Gabriele Hooffacker

Gabriele Hooffacker (born February 10, 1959) is a German journalist, journalism teacher and a professor for specifics of media at Leipzig University of Applied Science.

Her research interests are online media as well as interactive and participative formats in journalism.

In 1987 she founded CL-Net (later part of the APC), a computer-based grassroots organization for citizens who wanted to use the internet as a tool for political and cultural interaction.

In 1988 she set up her own company, now called Foundation Journalists-Academy Dr. Hooffacker, which is a Journalism school and a consultancy on new media issues.

She publishes the book series "Journalistische Praxis", which was founded by Walther von La Roche.