Barbara Junge (journalist)

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Barbara Junge (2016)

Barbara Junge (* 1968 in Stuttgart ) is a German journalist . She served as US - correspondent the editorial office of the Tagesspiegel in Washington . Junge is together with Ulrike Winkelmann the editor-in-chief of taz ( the daily newspaper ) .

Life

From 1987 to 1990, Barbara Junge studied sociology and politics at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau . In 1993 she completed her studies at the Free University of Berlin with a degree in sociology. After training at the Berlin School of Journalism , she worked for the Berliner Tageszeitung (taz) since 1996 , first as a Berlin correspondent, then as head of department for the Berlin section. In 2001, Junge switched to Tagesspiegel , where she first reported on state politics in Berlin before moving to the political department. Domestic policy was one of her responsibilities. From 2010 on, Junge was part of the political section's editorial team. In 2013, Junge went to Washington with her partner and Spiegel journalist Holger Stark , as a USA correspondent , where she took over the management of the Tagesspiegel office and lived with her family. At the end of April 2016 she became deputy editor-in-chief of taz. From May 1, 2020, after Georg Löwisch left, she was the sole editor-in-chief. Since August 1, 2020, Barbara Junge and Ulrike Winkelmann have formed a female dual leadership.

Journalistic work

Young's focus during your work at Tagesspiegel included reporting on topics such as the death penalty as well as civil rights and civil society. In addition, she provided intensive support on the subject of data protection for the Tagesspiegel in Berlin. In the US, Young wrote mainly about the politics of the White House under Barack Obama . She also accompanied the Democratic and Republican primary campaigns . Since the riots in Ferguson near St. Louis in the summer of 2014, she has reported on the discussion of police violence against African-American youth in the USA with numerous reports and reports. Various research and scholarship trips took her to Syria , Israel and Turkey, among others . In 1998 she completed the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship , during which she sat at the San Diego Union Tribune . Barbara Junge also worked for Die Zeit (2009 to 2015) and the magazine Cicero (2013).

Award

In 1998, Junge was awarded the Arthur F. Burns Prize for her report, The Cops Next Door, about policing in San Diego .

Book publication

Together with Julia Naumann and Holger Stark : right writer. How a network in media and politics is working on the restoration of the national (= Antifa Edition). Elefanten-Press, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-88520-621-8 .

taz author abbreviation

For short articles in the printed edition of the taz, the author abbreviation BABS stands for Barbara Junge

Web links

Commons : Barbara Junge  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jan Feddersen : Ulrike Winkelmann. Boulevard of the best. In: taz.de. The daily newspaper , August 1, 2020, accessed on August 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Imprint. In: taz.de. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020 ; accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  3. ↑ New head of department at Tagesspiegel in Berlin | MEEDIA. January 22, 2014, accessed on June 20, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ taz brings Barbara Junge and Katrin Gottschalk into the editor-in-chief. In: taz house blog. taz, Die Tageszeitung, December 8, 2016, accessed on June 20, 2020 (archive version: archive.org).
  5. ↑ The taz gets a double female leadership. Accessed April 14, 2020 (German).
  6. ↑ Marc Bartl: Strong women duo: Ulrike Winkelmann and Barbara Junge become taz editors-in-chief. Kress.de announced the change from Georg Löwisch to the time publishing group at the end of January. It is now clear who will replace him as taz editor-in-chief. There will be a female dual leadership. In: Kress pro . April 14, 2020, accessed June 21, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Barbara Junge: The routine of killing is checked. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. May 12, 2015, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Barbara Junge: Why States Kill. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. January 29, 2012, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Barbara Junge: The death penalty in numbers. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. January 29, 2012, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Barbara Junge: No mercy for the opponents of the existing order. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. January 29, 2012, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Barbara Junge: Networking: Who Has My Data? Our data lies dormant in files all over the country and in the network. We don't even know many of them. Most of them don't worry us. But: put together, they come very close to personal profiles. A journey through the world of modern collectors. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. October 7, 2012, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Barbara Junge: Barack Obama's speech to the nation: The President disenchanted. After a bad year, US President Barack Obama wants to give old promises new impetus with a grand speech. People should trust it again: Yes, he can. But can he still? In: www.tagesspiegel.de. January 28, 2014, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Barbara Junge: Planned candidacy: Hillary Clinton - America's ideal president. Today Hillary Clinton wants to enter the race for the White House. It is time for a woman to rule the most powerful country in the world. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. April 12, 2015, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Barbara Junge: The demagogue. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. August 7, 2015, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Barbara Junge: The demonstration continues in Ferguson. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. August 20, 2014, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Barbara Junge: How the dangerous US city found peace. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. August 3, 2015, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Barbara Junge: The city of anarchy. In: haGalil . July 3, 2000, accessed on June 20, 2020 ( original taz text ).
  18. ↑ Barbara Junge. Items. In: The time . 2020, accessed April 1, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Barbara Boy. In: Cicero (magazine) . 2020, accessed April 1, 2020 .
  20. ^ Arthur F. Burns - Award Winners 1994-2005 - International Center for Journalists. December 8, 2015, accessed on June 20, 2020 (Archiversion: www.archive.org).
  21. ^ IJP: Prize Winners 1994-2005. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
  22. ↑ babs: Re .: CDU youth policy . In: The daily newspaper: taz . July 7, 1998, ISSN  0931-9085 , p. 23 ( taz.de [accessed on April 23, 2020]).
  23. ↑ taz. the daily newspaper: Article from 'babs' - taz.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Boy, Barbara
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart