Marcus Kreutler

Notable work and positions

Institute of Journalism, TU Dortmund University — Institute Manager (2024– )
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund — Former research fellow
European Journalism Observatory (German edition) — Former editor
GADMO (German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory) — Co-coordinator

Biography

Marcus Kreutler is a trained journalist and journalism researcher based at TU Dortmund University in Germany. He studied journalism (Journalistik) at TU Dortmund and worked as a research associate at the university's chair for international journalism from 2010 to 2015, during which he coordinated international exchange activities including the Erasmus program. He subsequently worked as a research fellow at the Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, where he coordinated comparative international research projects for the European Journalism Observatory on news coverage of the 2014 Ukraine conflict and on migration coverage across 17 European countries and the United States (2015–2018). His research interests include international and transnational communication, foreign reporting, and media accountability. He has also worked as a journalism trainer in Ghana and the Gambia on migration and media topics. Since March 2024, Kreutler has served as institute manager of TU Dortmund's Institute of Journalism, where he also co-coordinates GADMO, a project monitoring the spread of disinformation, alongside Professor Christina Elmer.