The alpha journalists

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The Alpha-Journalisten is a book that was published in January 2007 by Stephan Weichert and Christian Zabel . It provided 30 so-called alpha journalists , i. H. Set the tone for German-language journalism ("functional and management elite").

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The book is subtitled Germany's Spokesman in Portrait and was published by Herbert von Halem Verlag . It deals with the "functional and performance elite in journalism" of the Berlin Republic in 2007. TV presenters, editors-in-chief, editorialists, columnists, editors and publishers are described, "who have a significant impact on the public mood in Germany through their journalistic work".

The portraits are by several authors, including Rudolf Augstein . Tissy Bruns wrote the preface . In addition to the editors, Sophie Mützel , Thomas Schuler and Hans Hoff also contributed essays to the book. Hajo Schumacher wrote the glossary for the German journalism scene .

The personalities described include Stefan Aust (described by Michael Hanfeld ), Manfred Bissinger , Henryk M. Broder , Giovanni di Lorenzo , Kai Diekmann , Bettina Gaus , Sigmund Gottlieb , Günther Jauch , Josef Joffe , Hans-Ulrich Jörges , Michael Jürgs , Christoph Keese , Claus Kleber , Peter Kloeppel , Roger Köppel , Thomas Leif , Hans Leyendecker , Helmut Markwort , Sonia Mikich , Frank Plasberg , Heribert Prantl , Ulrich Reitz , Patricia Riekel , Frank Schirrmacher , Claudius Seidl , Gabor Steingart , Claus Strunz , Franz Josef Wagner and Wolfram Weimer . Most of the contributions are based on interviews.

reception

In the newspaper Das Parlament , Sabine Pamperrien was of the opinion that the title Die Alpha-Journalisten 2007 had received so much media attention that the term had established itself in German usage. Leif Kramp and Stephan Weichert said in the study Journalism in the Berlin Republic by Netzwerk Recherche that the term “alpha journalism” had spread in the media thanks to the portrait volume Die Alpha-Journalisten .

Stephan Russ-Mohl and Alexandra Sowka say in the article “Die Alphatiere des Journalismus” in the NZZ about the book that the editors first of all identify the “Top 30” journalists “who they consider to be the spokesmen among Germany's media makers” and who are a “small sensation that Weichert and Zabel were able to win 30 other prominent journalists as authors for their project.” From the NZZ's point of view, the book contains “no major revelations, but rather everyday observations that bring us closer to the big media animals”.

Günter Herkel says about the first book at M - Menschenmachen Medien that it tries to present the “current biographical sketch of German elite journalism” with a “lurid and stupid title”. The authors, some of whom “lurk themselves on the threshold to the status of journalistic alpha male”, have “collected 30 biographies of actual or supposed opinion leaders of the German media scene”. The compilation is criticized, for example Sabine Christiansen and Hermann L. Gremliza were missing . The portrayals of the journalists would turn out to be "sometimes sympathetic, sometimes soberly distant, sometimes critically ironic".

The Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung notes that the book contains the "numerous largely unknown anecdotes that combine with interesting facts and silent observations to form a collection of over 30" alpha journalists "from German media", whereby "the selection sometimes seems a little arbitrary" .

Die Welt am Sonntag wrote that the book contained 30 portraits of influential journalists and that Hajo Schumacher wrote "an extremely appropriate typology of the German journalist scene".

continuation

In 2009 Die Alpha-Journalisten 2.0 followed . Portrait of Germany's new spokesman. about individual opinionated bloggers and heads of the online sections of the major media.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Researchgate : Die Alpha-Journalisten: Portrait of Germany's spokesman
  2. ↑ a b c Die Alpha-Journalisten halem-verlag.de
  3. ^ Bibliography Die Alpha-Journalisten. Abstract fachportal-paedagogik.de
  4. ↑ Stephan Alexander Weichert, Christian Zabel (ed.): Die Alpha-Journalisten. Portrait of Germany's spokesman . Herbert von Halem Verlag , Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-938258-29-3
  5. ↑ a b "The Alpha Journalists": Portrait of Germany's spokesman M - People Make Media
  6. ^ Sabine Pamperrien Read the parliament
  7. ↑ LEIF KRAMP / STEPHAN WEICHERT: Journalism in the Berlin Republic - Who Shapes the Political Agenda in the Federal Capital? The Phenomenon “Alpha Journalism”: Kir Royal in Berlin? , Page 29, netzwerkrecherche.org
  8. ^ The alpha animals of journalism Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  9. ^ Opinions about opinion makers Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
  10. Jump up ↑ Alpha-Journalisten Welt am Sonntag from April 29, 2007
  11. ↑ Die Alpha-Journalisten 2.0 perlentaucher.de