Jan Rübel

Author, CEO /
Berlin
Portraits, social programs, policy in Germany and the Middle East

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.

Awards

  • Star2011 Theodor Wolff Prize
  • 2013 Journalist Award World Population
  • Star2014 ERM Media Prize, Third Prize
  • 2015 Karl Kübel Media Award
  • 2016 German Social Prize
  • 2017 BIGSAS Journalism Prize
  • 2020 Children's Aid Prize
  • 2021 Alternative Media Award
  • 2021 Friedrich and Isabel Vogel Prize for Business Journalism
  • 2022 Hamburg Children's Protection Prize
  • 2022 BlaueBoje – Journalism Prize of the Cooperative Banks, Third Prize
  • 2023 Constructive World Award
  • 2023 Rummelsberg Journalistic Prize
  • 2023 DGPPN Prize for Science Journalism
  • 2024 Constructive World Award
  • 2025 World Population Media Award

Projects

  • To the center of the center

    Author Jan Rübel
    Published in „Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung,“ September 16, 2012

    Berlin-Mitte, that sounds central, like the heart of Germany. And they are all there, politicians, lobbyists, and tourists. But what does it look like on the borders? A hike

  • Aurich aber wahr 1

    Aurich, but true

    Author Jan Rübel
    Erschienen in „Brandeins“, 04/2012

    Ein Unternehmen, das ungern Wind um sich macht. Und eine Stadt, die ihre Fahne in den Wind hängt. Die Geschichte einer sonderbaren Allianz.

  • Haus der Schatten

    Author Jan Rübel
    Erschienen bei „Spiegel-Online“, 22. März 2012

    Rechte Terroristen haben quer durchs Land gemordet, nun ist die Debatte über ein NPD-Verbot neu entfacht. Doch was tut sich in der Parteizentrale? Notizen einer Achterbahnfahrt aus dem braunsten Haus Deutschlands: von September bis heute.

    Zur Reportage

  • Aquila

    Pompeii II.

    Author Jan Rübel · Appeared in „Baumeister“ 11/2011

    Two and a half years ago, an earthquake shook L'Aquila. But the reconstruction is turning the once vibrant Baroque city into a soulless no-man's-land where people no longer feel at home. Chronicle of a decline

    For Publication »

  • Do not forget me

    Author Jan Rübel
    Published in „Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung“, September 4, 2011

    Two and a half years ago, our author Jan Rübel visited two Berlin couples and accompanied their daily lives with Alzheimer's. A reunion

  • The Pope of Muslims

    Author Jan Rübel
    Published in „Cicero,“ May 2011

    32 years ago, Musa al-Sadr disappeared in Libya. Did Gaddafi have him killed, or is he still alive in one of his secret prisons? The famous Shiite leader could decisively change the new political map of the Middle East.

  • Politiker im Porträt 2011

    Author Jan Rübel
    Published in „Das Parlament“

    Das Projekt geht weiter: Für die Rubrik “Parlamentarisches Profil” der Bundestagszeitung “Das Parlament” schreibt Zeitenspiegler Jan Rübel auch im Jahr 2011 Porträts über Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestages.

  • Politician Profile 2010

    Author Jan Rübel
    Published in „Das Parlament“

    Auch im Jahr 2010 porträtierte Zeitenspiegler Jan Rübel für die Rubrik “Parlamentarisches Profil” der Bundestagszeitung “Das Parlament” Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestages.

  • A place to feel good

    Author Jan Rübel
    Published in „stern – Ratgeber Bildung,“ 01/2010

    Hardly any influence is underestimated as much as the school climate. This isn't just about the annual summer festival, but about whether the children feel secure and the parents are involved. The Montessori Oberstufe in Potsdam shows what school life can look like. To achieve this, the principal even sends seventh and eighth graders outdoors: for one week per month, a former Stasi holiday camp becomes the schoolyard for the adolescents.

  • Die Ausschlachter

    Author Jan Rübel
    Erschienen in „taz“, 25. August 2010

    Wie man Unternehmen filetiert, den Börsenwert künstlich hochtreibt und mit Gewinn aussteigt. Eine Lektion, die für 700 Druckereimitarbeiter das Berufsende bedeutet.

  • Die Tänzer von Zehlendorf

    Author Jan Rübel
    Erschienen in „Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung“, 21. Februar 2010

    Jeden dritten Montag treffen sie sich zum Tanzcafé: Damen in roten Roben und Herren mit Tuch im Revers. Sie leiden an Alzheimer. Die Musik soll sie zurück in ihre Jugend wiegen.

  • From drugs to dog sitter

    Author Jan Rübel
    Published in „Dogs“, No. 2/2010

    Because addicts often have dogs, the Berlin institution “IdeFix” tries to reach them through their pets and find new perspectives together. In the case of ex-junkie Ameise, this has been very successful.

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