Protestant journalism school

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The Evangelical School of Journalism ( EJS ) in Berlin has been training journalists since 1995.

The Protestant School of Journalism follows the tradition of the Christian Press Academy (cpa) , founded in 1950 , the oldest independent journalistic training institution in Germany. The journalism school is supported by the Evangelical Church in Germany and is part of the community work of Protestant journalism . With its affiliated companies, the joint venture of Protestant journalism is the multimedia competence center for the Evangelical Church in Germany , its member churches, works, institutions and for the Evangelical Free Churches.

education

The Protestant School of Journalism trains journalists for the areas of print (newspaper and magazine), radio, television and online. The cross-media training lasts 22 months and is equivalent to an internship . The training is entirely practice-oriented. Experienced journalists who work as editors or freelance writers for renowned media teach in the teaching editors. Between the teaching editorships at the Protestant School of Journalism, the trainees complete several weeks of internship in print, radio, online and television editorial offices, in news agencies and production companies. The training concept is similar to that of the journalism schools in Hamburg and Munich . In addition, teaching the journalistic craft at the Protestant School of Journalism is closely linked to reflecting on professional ethical issues. Membership in the Protestant Church is desirable, but not a prerequisite for attending school.

Several hundred applicants compete for the 16 training positions. A jury will make a pre-selection based on work samples and CVs. Those who survive this are invited to Berlin to take a selection test, which usually lasts two days. During the selection process, applicants write a report , complete a knowledge test and a personal interview.

Mentors

Every volunteer is assigned a mentor during the training. All mentors are experienced journalists, and many work in management positions. The journalism students in the 10th year of training (2013/14) were supported and accompanied by the following mentors, for example:

  • Martin Bialecki, head of politics at dpa
  • Jacqueline Boysen, head of studies at the Evangelical Academy in Berlin , previously cultural correspondent in the capital studio of Deutschlandradio
  • Anne Buhrfeind, head of text at the Protestant magazine Chrismon
  • Michael Elgaß, head of the NDR- Haff-Müritz-Studios in Neubrandenburg
  • Michael J. Inacker , Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of the Capital Office of Handelsblatt , Berlin
  • Claudia Ingenhoven, word chief in the rbb's Kulturradio
  • Matthias Kamann , editor in charge of the Politics Department of the Welt -Group
  • Andreas Krieger, managing director of the German service of the international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Berlin, head of the visual services
  • Jens Olesen, presenter at WDR television in Düsseldorf and for DW-TV ( Deutsche Welle Auslandsfernsehen) in Berlin
  • Joachim Reuter, editor at Stern , focus: finance and capital investment
  • Erhard Scherfer , Berlin correspondent, editor, reporter and moderator at Phoenix
  • Christine Thalmann, editor-in-chief of the rbb culture magazine “Stilbruch”, deputy head of the culture department at rbb television
  • Janko Tietz, business editor at Spiegel
  • Beatrice von Weizsäcker , publicist, lives and works in Munich
  • Birgit Wentzien-Ziegler , editor-in-chief of Deutschlandfunk
  • Wolfgang Zügel, editor in the business department of the world group

Graduates

The graduates of the Protestant School of Journalism include:

Graduates of the Evangelical School of Journalism have been awarded or nominated for the following prizes for their work: German Reporter Prize , German-Polish Journalism Prize , German Social Prize , Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism , Egon Erwin Kisch Prize , Helmut Stegmann Prize , Henri- Nannen Prize , Catholic Media Prize .

Many graduates of the school to work hard for or free for the General Frankfurt newspaper , the Mirror , Spiegel Online , the Star , the Süddeutsche Zeitung , the taz , the Tagesspiegel , Die Welt , Time and time online, the magazine brand eins , Cicero , Brigitte , mare and the magazine Chrismon , the news agencies afp , dpa , epd and Reuters as well as for the public broadcasters of ARD and ZDF , for example for the Bayerischer Rundfunk (br) , Deutschlandfunk , Deutschlandradio Kultur , DRadio Wissen , the Hessischer Rundfunk (hr ) , Norddeutschen Rundfunk (NDR) , (rbb) , Radio Bremen and Südwestrundfunk (SWR) .

organization

The Evangelical School of Journalism is funded by the EKD. The Federal Government's Press and Information Office supports the school. Training at the EJS is free. Many volunteers receive individual grants for their livelihood. Scholarship providers include the Deutsche Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft , Dr. Alexander and Rita Besser Foundation, the FAZIT Foundation and the Otto Brenner Foundation .

history

At the beginning of 2009, the EJS was decoupled from the Evangelical Media Academy. The media association of the Rhenish Regional Church has since been responsible for the latter . The EKD decided not to close the EJS - as it was at times considered - for reasons of economy. Due to the reputation that the school had acquired and thanks to the advocacy of prominent supporters, the EKD announced its intention to provide long-term financial security for the EJS. A new start was also made in terms of personnel: In June 2009, the print journalist Oscar Tiefenthal became head of the school. Managing director of the GEP is director Jörg Bollmann .

In February 2020 the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) reported that the future of the EJS was again questionable.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://community.zeit.de/user/domenika-ahlrichs/
  2. ↑ Imminent closure of the Protestant School of Journalism , RBB, February 14, 2020.