• Research Areas

    • Online journalism
    • Protest reporting
    • Deepfakes and AI in journalism

  • Short CV

    Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and American and English Studies at the IfK Münster. Bachelor’s thesis on the representation of migrant women in news media, with a focus on #MeToo, in 2020. Master's degrees in Global Mass Communication from the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at Leipzig University and in Journalism from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA. Master thesis on the topic of protest coverage in American and German media in 2023, with a case study of the protest movement in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States. Since July 2023 part of the team of Prof. Dr. Ulrike Röttger, and since May 2024 part of the team of Prof. Dr. Nina Springer.

  • Memberships

    Since 2020:
    Board member of the German Student Association for Political and Social Sciences

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    Publications

    • 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: https://doi.org/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: https://doi.org/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. (Eds.), Journalismus und Instagram (pp. 163–185). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34603-4_11.
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    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 (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V.), 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 University), 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 (European Media Management Association), 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 (Popular Culture Association), Online, .