Hannah Ötting M.A., M.Sc.
Research assistant
Department of Communication
Room E 213
Bispinghof 9-14
D-48143 Münster
Tel: +49 251 83-23013
hannah.oetting@uni-muenster.de
Consultation hours
by arrangement
Research Areas
- Communicative violence online
- Deepfakes in journalism
- Debate spaces in journalism
Short CV
Hannah Ötting works as a research associate in a third-party funded research project on dealing with communicative violence in online spaces, led by Prof. Dr. Nina Springer. From 2020 to 2023, she studied Global Mass Communication at Leipzig University and Journalism at Ohio University, Ohio, USA. She completed her undergraduate studies from 2017 to 2020 at the University of Münster, where she pursued a dual-major Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies and American and English Studies. Together with Lena Zils and Till Steiniger, she serves as an equal opportunities officer at the Department of Communication.
Articles
- Bendahan Bitton, D., Ötting, H. L., Godulla, A., & Hoffmann, C. P. (). Implications of deepfake technology for journalistic practice: A technology at the crossroads of challenges and opportunities.Preprint. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849261418328.
- Eichler, H., Uth, B. Ö., & Kokoschka, V. (). Debate Spaces for Everyone? How Public Service Media Aim to Reshape Audience Engagement and Interactions.Preprint. Digital Journalism. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2636906.
- Raemy, P., Bendahan Bitton, D., Ötting, H. L., Hoffmann, C. P., Godulla, A., & Puppis, M. (). Deepfakes and Journalism: Normative Considerations and Implications. Journalism Studies, 26 (14), 1724–1744. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2025.2547300.
- Planer, R., Seibert, D., Godulla, A., & Ötting, H. L. (). Information vs. presentation. Three different approaches to media organizations’ science communication on Instagram. Journalism and Media, 4 (4), 1114–1129. doi: 10.3390/journalmedia4040071.
- LaPoe, B. R. II., LaPoe, V. L., Liese, S., Ötting, H., & Weber, J. (). Examining how Reservation dogs and Rutherford Falls critically craft community narratives: Indigenous storytellers celebrate non-stereotypical designs. Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics, 20 (2/3), 183–200. doi: 10.21428/0af3f4c0.ffa326f8.
- Planer, R., Godulla, A., Wolf, C., Bürzle, L., Grobb, J., Henke, A., Ötting, H. L., & Reitler, M. (). Storys Told, Storys Linked. Die Instagram-Nutzung deutscher, britischer und US-amerikanischer Medienunternehmen. in Schützeneder, J., & Graßl, M. (ed.), Journalismus und Instagram (pp. 163–185). Springer VS. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-34603-4_11.
Scientific Talks
- Godulla, A.; Seibert, D.; Hoffmann, C. P.; Ötting, H. L. : „Zwischen Fakes und Fakten: Wie Deepfakes die journalistische Praxis verändern“. Gesellschaftswissen schaffen – Chancen und Herausforderungen für Journalismus und Wissenschaftskommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter. Jahrestagung der Fachgruppen Wissenschaftskommunikation und Journalistik/ Journalismusforschung der DGPuK 2023, Passau, .
- Godulla, A.; Hoffmann, C. P.; Seibert, D.; Ötting, H. L. : “Deepfake applications for journalism: A technology at the crossroads of rejection and acceptance”. Future of Journalism 2023, Cardiff, .
- Seibert, D.; Godulla, A.; Hoffmann, C. P.; Ötting, H. L. : “Disruptive in nature: The impact of deepfakes on media outlets, formats, and business models”. Perspectives on Media and Trust, European Media Management Association Conference 2023, Pamplona, .
- LaPoe, B.; LaPoe, V.; Ötting, H. : “Examining How Reservation dogs and Rutherford Falls Critically Craft Community Stories: Indigenous Storytellers Celebrate Non-Ste- reotypical designs”. National Conference of the Popular Culture Association, Online, .