Sabine Schiffer

Head of the Media Responsibility Institute (IMV) in Germany. She holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Erlangen and works as a media pedagogue for about 15 years.
Her research focuses on the analysis of prejudice and discrimination in news media and on the impact of media on children’s values and adult’s attitudes.

references:
Schiffer, Sabine (2007): “Islam in German Media” In: Al-Hamarneh, Ala & Thielmann, Jorn (eds.): Islam and Muslims in Germany. Leiden, Boston: Brill.

more articles on: http://www.medienverantwortung.com/

Her presentation:

How Media Trespasses Selectively Boundaries of Free Speech and Creates New Stereotypes