Ezra Karakaya

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Esra Karakaya (* 1991 in Berlin ) is a German presenter , journalist and web video producer .

education

Karakaya passed her A- levels at the Lessing-Gymnasium in Berlin-Wedding . She studied music and media studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin and graduated with a bachelor's degree . A subsequently begun Master - studies in Media Studies broke it off. In 2016 and 2017 she was part of the Transatlantic Exchange Program for Young Minorities at Johns Hopkins University and in 2017 she was a John Lewis Fellow of the non-governmental organization Humanity in Action .

job

In the meantime, she worked as a video journalist for Alex TV and in the English-language newsroom of Deutsche Welle (DW), as well as for the Alternative Information Center (AIC) and the network for Asian-German perspectives, korientation .

Between 2017 and 2018 she developed the online talk show Black Rock Talk , named after the literal translation of her surname , whose concept, inspired by the US YouTube channel The Grapevine , was produced and continued as Karakaya Talk by Funk from 2019 . The thematic programs, which are usually divided into two videos, were intended to show people who “usually do not have a say in the German media landscape […]” and dealt with, among other things, racism , the culture of protest , acceptance of sexual orientations in immigrant families and religious communities . Provisional termination took place in May 2020.

"If we want to build a diverse society on a sustainable basis, then we have to ensure that structures are built in which every person has equal access to resources."

- Esra Karakaya : Generation Boundless , 2019

Awards

In 2020, Karakaya received the Axel Springer Prize for young journalists, endowed with 5,000 euros, in the “Entertainment and Humor” category. Together with the production team Karakaya Talk , Karakaya was also the 2020 winner of the Grimme Online Award in the culture and entertainment category. The reason given was: “[...] is more than a classic talk show. The team behind the format skillfully identifies what moves the people in their community and uses them to formulate suitable topics and questions. Community work is very important here, because the project wants to make voices audible that would otherwise not be heard. ” As part of the satirical and comedic YouTube format Datteltäter , Karakaya was nominated for the CIVIS Media Prize 2020, which was awarded (as of June 2020 ) is exposed to corona.

Web links

Web video formats

Individual web presence

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Benürftig: interview with radio presenter Esra Karakaya. "My car is my safe space". In: Der Tagesspiegel. Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH, April 19, 2020, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Candlelight doner kebab. Episode 4 "Passion". In: renk magazine. Karakus & Schuster UG, August 9, 2019, accessed June 2, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Jacqueline Lang: The most important guest? Respect! In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. May 9, 2019, accessed June 6, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b Ezra Karakaya. German wave. Contributor. In: American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University, accessed June 6, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ezra Karakaya. 2017 John Lewis Fellowship. In: Humanity in Action. May 2020, accessed on July 21, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ Nikita Vaillant: We see what you do not see. In: fluter. Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb), February 1, 2020, accessed on June 6, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Mona Schäffer: Our weekly heroine. Ezra Karakaya. In: wmn. FUNKE DIGITAL GmbH, March 9, 2020, accessed on June 6, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Celia Parbey: Esra Karakaya: "I want to create a discussion space in which all people meet on one level". In: Edition F. EDITION F GmbH, June 3, 2019, accessed on June 6, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Karakaya Talk. In: funk. Südwestrundfunk (SWR). Public law institution, accessed on June 6, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Ciao: The last episode I KARAKAYA TALK. In: funk. Südwestrundfunk (SWR). Public law institution, May 6, 2020, accessed June 6, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Esra Karakaya: Esra (28) from Berlin. Esra is committed to more diversity. In: #GenerationGrenzenlos. Not-for-profit Hertie Foundation, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
  12. ↑ dpa: Axel Springer Prize. Zeit Journalist is honored for reporting on sexual abuse. In: Meedia. MEEDIA GmbH, May 7, 2020, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
  13. ↑ above: Grimme Online Award 2020. The winners. Grimme Online Award website , accessed June 26, 2020.
  14. ↑ CIVIS Media Prize 2019. 767 programs in competition. In: CIVIS European Media Prize for Integration. CIVIS Medienstiftung / European Media Foundation for Integration, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
  15. ↑ CIVIS award ceremony 2020 - postponed. Website of the CIVIS Media Foundation, accessed on June 26, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Karakaya, Ezra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German presenter and web video journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin