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Life
Born 1970, from Aurich/East Frisia. Studied Islamic Studies and Middle East History in Hamburg, Beirut, and Tel Aviv. Worked as a country specialist at the Near and Middle East Association in Hamburg, completed a traineeship at the Axel Springer School of Journalism, and subsequently worked for two years as a political editor at The world. Early 2005 switch to World on Sunday, two and a half years of parliamentarycorrespondent for the CDU, CSU, and FDP. In May 2007, a member of a developmenteditor at Axel Springer AG, at Zeitenspiegel since January 2008, and part of the management team since the end of 2024.
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Jan Rübel, ReportageDie mit den Insekten spricht
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Jan Rübel, ReportageWhere hope grows
Author Jan Rübel
Published in „Focus-Online“, 02/04/2023Lebanon is sinking into economic crisis and chaos. One silver lining in this misery is agriculture: it puts food on the table. A consultant helps the farmers – Farah Baroudy brings research to the field, helps with adaptation to climate change, and, along with many other women, stands for change (photo by Maria Klenner).
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Jan Rübel, Reportage, Sascha MontagChildren of Escape
Photographer Sascha Montag, Author Jan Rübel
Erschienen in „Welt am Sonntag“, Nr. 9/2023In München erforschen und behandeln Wissenschaftler erstmals systematisch die Traumata, die Krieg und Verlust Kleinkindern zufügen. Unser Reporter hat Familien und Forscher des Projekts drei Jahre lang begleitet.
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Jan Rübel, Reportage, Uli ReinhardtWhere eagles lead the way
Photographer Uli Reinhardt and author Jan Rübel
Published in „Landluft Remstal,“ December 2022Father-son scenes of a hike through the Swabian Jura. For a week, Jan and his son Luca shared all their observations, thoughts, and feelings.
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Jan Rübel, ReportageTo have or to be
Author Jan Rübel
Published in „Land,“ Issue 5/2022Arable land is in demand. But who owns it? Eastern Germany is becoming the scene of a bitter struggle between investment holdings and family businesses. But new ideas are emerging: they are removing land from speculation and reviving an old concept – the common good.
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Jan Rübel, ReportageBack
Author Jan Rübel
Published in FR7, the magazine of the „Frankfurter Rundschau“ on July 9/10, 2022There are people like Peter Wimmer. He has a legal guardian. When his civic foundation collapses, he can no longer make his own decisions. But with the help of the state, he falls into a no-man's-land from which there is no escape. A story of support that becomes a curse.
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Christoph Püschner, Jan Rübel, ReportageAvatars, made in "Ländle"
Photographer Christoph Püschner and author Jan Rübel
Published in „Frankfurter Rundschau,“ June 11/12, 2022In Tübingen, a team from all over the world is developing digital doppelgangers of humans – with promising prospects, from medicine to fashion. A case study on know-how as the glue that holds entire continents together.
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Jan Rübel, ReportageThe main thing is peace
Author Jan Rübel
Published in „Die Zeit“, 17/2022How can we talk about war in the classroom? In Berlin, two female historians are trying to explain the background to young people – and in the process, they also reach personal limits.
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Jan Rübel, ReportageOn new paths
Author Jan Rübel
Published in „LAND“, Issue 4/2022What helps against right-wing extremism? Taking a firm stance? Ignoring it? Or engaging in dialogue? Many activists in rural Saxony are forging new paths in their fight against the right. They are creating a sense of community. A LAND report on new walking aids for democracy.
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Christoph Püschner, Jan Rübel, ReportageCheckpoint Charlie of Antiquity
Photographer Christoph Püschner and author Jan Rübel
Published in „Landluft,“ December 2021Everyone knows the Limes, but what does it look like there? A hike along the Roman border marker from Lorch to Murrhardt.
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Jan Rübel, ReportageWhere Climate Protection Is No Picnic
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Jan Rübel, ReportageMarried... with Children
Author Jan Rübel
Published in „Publik-Forum,“ July 2021How to rise in the AfD? Our author followed four young activists for six years. He first encountered chaos, then a shift to the right, and finally chaos again: How the Junge Alternative began and what became of its cadres – a chronicle of the AfD's youth organization in six acts.