Former Professors
Prof. Dr. Florian Fleck
1963-1990 professor of theoretical economics and business mathematics at the University of Fribourg; founder and from 1966 to 1981 director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies
Prof. Dr. Jean Widmer
1990-2007 professor of sociology of communication at the University of Fribourg
Prof. Dr. Joachim Trebbe
2003-2011 professor of empirical communication research at the University of Fribourg ; since 2011, professor at the Free University of Berlin
Prof. em. Dr. Louis Bosshart
1982-2013 professor of journalism and communication studies at the University of Fribourg
Prof. em. Dr. Dominique Bourgeois
2009-2019 professor of communication science and journalism at the University of Fribourg
Prof. Dr. Julia Metag
2016-2019 professor of communication science at the University of Fribourg; since 2019, professor at the University of Münster
Prof. Dr. Philomen Schönhagen
2002-2024 professor of communication history and social communication at the University of Fribourg
In the Department of Social Sciences, which preceded today's DCM, there were also the following professors working in sociology (in French language) or in political science between 2003 and 2009: