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Employment |
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Freelance journalist, Berlin
Writing articles primarily on IT topics, in particular security, privacy and artificial intelligence, for newspapers, magazines, and websites. |
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1999 - 2000 | Business editor, Handelsblatt, Duesseldorf
Selected news stories, edited, and translated articles from the daily's partner, The Wall Street Journal Europe. |
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1998 - 1999 | Political editor, EURO-Wirtschaftsmagazin, Darmstadt
In charge of political coverage and editorial training at the monthly business magazine |
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1997 - 1998 | Editorial trainee, Die Rheinpfalz daily newspaper, Ludwigshafen | |
04/96 - 02/97 | Intern, Vogtland-Anzeiger newspaper in Plauen and Frankenpost newspaper in Hof
Reported and edited news stories and features at the local desk in Plauen and in the political and business department at Frankenpost. |
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01 - 03/1996 | Intern, Sueddeutscher Verlag, publishing house, Munich
Planned and created content for the website of a subsidiary company. |
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05 - 07/1993 | Intern, Delegation of the European Commission to the USA, Energy and Environment Section, Washington, DC
Monitored and assessed US legislative developments; reported to Brussels on environment and energy policy developments in the US. |
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Volunteer / professional affiliation |
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Member of the freelancers' committee at the German Federation of Journalists (2017-2019) and the bargaining committee for newspapers (2017-2022) | ||
Cofounder of the Journalists' Association Berlin-Brandenburg | ||
Head of the freelancers' committee at the Berlin Journalists' Association (until 2004) | ||
Teaching German at an emergency shelter for refugees (2016-2017), cooperation at a language café for refugees (since 2017) | ||
Education |
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1992 - 1994 | American University, School of International Service, Washington, DC
M.A. International Affairs Major: International Economic Policy |
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1987 - 1992 | University of Augsburg, Germany, Law School
Bar Exam Focus: EU and American Law |
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1986 - 1987 | Operator of a data-processing center, Military Service
Technical School of the Air Force 2, Germany |