This volume is an up-to-date assessment of the current state of journalism research. The authors are acknowledged experts in the fields of research whose central questions, theories and results they present in a compact form. They also develop perspectives for future research. In doing so, they keep an eye on the complex changes in journalism in the present and the future. As a proven basic work, the volume is aimed at academics and students as well as practitioners who want to gain insight into research. For the third edition, the latest research approaches and findings have been added. In addition, the volume has been expanded to include essays on current trends in journalism. With contributions by Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Altmeppen, Prof. Dr. Klaus Arnold, Prof. Dr. Thomas Birkner, Prof. Dr. Andrea Czepek, Konstantin Dörr, Dr. Tanja Evers, Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler, Prof. Dr. Alexander Godulla, Michael Graßl, Dr. Regina Greck, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch, Prof. Dr. Ralf Hohlfeld, Korbinian Klinghardt, Maike Körner, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen, Prof. Dr. Margreth Lünenborg, Dr. Débora Medeiros, Prof. Dr. Klaus Meier, Prof. Dr. Christoph Neuberger, Prof. Dr. Armin Scholl, Dr. Jonas Schützeneder, Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wolf and Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Wyss.