Since the launch of the Zeitenspiegel Reportage School Reutlingen in 2005, the Weinstadt-based reporter collective Zeitenspiegel Reportagen has been responsible for its journalistic training. Now, the Reutlingen Adult Education Center (VHS), co-founder and sponsor of the reportage school, has terminated the service contract as of September 30, 2019. Zeitenspiegel Reportagen received the written termination on Friday. VHS managing director Dr. Ulrich Bausch did not state any reasons in his letter.
„The separation came as a surprise to us,“ say Zeitenspiegel managing directors Uschi Entenmann and Tilman Wörtz. Zeitenspiegel Reportagen and the Reutlingen Adult Education Center had founded the school together.
For 14 years, Zeitenspiegel Reportagen provided the journalistic leadership and several instructors. During this time, more than 150 journalists were trained, many of whom now work for renowned print media such as „DIE ZEIT,“ „DER SPIEGEL,“ „Süddeutsche Zeitung,“ „stern,“ and „GEO.“ The journalistic leadership was held by Philipp Maußhardt until 2017, and by Tilman Wörtz for the past two years. Maußhardt left Zeitenspiegel Reportagen last week.
The reporter collective, which works for magazines and daily newspapers and awards the Hansel-Mieth-Preis and the Gabriel-Grüner-Stipendium, has developed expertise in training over the years. It intends to continue using this expertise in the future.
Zeitenspiegel Reportagen thanks the current and former reportage students for their trust and all those who made it possible to build and lead this school to success.