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International & Comparative Media Research

Prof. Dr. Frank Esser

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Frank Esser
Professor of International and Comparative Media Research
IPMZ - Institut fuer Publizistikwissenschaft und Medienforschung
University of Zurich
Andreas St 15
8050 Zurich – Switzerland
Email: f.esser@ipmz.uzh.ch
Phone from Europe: 0041 44 6352044
Phone from USA: 01141 44 6352044


Curriculum vitae

1992 Diploma in International Journalism from City University, London (Great Britain); Thesis: „The Impact of European Media Law Initiatives on the British Press.”
1994 Masters Degree in Mass Communications from Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany); Thesis: „Work Routines and Editorial Structures in British Newsrooms.” 
1994-1997 Lecturer and Research Associate at the Universities of Mannheim and Munich (Germany).
1997 Doctoral Degree in Mass Communications from Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz (Germany); Thesis: „The Powers Behind the Headlines. A Comparison of British and German Journalism.”
1997-2004 Assistant Professor in the Institute fuer Publizistik at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany). Venia legendi (right to teach as professor in Germany, Austria, Switzerland) earned with a habilitation research program on “Metacoverage in British, German and U.S. Election News.”
2000-2001 Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma (USA).
2004-2006 Tenure-Tracked Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Missouri-Columbia (USA).
2006-today Professor of International and Comparative Media Research at the University of Zurich (Switzerland).
2009 Visiting Professor and Lecturer in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas-Austin (USA).
2012 Visiting Professor and Research Scholar in the Department of Communication at the University of California-San Diego (USA).

Teaching and Research Interests

Political Communication, Journalism, News, Media Systems, Cross-Nationally Comparative Research, Mediatization

Activities

2012-today Chair of the Publications Committee of the International Communication Association (ICA)
2010-2012 Chair of the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association (ICA)
2009-today Member of the International Advisory Board of the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
2009-today Member of the Publications Committee of the International Communication Association (ICA)
2008-today Initiator and Co-Chair of the “Network of European Political Communication Scholars” (Nepocs).
2008-today Board Member of the “Center of Politics and Communication” at the University of Amsterdam.
2007-today Deputy Director of the “NCCR Democracy”, the Swiss Research Center on Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. With an annual budget of US$ 4 million from the Swiss Science Foundation and the University of Zurich, this NCCR (National Center of Competence in Research) unites 100 political scientists and communication scientists to study the impact of globalization and mediatization on societies.
2007-2010 Vice Chair of the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association (ICA).
2006-today Member of the Editorial Boards of “Journalism: Theory, Practice, Criticism”; “International Journal of Press/Politics”; “Politik & Kommunikation”; “Communication Studies”, “International Journal of Public Opinion Research”.
2006-2008 Co-Director of “SwissGIS”, the Swiss Center for Studies on the Global Information Society.
2005-today Reviewer of funding proposals for the Swiss, German and Dutch National Science Foundations.
1996-today Manuscript reviewer for international journals.

Research Grants

Comparing Online News Under Different Market Conditions: A Cross-National Study of News Performance. US$ 170,000

Mediatization of Political Reality: Implications of Media-Centered Reporting Styles for Democracy. US$ 340,000

Mediatization of Political Attitudes: Becoming a Democratic Citizen in a Multi-Media Environment  US$ 380,000 (together with Claes de Vreese and Heinz Bonfadelli)

Explaining Differences in Political News: A Comparative Analysis Across Four Democracies and Four Decades. US$ 86,000

Journalism Cultures in International Comparision. US$ 140,000 (together with Thomas Hanitzsch).

Media and Xenophobia. US$ 60,000 (together with Hans-Bernd Brosius and Juergen Winkler).

Additional smaller grants totaling US$ 65,000. Grant providers include Swiss Science Foundation, German Science Foundation, European Union Research Center, Center for Intercultural Studies, and others.

Frank on youtube

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Awards; Acknowledgements

2011 Special Award for Continued Excellence in Teaching at the University of Zurich
2010 Top Ten Nominee for “Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching” at the University of Zurich
2009 Top Ten Nominee for “Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching” at the University of Zurich
2009 “Best Political Communication Article of the Year Award” conferred by the Political Communication Division of the International Communication Association (ICA) for study, “Dimension of News Cultures”, published in the International Journal of Press/Politics, 13:4, 2008
2006 “Top 3 Journal Article of the Year Award” conferred by the German Communication Association (DGPuK) for study, “Metacoverage of Wars / Metaberichterstattung über Kriege”, published in Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft, 53:2, 2005 (with C. Schwabe, J. Wilke)
2003, 2001, 1996 “Top Paper Awards” at annual conventions of the International Communication Association (ICA) for convention papers on media politics, metacoverage and mediated political violence (with B. Spanier; H.B. Brosius)
1998 “University Research Prize” conferred by Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz for the best dissertation of the year, entitled “The Powers Behind the Headlines: A Comparison of British and German Journalism” (2500 EUR)
1994 Special Award for „Best Master Thesis“ conferred by Institute fuer Publizistik, Johan­nes Gutenberg-University Mainz (on international newsroom analyses)
1992 „Lord Hartwell Prize“ for Best Newspaper Feature at Gra­duate Centre for Journalism, City Univer­sity London (on media tycoon Robert Maxwell’s death)

Selected Publications

Esser, F., de Vreese, C., Strömbäck, J. van Aelst, P., Aalberg, T., Stanyer, J., Lengauer, G., Berganza, R., Legnante, G., Papathanassopoulos, S., Salgado, S., Sheafer, T., Reinemann., C. (2012). Political Information Opportunities in Europe: A Longitudinal and Comparative Study of 13 Television Systems. International Journal of Press/Politics, 17(3).

Brueggemann, M., Esser, F., & Humprecht, E. (2012). The Strategic Repertoire of Publishers in the Media Crisis. Journalism Studies, 13(5).

Esser, F. (2012). Fortschritte und Herausforderungen der komparativen Kommunikationswissenschaft [Advances and Challenges in Comparative Communication Research]. In B. Stark, M. Magin, M. Maurer & O. Jandura (Eds.), Methodische Herausforderungen komparativer Forschungsansätze [Methodological Challenges in Comparative Enquiries]. Köln: Von Halem, 18-45.

Esser, F. (2012). Journalismustheorie und komparative Forschung [Journalism Theory and Comparative Enquiry]. In Martin Löffelholz & Liane Rothenberger (Eds.), Handbuch Journalismustheorien [Handbook of Journalism Theories]. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Esser, F. & Hanitzsch, T. (Eds.) (2012a). Handbook of Comparative Communication Research. London: Routledge.

Esser, F., & Hanitzsch, T. (2012b). Organizing Cross-National Comparative Communication Projects: Forms and Challenges of Coordinated Collaboration. In I. Volkmer (Ed.), Handbook of Global Media Research. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.

Esser, F., & Hanitzsch, T.  (2012c). On the Why and How of Comparative Inquiry in Communication Studies. In F. Esser & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative Communication Research. London: Routledge, 3-22.

Esser, F. Schwab, S., & Engesser, S. (2012). Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten der Regierungskommunikation im Aargau [Challenges and Possibilities of Government Communication]. In D. Kübler & B. Ziegler (Eds.), Wahl-Probleme der Demokratie [Electoral Problems of Democracy]. Zürich: Schulthess, 225-251.

Esser, F., & Strömbäck, J. (2012a). Comparing Election Campaign Communication. In F. Esser & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative Communication Research. London: Routledge, 289-307.

Esser, F., & Strömbäck, J. (2012b). Comparing News on National Elections. In F. Esser & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative Communication Research. London: Routledge, 308-326.

Esser, F., Strömbäck, J., & de Vreese, C. (2012). Reviewing Key Concepts in Research on Political News Journalism: Conceptualizations, Operationalizations, and Propositions for Future Research. Journalism, 12(2), 139-143.

Hanitzsch, T., & Esser, F. (2012). Challenges and Perspectives of Comparative Communication Inquiry. In F. Esser & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative Communication Research. London: Routledge, 501-516.

Kriesi, H., Buehlmann, M., Esser, F. Lavanex, S., & Matthes, J. (2012). Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century: Mediatization and Denationalization. London: Palgrave.

Lengauer, G., Esser, F., & Berganza, R. (2012). Negativity in Political News: A Review of Concepts, Operationalizations and Key Findings. Journalism, 12(2), 179-202.

Pfetsch, B., & Esser, F. (2012). Comparing Political Communication. In F. Esser & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative Communication Research. London: Routledge, 25-47.

Tenscher, J., & Esser, F. (2012). Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit als berufliches Handeln: Politik [Professionalization of Political Public Relations]. In G. Bentele, R. Froehlich & P. Szyszka (Eds.), Handbuch Public Relations [Handbook of Public Relations]. 3rd fully updated edition. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 

Esser, F. (2011). Schockwellen im Mediensystem. Der Fukushima-Unfall als Schlüsselereignis [Shock Waves in the Media System: The Fukushima Accident as Key Event]. Message, 2011(2), 46-49.

Esser, F. (2011). Sonderfall auch im Wahlkampf. Schweizer Kampagnen verändern sich rasant [Exceptional in Electioneering Too: Swiss Campaigns Are Changing Rapidly]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag (NZZaS), 3 July, p. 10.

Esser, F., & Hanitzsch, T. (2011). Komparative Kommunikationsforschung als Mehrebenenforschung [Comparative Communication Research as Multi-Level Enquiry]. In T. Quandt & B. Scheufele (Eds.): Ebenen der Kommunikation. Mikro-Meso-Makro-Links in der Kommunikationswissenschaft [Levels of Communication. Macro-Meso-Micro-Links in Communication Studies]. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 261-278

Esser, F., Reinemann, C., & Fan, D. (2011). Spin Doctoring in British and German Election Campaigns: How the press is being confronted with a new quality of political PR. In P. Baines (Ed.), Political Marketing (Vol. 2). London: Sage.

Esser, F. (2010). Komparative Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Comparative Mass Communication and Media Research]. In H. Bonfadelli, O. Jarren & G. Siegert (Eds.), Einführung in die Publizistikwissenschaft [Introduction to Mass Communication Studies]. 3rd fully updated edition. Bern: Haupt, 19-56.

Esser, F. & Engesser, S. (2010). Medienlandschaften weltweit [Media Landscapes Worldwide]. In Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung (Ed.), Informationen zur Politischen Bildung 309 – Massenmedien. Bonn: BPB, 76-79.

Esser, F., & Brüggemann, M. (2010). The Changing Business of Journalism and Its Implications for Democracy: The Case of Germany. In D. Levy & R. Nielsen (Eds.), The Changing Business of Journalism and Its Impact on Democracy. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, 39-54.

Esser, Frank (2009). Metacoverage of Mediated Wars: How the Press Framed the Role of the Media and Military News Management in the Iraq Wars of 1991 and 2003. American Behavioral Scientist, 52:5, 709-734.

Pfetsch, Barbara, & Esser, Frank (2008). Conceptual Challenges to the Paradigms of Comparative Media Systems in a Globalized World. Journal of Global Mass Communication, 1:4, 118-131

Strömbäck, Jesper, & Esser, Frank (2009). Shaping Politics: Mediatization and Media Interventionism. In Knut Lundby (Ed.), Mediatization: Concept, Changes, Consequences. New York: Peter Lang, 205-223

Esser, Frank (2008). Dimensions of Political News Cultures: Sound Bite and Image Bite News in France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States. International Journal of Press/Politics, 13:4, 401-428.

Esser, Frank (2008): History of Media Effects. In Wolfgang Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication (Vol. VII). London: Blackwell, 2891-2896.

Esser, Frank (2008): Stimulus-Response Model. In Wolfgang Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication (Vol. X). London: Blackwell, 4836-4840.

Esser, Frank (2008): Spin Doctor. In Wolfgang Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication (Vol. X). London: Blackwell, 4783-4787.

Esser, Frank (2008). Metaberichterstattung. Medienselbstthematisierung und Publicity-Thematisierung in amerikanischen, britischen und deutschen Wahlkämpfen [Metacoverage. Media self-coverage and publicity coverage in American, British and German election campaigns.]. In Gabriele Melischek, Josef  Seethaler and Jürgen Wilke (Eds.), Medien & Kommunikationsforschung im Vergleich. Grundlagen, Gegenstandsbereiche, Verfahrensweisen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 121-156.

Esser, Frank, & Hemmer, Katherina (2008). Characteristics and Dynamics of Election News Coverage in Germany. In Jesper Strömbäck and Lynda Lee Kaid (Eds.), The Handbook of Election Coverage around the World. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 289-307

Esser, Frank, Holtz-Bacha, Christina, & Lessinger, Eva-Maria (2008). A Low Key Affair: German Parties’ TV Advertising in the 2004 European Election Campaign. In Lynda Lee Kaid (Ed.), The Expansion Election: Communicating Shared Sovereignty in the Parliamentary Elections. New York: Peter Lang, 65-84.

Esser, Frank, & Schwabe, Christine (2008): Eitelkeit und Eigenwerbung. Wenn Medien sich im Krieg selbst zum Thema machen [Self-coverage: How Media Report on the Media’s Role in War]. In Martin Löffelholz, Christian F. Trippe, und Andrea C. Hoffmann (Hg.), Kriegs- und Krisenberichterstattung: Ein Handbuch [War and Crisis Coverage: A Handbook]. Konstanz: UVK, 245-247.

Esser, Frank (2007). Organizing Comparative International Communication Projects: Five Models. Brazilian Journalism Research, 3:2, 55-66.

Esser, Frank, & de Vreese, Claes (2007). Comparing Young Voters’ Political Engagement in the United States and Europe. American Behavioral Scientist, 50:9, 1195-1213.

Esser, Frank & D’Angelo, Paul (2006). Framing the Press and Publicity Process in German, British and U.S. General Election Campaigns: A Comparative Study of Metacoverage. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 11:3, 44-66

Esser, Frank, Holtz-Bacha, Christina, & Lessinger, Eva-Maria (2005). Sparsam in jeder Hinsicht. Die Fernsehwerbung der Parteien im Europawahlkampf 2004 [Economical in Every Respect. Parties’ TV Advertising in the 2004 European Election Campaign]. In C. Holtz-Bacha (Ed), Europawahl 2004. Die Massenmedien im Europawahlkampf [The 2004 European Election. The Media’s Role in the Campaign]. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Esser, Frank (2005). National und international vergleichende Redaktionsanalysen [National and Cross-National Newsroom Analyses]. In Juergen Wilke (Ed.), Die Aktualität der Anfänge [The Topicality of the Beginnings]. Cologne: von Halem Verlag, 176-181.

Esser, Frank (2005). Stimulus-Reponse-Model. In S. Weischenberg, H.J. Kleinsteuber & B. Poerksen (Eds), Handbuch Journalismus und Medien [Handbook Journalism and Media]. Konstanz: UVK, 436-437.

Esser, Frank (2005). Media in Great Britain. In S. Weischenberg, H.J. Kleinsteuber & B. Poerksen (Eds), Handbuch Journalismus und Medien [Handbook Journalism and Media]. Konstanz: UVK, 91-97.

Esser, Frank, Schwabe, Christine, & Wilke, Juergen (2005). Metaberichterstattung im Krieg. Wie Tageszeitungen die Rolle der Nachrichtenmedien und der Militär-PR in den Irakkonflikten 1991 und 2003 framen [Metacoverage in Wars. How Newspapers Framed the Role of the Media and Military Publicity in the Iraq Wars of 1991 and 2003], Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft, 53:2, 314-332.

Esser, Frank & Spanier, Bernd (2005). News Management as News. How Media Politics Leads to Metacoverage. Journal of Political Marketing, 4:4, 27-58.

Tenscher, Jens, & Esser, Frank (2005). Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit als berufliches Handeln: Politik [Public Relations as a Profession: Politics]. In G. Bentele, R. Froehlich & P. Szyszka (Eds.), Handbuch Public Relations [Handbook of Public Relations]. Wiesbaden: Verlag fuer Sozialwissenschaften. 

Esser, Frank (2004). Journalismus vergleichen. Komparative Forschung und Theoriebildung [Comparing Journalism: Cross-National Research and Theory Building]. In M. Loeffelholz (Ed.), Theorien des Journalismus [Journalism Theories]. Wiesbaden: Verlag fuer Sozialwissenschaften, 151-179.

Esser, Frank & Hartung, Uwe (2004). Nazis, Polution and No Sex. Political Scandals as a Reflection of Political Culture in Germany. American Behavioral Scientist, 47:8, 1040-1071.

Esser, Frank, & Pfetsch, Barbara (2004). Meeting the Challenges of Global Communication and Political Integration: The Significance of Comparative Research in a Changing World. In F. Esser & B. Pfetsch (Eds), Comparing Political Communication. Theories, Cases, and Challenges. New York: Cambridge University Press, 384-410.

Pfetsch, Barbara, & Esser, Frank (2004). Comparing Political Communications: Reorientations in a Changing World. In F. Esser & B. Pfetsch (Eds), Comparing Political Communication. Theories, Cases, and Challenges, pp. 3-22. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Esser, Frank & Pfetsch, Barbara (Eds.) (2004). Comparing Political Communication. Theories, Cases, and Challenges. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Roessing, Thomas, & Esser, Frank (2004). Auswirkungen von Rand- und Nebenbedingungen auf Messungen und Kausalitätsannahmen im Experiment [Relevance of Ceteris Paribus Conditions for Measuring Causality in Experiments]. In W. Wirth, E. Lauf  & A. Fahr (Eds), Forschungslogik und –designs in der Kommunikationswissenschaft [Research Logic and Designs in Communication Science], pp. 115-127. Cologne: van Halem.

Esser, Frank (2003). Gut, dass wir verglichen haben. Bilanz und Bedeutung der komparativen politischen Kommunikationsforschung. [Go Comparative. Synopsis and Significance of Comparative Political Communication Research]. In F. Esser & B. Pfetsch (Eds), Politische Kommunikation im internationalen Vergleich [Political Communication in International Comparison]. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 437-494.

Esser, Frank (2003). Metaberichterstattung. Begründung eines Konzepts der Medienselbsthematisierung und Publicity-Thematisierung in internationalen  Wahlkämpfen. [Metacoverage. Foundations for a Concept of Media Self-Coverage and Publicity Coverage in International Election Campaigns]. In R. Blum, H. Bonfadelli, K. Imhof & O. Jarren (Eds), Mediengesellschaft – Strukturen, Merkmale, Entwicklungsdynamiken [Media Society - Structures, Characteristics, Evolutional Dynamics]. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 314-346.

Esser, Frank, & D’Angelo, Paul (2003). Framing the Press and the Publicity Process: A Content Analysis of Metacoverage in Campaign 2000 Network News. American Behavioral Scientist, 46:5, 617-641.

Esser, F. & Pfetsch, B. (Eds.) (2003). Politische Kommunikation im internationalen Vergleich. Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Perspektiven [Political Communication Research in Comparative Perspective: Foundations, Approaches, Problems]. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag.

D’Angelo, Paul, & Esser, Frank (2003). Metacoverage of the Press and Publicity in Campaign 2000 Network News. In L.L. Kaid, J.C. Tedesco, D. Bystrom, & M.S. McKinney (Eds.), The Millennium Election: Communication in the 2000 Campaigns. Lanham, MD.: Rowman and Littlefield, 89-103.

Pfetsch, Barbara, & Esser, Frank (2003). Politische Kommunikation im internationalen Vergleich: Neuorientierung in einer veränderten Welt. [Political Communication in International Comparison. Reorientation in a Changing World]. In F. Esser & B. Pfetsch (Eds), Politische Kommunikation im internationalen Vergleich. [Political Communication in International Comparison]. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 9-32.

Esser, Frank (2002). Transnationale Journalismusforschung: Bilanz ihre Befunde und Bedeutung [Transnational Journalism Research. Synopsis of Its Findings and Advances]. In A. Hepp & M. Loeffelholz (Eds), Transkulturelle Kommunikation [Transcultural Communication]. Konstanz: UVK, 319-344.

Esser, Frank (2002). Journalism Training in Great Britain: A System Rich in Tradition But Currently in Transition. In R. Froehlich & C. Holtz-Bacha (Eds), Journalism Education in Europe and North America: An International Comparison. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 333-365.

Esser, Frank (2002). Wie die Medien ihre eigene Rolle und die der politischen Publicity im Bundestageswahlkampf framen. Metaberichterstattung: Ein neues Konzept im Test.[How the Media Frame Their Own Role and the Role of Political Publicity in the German Election Campaign. Metacoverage - Testing a New Concept]. In C. Holtz-Bacha (Ed), Die Massenmedien im Wahlkampf. Die Bundestagwahl 2002. [Mass Media in Campaigns. The German National Election of 2002]. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 162-193.

Esser, Frank (2002). Putting Reality Together – BBC News, by Philip Schlesinger. In C. Holtz-Bacha & A. Kutsch (Eds), Schluesselwerke der Kommunikationswissenschaft [Key Studies in Communication Research]. Westdeutscher Verlag, Wiesbaden, 400-402.

Esser, Frank, & Pfetsch, Barbara (2002). Amerikanisierung, Modernisierung, Globalisierung: Ein Plädoyer fuer international vergleichende Kommunikationswissenschaft. [Americanization, Modernization, and Globalization. The Case for Cross-National Political Communication Research]. In W. Donsbach & O. Jandura (Eds), Chancen und Gefahren der Mediendemokratie [Chances and Risks of Media Democracy]. Konstanz: UVK, 47-61.

Esser, Frank, Scheufele, Bertram, & Brosius, Hans-Bernd (2002). Fremdenfeindlichkeit als Medienthema und Medienwirkung. Deutschland im internationalen Scheinwerferlicht [Hate Crimes as a Media Topic and Media Effect. Germany in the International Spotlight]. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag.

Esser, Frank, & Wessler, Hartmut (2002). Journalistinnen und Journalisten als Rollenträger: Redaktionelle Organisation und berufliches Selbstverständnis. [Journalists as Roletakers. Editorial Organization and Professional Role Perception]. In O. Jarren & H. Wessler (Eds), Journalismus, Medien, Öffentlichkeit [Journalism, Media, Public Sphere]. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 165-240.

Fan, David P., Brosius, Hans-Bernd, & Esser, Frank (2001). Computer and human co­ding of German texts on attacks on foreigners. In Mark West (ed.), Practice of Computer Content Analysis. Stamford: Ablex 145-164.

Esser, Frank, Reinemann, Carsten & Fan, David P. (2001). Spin Doctors in the United States, Great Britain and Germany.  Metacommunication about Media Manipulation. The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 6:1, 16-45.

Esser, Frank, Reinemann, Carsten & Fan, David P. (2000). Spin Doctoring in British and German Election Campaigns. How the Press is Being Confronted with a New Quality of Political PR. European Journal of Communication, 15:2, 209-239.

Esser, F. (2000). Spin doctoring – Zur Ruestungsspirale zwischen politischer PR und politischem Journalismus [Spin doctoring – On the Arms Race between Political PR and Political Journalism]. Forschungsjournal Neue Soziale Bewegungen, 13:3, 17-24.

Esser, Frank (1999). Tabloidization of News. A Comparative Analysis of Anglo-American and German Press Journalism. European Journal of Communication, 14:3, 291-324.

Esser, Frank (1999). Ursachen groesserer Recherchebereitschaft im englischen Journalismus. Eine Analyse aus vergleichender Perspektive [Investigative Reporting in England. An Analysis in Comparative Perspective]. Rundfunk und Fernsehen, 47:2, 201-219.

Esser, F. (1998). Die Kräfte hinter den Schlagzeilen. Englischer und deutscher Journalismus im Vergleich [The Powers Behind the Headlines: British and German Journalism Compared]. Freiburg: Alber.

Esser, Frank (1998). Editorial Structures and Work Principles in British and German Newsrooms. European Journal of Communication, 13:3, 375-405.

Brosius, Hans-Bernd, & Esser, Frank (1998). Mythen in der Wirkungsforschung: Auf der Suche nach dem Stimulus-Response-Modell [Myths in Effects Research: In Search of the Stimulus-Response Model]. Publizistik, 43:4, 341-361.

Esser, Frank, & Brosius, Hans-Bernd (1996). Television as Arsonist? The Spread of Right-Wing Violence in Germany. European Journal of Communication, 11:2, 235-260.
             
Brosius, Hans-Bernd, & Esser, Frank (1996). Massenmedien und fremdenfeindliche Ge­walt [Mass Media and Violence Against Foreigners]. Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Special Issue on Rechtsextremismus / Right-Wing Extremism ed. by J. W. Falter, H.-G. Jaschke, J. R. Winkler, 204-218.

Brosius, H. B. & Esser, F. (1995). Eskalation durch Berichterstattung? Mas­senmedien und fremdenfeindliche Gewalt [Escalation Through Reporting? Mass Media and Violence Against Foreigners]. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag.

Brosius, Hans-Bernd, Breinker, Carsten, & Esser, Frank (1991). Immermehrismus. Journalistisches Stilmittel oder Realitätsverzerrung? [More-And-More-Ism. Journalistic Ploy or News Bias?] Publizistik, 36, 407-427.