“Ein strahlendes Land” receives award

My crowdfunded documentary “Ein strahlendes Land – Mit dem Geigerzähler durch Deutschland” premiered at the International Uranium Festival, which took place in Berlin from 15 to 18 October 2020. “Due to the very positive reactions … Read more →

“funk” publishes “Verstrahltes Land”

On 23 April 2020, “funk”, the online media service of ARD and ZDF, published a fully reconfigured documentary of mine, produced with new shoots, about my two-year journey in search of radioactive sites in Germany. … Read more →

20-year professional anniversary

I am celebrating my 20th anniversary as a journalist this month. I wrote my first article for money exactly 20 years ago for the March issue of the street magazine “draußen!” in Münster. At the … Read more →

“Ein strahlendes Land” premieres in cinema on 12 June

On 12 June 2019, my new documentary “Ein strahlendes Land” will premiere at Neue Filmbühne in Bonn (Friedrich-Breuer-Straße 68-70, 53225 Bonn-Beuel). Admission: 7 euros. Trains with nuclear freight that regularly roll through Bonn-Beuel are the … Read more →

Ewig anders – schwarz, deutsch, Journalist

On 25 March 2019, I published my book “Ewig anders – schwarz, deutsch, Journalist”. It is a very personal book in which I describe my own experiences of racism, but also a non-fiction book in … Read more →

Teaching assignment at KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

The President of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt granted me a teaching assignment for regional data journalism on behalf of the university’s Faculty of Linguistics and Literature. On 12 and 13 May 2016, I will … Read more →

Teaching Assignment at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

For the winter semester 2015/1016, the dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Technical Journalism at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences granted me a teaching assignment for online research. This semester I … Read more →

Guest panelist in the DW show “Quadriga”

  On 30 July 2015 a was invited as a guest panelist to the “Quadriga” TV show of Deutsche Welle on the topic of “Refugees – Welcome in Germany?” The other panelists were Alan Posener, … Read more →

Lecture in Haus der Geschichte in Bonn

  On 18 March 2015 I was one of the speakers at the seminar „Big Data – Investigative research and data journalism“ of the association Verein für Medieninformation und Mediendokumentation e.V. (vfm), holding a lecture … Read more →

New journalist office in Bonn as of 1 February 2015

  As of 1 February 2015, I will move to my own office in the Federal and UN City of Bonn. The intention behind the investment into the new location is to put my work … Read more →