Appointment as ICA Fellow: High honor for Andreas Hepp

Special honor for the spokesperson of the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of Bremen: At the meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Gold Coast, Australia, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp was appointed ICA Fellow on June 22, 2024. Fellow status in the ICA is awarded for life and is a recognition of outstanding academic achievements in communication and media studies. It is one of the highest international honors for communication and media scholars.

The International Communication Association (https://www.icahdq.org) was founded in 1950, has over 4,500 members and is regarded as the most important international professional association for communication and media studies. Its annual conferences are central events for the global research community on communication and media. The latest findings in communication and media research are presented and discussed. The majority of ICA Fellows (https://www.icahdq.org/page/Fellows) come from top universities around the world. Among them are the most important pioneers (e.g. Elihu Katz, Everett Rogers and Karl Rosengren) as well as the most important current representatives of the field.

Further information on the announcement can be found on the ICA website.