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I was not in Acapulco
On the toil and pleasure of writing: Heinrich Jaenecke, long-time editor at stern magazine and friend of the agency, has taken stock of the reporting profession. Here is the text originally published in the current Henri Nannen Book. “Journalism presents itself as the self-talk that time conducts with itself. It is the daily self-criticism, the diary, so to speak, in which...
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Death of a friend
We mourn a comrade. On July 11, unknown assailants shot Mohammed Muhammad Keyre in Mogadishu – an obituary by Carsten Stormer. As I leave the DC-9 of “African Express,” a heat at Mogadishu International Airport hits me like a punch to the face. And a group of bearded and grim young men in...
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Kirsten Wörnle Honored
Time mirror journalist Kirsten Wörnle is the national winner of this year's European Parliament Journalism Prize. The German jury praised the reportage “” (GEO Wissen, No. 40/2007) for its “outstanding journalistic quality, vivid language, captivating dramaturgy, and careful description and contextualization of facts.” The jury particularly highlighted the almost affectionate way people who...
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Award for Eva Wolfangel
Zeitenspiegel journalist Eva Wolfangel has won the Ludwig Bölkow Journalism Prize. She was honored in Berlin on May 28. The Ludwig Bölkow Journalism Prize is awarded by EADS in cooperation with the German School of Journalism (DJS). It aims to set standards for thoroughly researched journalism in the field of aviation and space and to make this complex topic accessible to a broad audience. Authors are recognized for...
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Separated from the mountains
Photo Report: Every year, around 3,000 Tibetans flee across the Himalayas to Nepal or India into exile. This is due to the repressive political situation, because they are not allowed to practice their religion, and a lack of prospects. This conflict has simmered in Tibet for more than fifty years, and Tibetans have long since become a minority in their own country. A journey to...
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Eric Vazzoler wins photography prize
Participant Zeitenspiegler Eric Vazzoler won the Grand Prix of the Łódź Photo Festival in mid-May. At Poland's second-largest photography event, Vazzoler applied with his well-known black-and-white portrait series on the youth of Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Every year, ten photographers are invited to present their work, and the winner is determined by an internationally composed jury. Eric will next...
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The award acceptance speech
Frank A. Meyer, Ringier-Verlag, delivered the keynote address at the 10th presentation of the Hansel-Mieth-Prize in the Fellbach Town Hall on May 8, 2008. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, I was very happy to come to you today. And for three reasons: Firstly, I always do everything Heiko Gebhardt tells me to. Secondly, I have heard great things about the commitment that...
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Hansel-Mieth Prize awarded
On May 8, 2008, the Hansel-Mieth Prize was awarded for the 10th time in the Fellbach town hall. Uli Reinhardt, Zeitenspiegel, (left) presents the prizes to Wolfgang Bauer and Daniel Rosenthal. On May 8, the Fellbach town hall filled with journalists and friends of Zeitenspiegel: the tenth awarding of the Hansel-Mieth Prize. Author Wolfgang Bauer and photographer Daniel Rosenthal…
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„To Be or Not to Be“
New among publications: To Be or Not to Be, a report by author Tim Pröse and photographer Uli Reinhardt, published in Focus No. 12/2008.
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New book research by Rainer Nübel
Zeitenspiegel member Rainer Nübel has contributed to a new book: “Wir können alles. Filz, Korruption & Kumpanei im Musterländle” (We Can Do Anything. Filth, Corruption & Cronyism in the Model State) is a regional and economic study of a different kind. The book was published by Klöpfer&Meyer Verlag. From the publisher's brochure: “They didn't have curtains on their windows, reports the district administrator, but shamelessly 'geveglet' behind them, which in High German means..."
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Erdmann Wingert receives the Medtronic Media Award
Our Erdmann Wingert, a long-time Zeit editor, has been awarded first prize in the Medtronic Media Prize – Medicine, People, Technology, which was presented for the second time. He received the prize for his feature “Flimmern mit Aufsicht” (Flickering with Supervision) about therapy with an implantable defibrillator, which appeared in Stern magazine's “Gesund Leben” (Healthy Living) section in 2007. The prize winners Susanne Donner, Erdmann Wingert, Ursula...
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Toni Keppeler's „Panamericana“ on stern.de
News, data, and facts alone don't tell you much about Latin America. To understand it, you need to hear stories. From ordinary people just as much as from prominent figures. Toni Keppeler grasped this when he was a journalism professor and correspondent in Central America for eight years. Today, he has a bed in Tübingen, one in San...
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