Henri-Nannen-Schule
The Henri-Nannen-Schule, formerly Hamburger Journalistenschule, is the journalist school of Europe's largest publishing house, Gruner + Jahr (Brigitte, GEO, Stern), German weekly Die Zeit and national news magazine Der Spiegel. Its seat is Hamburg (Germany) and it is considered one of the best schools of journalism in Germany.[1]
History
The Henri-Nannen-Schule was founded in 1978 on initiative of the late Henri Nannen, founding editor of the German news magazine Stern. Wolf Schneider, a renowned journalist, later language style critic and author, became its first director.[2] Since 2007, the post has been held by Andreas Wolfers.[3]
Education
The Henri-Nannen-Schule offers aspiring and experienced journalists a broad 18 months education encompassing magazine, newspaper, online, radio and television. Its curriculum consists of both four internships at major media outlets organised by the school (9 months) and seminars (8 months) given by experienced journalists with varying specialities – including politics, arts and culture, religion, science, education, business and economics, investigative reporting, national and international affairs.[4] All of them are preeminent in their fields, and many have won numerous journalism awards.[5]
Admission
Every 18 months, the Henri-Nannen-Schule selects 16 students in a two-phase-procedure. First, applicants are asked to research and write a report and a comment. The best 80 of usually 2000 applicants are subsequently invited to turn in a personal letter and a CV. They are invited to Gruner+Jahr headquarters in Hamburg, where they research and write another report, edit news, sit a general knowledge and a picture test and pass a personal interview with a jury of preeminent editors and reporters.[6]
Prominent Alumni
- Nikolaus Blome, vice editor-in-chief of Bild
- Peter-Matthias Gaede, editor-in-chief of GEO
- Christoph Keese, Senior Vice President Investor Relations and Public Affairs, Axel Springer AG
- Peter Kloeppel, anchorman and editor-in-chief of RTL Television
- Stefan Kornelius, senior editor for foreign policy at Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Ildikó von Kürthy, German bestseller writer
- Mathias Müller von Blumencron, editor-in-chief of digital products at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Marcel Rosenbach, reporter at Der Spiegel, Journalist of the Year (2013)
- Wulf Schmiese, anchorman at ZDF Television
References
- ↑ Journalistic Training in Germany: http://www.goethe.de/wis/med/dos/jou/jab/en2304930.htm
- ↑ Journalistic Training in Germany: http://www.goethe.de/wis/med/dos/jou/jab/en2304930.htm
- ↑ Henri-Nannen-Schule, Das Schulteam: http://www.journalistenschule.de/schule/schulteam.html
- ↑ Journalistic Training in Germany: http://www.goethe.de/wis/med/dos/jou/jab/en2304930.htm
- ↑ School website (in German): http://www.journalistenschule.de/ausbildung/index.html
- ↑ Journalistic Training in Germany: http://www.goethe.de/wis/med/dos/jou/jab/en2304930.htm
External links
- website of Henri-Nannen-Schule, in German
- Portrait of Henri-Nannen-Schule on Gruner + Jahr website, in English
- Goethe Institut on Journalism in Germany, in English
- Der Spiegel, English online edition