Since May 2003 Dipl.-Media Scientist Markus Beiler (born 1978) is a lecturer at the Chair of Journalism II (Prof. Dr. Marcel Machill) of the Institute of Communication and Media Science of the University of Leipzig, Germany.

He leads the student training course in online journalism and does research on online communication, search engines, Internet governance and international media systems. He is member of the council of the Institute of Communication and Media Science and member of the journalism examining board.

Markus Beiler has been published in several scientific journals (for ex., The European Journal of Communication, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice) and is co-editor of the book "The Power of Search Engines" (March 2007, Herbert von Halem Publishers).

2004/05 Markus Beiler had lectureships at the Leipzig University of Applied Science and the University of Applied Science Mittweida.

From 1999 to 2003 he studied Media Management (Applied Media Science) at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research of the Hannover University of Music and Drama with the major Media Science, the first minor Applied Communication Research and the second minor History at the Leibniz University Hannover. He finished his studies as Media Scientist (M.A. level) with a diploma thesis about selection behaviour of search engine users.

Parallel to his studies he co-operated in media-policy projects with a focus on the co-regulation of the Internet at the Bertelsmann Foundation from 2000 to 2002. Since April 2000 Markus Beiler is the manager of the Association of Young Editors in Lower Saxony.

Markus Beiler is a member of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) and the International Communication Association (ICA).

Publications in English language

• Machill, Marcel & Beiler, Markus (accepted for publication). The importance of the internet for journalistic research. Multi-method study on the research performed by journalists working for daily newspapers, radio, television and online. Journalism Studies, 10(2).
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Zenker, Martin (2008, accepted for publication). Search-engine research. A European-American overview and systematization of an interdisciplinary and international research field. Media, Culture & Society, 30(5).
• Machill, Marcel & Beiler, Markus (eds.) (2007). Die Macht der Suchmaschinen / The Power of Search Engines. Cologne: Herbert von Halem.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Hellmann, Iris (2007). The selection process and criteria in local court reporting based on the example of the four Dresden daily newspapers. Journalism Practice, 1(1), 62-81.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Schmutz, Jochen (2006). The influence of video news releases on the topics reported in science journalism. An explorative case study of the relationship between science public relations and science journalism. Journalism Studies, 7(6), 869-888.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Fischer, Corinna (2006). Europe-topics in Europe’s media. The debate about the European public sphere: a meta-analysis of media content analyses. European Journal of Communication, 21(1), 57-88.

Speeches in English language

• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Zenker, Martin (2007, 23.-25. July). Search Engine Research. Stocktaking and Systematization of an International and Interdisciplinary Area of Research. 2007 Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) "Media, Communication, Information: Celebrating 50 Years of Theories and Practices", Paris, France, 23.-25.7.2007.
• Machill, Marcel & Beiler, Markus (2007, 23.-25. Juli). Search-Engine Research. An International Overview and Systematization of an Interdisciplinary Research Field. 16th Annual Conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) "Media, Education and Development. The Quest for New Paradigms" / World Journalism Education Congress, Singapore, 25.-28.6.2007.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Neumann, Ulrike (2007, 28. May). The performance of scientific search engines. An experiment on the basis of Google Scholar. 57th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) 2007 "Creating Communication: Content, Control, and Critique",  San Francisco, USA, 27.5.2007.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Hellmann, Iris (2007, 27. May). The selection process in local court reporting. A case study of four Dresden daily newspapers. 57th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) 2007 "Creating Communication: Content, Control, and Critique",  San Francisco, USA, 24.-28.5.2007.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Schmutz, Jochen (2007, 27. May). The influence of video news releases on the topics re-ported in science journalism. An explorative case study on the relationship between science public relations and science journalism. 57th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) 2007 "Creating Communication: Content, Control, and Critique",  San Francisco, USA, 24.-28.5.2007.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Fischer, Corinna. (2005, 9. December). Europe-topics in Europe's media. The debate about the European public sphere: a meta-analysis of media content analyses. Workshop "A European Public Sphere: How much of it do we have and how much do we need?" des "Network of Excellence CONNEX", Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 9.-10.12.2005.
• Beiler, Markus (2005, 29. May). Selection Behaviour of Internet Users in the Result Lists of Search Engines. 55th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) 2005 "Communication: Questioning the Dialogue", New York, USA, 26.-30.5.2005.
• Machill, Marcel, Beiler, Markus & Fischer, Corinna (2005, 28. May). Europe-topics in Europe's media. The debate about the European public sphere: a meta-analysis of media content analyses. 55th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) 2005 "Communication: Questioning the Dialogue", New York, USA, 26.-30.5.2005.