“Then journalism of young people is dynamic,” says Hatice Kahraman, editorial director of Salon5. In her work for Correctiv’s youth editorial team, she focuses on journalism “with” rather than “for” young people. In this interview, she talks about the challenges of working as a journalist with young people of school age. And why a good network is just as important as professional expertise.
As Executive Producer of MAITHINK X, Hanna Käßbohrer is responsible for the entire TV production – from the initial idea to the final broadcast. A conversation about the challenges of presenting complex scientific topics in an entertaining way, the importance of good team leadership and what experience you need for this job.
Electric cars are seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional combustion engines, whose carbon footprint is worse over their entire life cycle. Nevertheless, there are doubts about the actual sustainability of electric cars. An analysis shows that some components have a significant environmental impact.
Patrick Große coordinates an international editorial team at Deutsche Welle that produces social media content for young Europeans. In this interview, he talks about the challenges of intercultural collaboration and which skills are important for the job.
Jule Zentek reports on climate issues and social challenges on the Instagram channel @klima.neutral – in an understandable, approachable and fact-based way. Her goal: to raise climate awareness and enable people to better understand climate policy developments.
Loud, powerful, masculine – this is how technology is presented on the three most popular German tech channels on YouTube. Environmentally friendly aspects not only take a back seat, but are also perceived as “unmanly” in some cases. This is shown by a study by Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
Eva Köhler is a journalist and innovation manager. She supports editorial teams in utilizing innovative concepts and technologies for media offerings. Above all, working with innovations requires seeing possibilities where others only see the impossible, says Köhler.
The magazine ‘SPIEGEL Start’ aims to prepare political and social topics for a young target group. This requires stamina and flexibility on the part of the journalists, says editorial director Sophia Schirmer. In return, they are given the opportunity to ‘do things a little differently’.
The Werksgelände magazine was launched in March 2023. Since then, we have published many exciting stories: as videos, audio, photo reports or interviews. So here’s a look back at the most clicked articles from 2023.
Tenacity, friendliness and a willingness to experiment – for Ellen Heinrichs, these are the basic requirements that a founder should have. She herself is the managing director and founder of the Bonn Institute. Her goal: to constructively shape the journalism of the future.
