Ann-Katrin Müller (born 1987) is a German journalist, and the political editor of Der Spiegel. She received an AxelSpringer Prize in Silver in 2018.
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 Müller in 2023 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Bonn, West Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Occupation(s) | Political editor, Der Spiegel |
| Awards | Axel-Springer-Preis, 2018 |
Early life and education
editMüller was born in 1987 in the Rhineland region.[1] She studied political science and European studies in Bonn and London.[1]
Career
editMüller's career started as an intern at the ARD talkshow Hart aber fair (English: Hard But Fair). Later, she worked for public television stations Phoenix, DAPD News Agency, Financial Times Deutschland and public broadcaster WDR Fernsehen.[2]
Since 2013, Müller has been the political editor at the Berlin office of Der Spiegel. She is a researcher on the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and political disinformation.[3][2] In addition, she has done extensive research on the topic of sexual violence, also in the context of elite sports.[4]
In 2018, Müller was awarded the Silver Axel-Springer-Prize for her report on two men recalling their stories of being placed under the care of pedophiles while in the Berlin foster care system.[5] The jury, including Moritz Müller-Wirth of Die Zeit, praised Ann-Katrin Müller for the sensitivity and "sober clarity" (nüchterne Klarheit) with which she covered the scandal.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Germany, DER SPIEGEL, Hamburg. "Ann-Katrin Müller – DER SPIEGEL". www.spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Kampf ums Kanzleramt: Schlammschlacht oder Fair Play?". www1.wdr.de (in German). 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Karsten, Nele Sophie (24 December 2021). "Journalistinnen über MeToo-Recherchen: "Sexismus ist branchenunabhängig"". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Keßler-Wirth, Karoline (23 March 2021). "Über die Recherche im Fall Stefan Lurz: "Den Druck gespürt"". Main Post (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b Meier, Christian (3 May 2018). "Axel Springer-Preis: "Wir schaffen das nicht allein. Wir brauchen die Öffentlichkeit."". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2022.