Experienced and passionate multimedia journalist with a keen eye on ESG topics
Close to 10 years of experience as international correspondent and crisis reporter
Recognized and regarded for delivering engaging news reports on a variety of global topics in English and German across international media, ranging from live TV broadcasts to online articles
Well-versed on global current affairs and international politics, including environmental, social and immigration topics
Reading: "The Tyranny of Merit" by Michael J. Sandel, "Where you come from" by Sasa Stanisic, "The Second Sex" by Simone de Beauvoir.
Hobbies: Painting, Snowboarding, Hiking, Tennis
journalistic career
Senior editor / Reporter
ARD - Germany´s national TV & Radio broadcaster
2019-today
Reporter for the daily TV news show of ARD (SWR)
Producing daily news on the biggest national breaking news and background stories on politics and economy
Final editing and supervision of the news show, its content and anchor texts
Reporting from the United States on German migrants in New York City
Host of a summer TV-series called „Hidden Champions“ – reported on medium sized German enterprises which are world leaders in their sectors
Editor on duty for the shows social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Founder of a social project for economically disadvantaged widowed women
Currently working on a collaborative investigative story about Ukrainian prostitutes in Germany
Reporter
Euronews | Turkey
2017-2019
Reporter for „Euronews“ in front of and behind the camera – in English
Reporting as a video journalist on politically and economically charged content
For the English program of „Euronews“ reporting was done, among other things, from the refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios, on the constitutional referendum in Turkey and on the Turkish opposition before and after the election
International Correspondent
Deutsche Welle | Turkey
2013-2017
Turkey correspondent for Deutsche Welle (DW) in Englisch and German
Live reporting in front of the camera
Background reports on political, social and economic developments in Turkey
Known as one of the first foreign journalists to report on the protest movement around the Gezi Park in Istanbul (2013)
News coverage from crisis areas such as the Turkish-Syrian border
Appearence as a panelist at ambassadorial conferences of the German ambassadors of the Middle East in Berlin
Participation in the training camp for journalists who report from war zones and crisis areas, organized and run by the German Armed Forces in Hammelburg, Germany
editor & reporter
Bayerischer Rundfunk | Munich & Vienna
2009-2012
Freelance TV editor for Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) for a daily news show
Editorial contribution to the pilot project „Rundshow“, which was the first TV show in Germany that included social media into their program
Internship at the ARD TV studio in Vienna. Reported on the Vienna Opera Ball and from the Kosovo, as well as for the ARD studio in Brussels
education
Masters Degree: Political Science
Ludwig-Maximilians-University / Munich
2008-2014
Studies of Political Science at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (Hochschule für Politik) in Munich
Major: International relations
Training: TV-Journalist
Bavarian TV-Academy (BAF)
2007-2008
Training to become a TV-journalist at the BAF in Munich