Metag

2016-2019 professor of communication science at the University of Fribourg; since 2019, professor at the University of Münster

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In the Department of Social Sciences, which preceded today's DCM, there were also the following professors working in sociology (in French language) or in political science between 2003 and 2009: