Ines Pohl (born 12 April 1967, in Mutlangen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German journalist.
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| Born | 12 April 1967 Mutlangen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Nationality | German |
Early life and education
editPohl grew up in rural Swabia (East Württemberg) as the daughter of a kindergarten teacher (mother) and a skilled labour worker (father). After graduating high school (German Abitur) in Schwäbisch Gmünd, she studied German studies and Scandinavian studies at the University of Göttingen. In the early and mid-1980s, as a school girl and a young student, Pohl was actively involved in the German peace movement, specifically in the protest against the stationing of MGM-31 Pershing missiles at a United States Armed Forces Missile Storage Area at Mutlanger Heide ("Mutlangen heathland") near her hometown (as part of the NATO Double-Track Decision). [citation needed]
Career and private life
editIn the 1990s, Pohl worked as a freelance journalist at a local radio station as well as for several regional newspapers; she did her traineeship at Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA) newspaper. There, she was gradually promoted up the ranks, being leading editor for politics within ten years.
In 2004/2005, Pohl spent a year at Harvard University on a scholarship of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.
In 2008, Pohl went to Berlin to work as a correspondent for the Ippen publishing house. From July 2009 until September 2015 she was editor in chief of the left-wing newspaper Die Tageszeitung,.[1] During her time at the newspaper, her brief was to return the paper to its left-wing roots after a much-criticised foray into more popular journalism.[2]
In 2016, Pohl joined German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in 2015, where she worked as Washington correspondent. Soon after, she was appointed editor-in-chief, from 1 March 2017.[3]
Pohl lives together with her spouse in Berlin.[4]
Other activities
edit- Jugend gegen AIDS, Member of the Advisory Board[5]
- International Journalists' Programmes, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Reporters Without Borders Germany, Member of the Board of Trustees (2010–2016)[6]
Recognition
editIn 2009, Pohl was awarded the prize "Best journalist of the year" in the category "newcomer" by the Medium Magazine.[7]
References
edit- ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg (3 July 2015). "Chefredakteurin: Ines Pohl verlässt die "taz"". Der Spiegel.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Tony Paterson (5 December 2009), Phallic insult sparks German media feud The Independent.
- ^ Christoph Jumpelt (8 June 2016), Ines Pohl named new DW editor-in-chief Deutsche Welle.
- ^ Taz.de: Ein Fest der Liebe (german)
- ^ Advisory Board Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Jugend gegen AIDS.
- ^ Board of Trustees Reporters Without Borders Germany.
- ^ Die Journalisten des Jahres 2009. In: Medium Magazin online on 21 December 2009, seen on 14 January 2010.