Gesa Mayr

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Gesa Mayr (* 1986 ) is a German journalist and editor .

Life and accomplishments

Grew up in Bonn and Berlin , Mayr studied European Studies and Media Culture at the University of Maastricht and the University of Bologna . She completed a traineeship at Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger with outstations at dpa in Washington DC and Spiegel Online .

Professional background

Mayr worked from 2013 to 2016 as an editor at Spiegel Online in the Panorama section. At Bento , she first worked as head of text from June 2016 and then as deputy editor-in-chief from March 2017 . She then moved to Watson in March 2018 to establish the news portal in Germany together with Anne-Kathrin Gerstlauer and to head the editor-in-chief. On November 9, 2018, it was announced that Mayr and Gerstlauer were leaving the editor-in-chief.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ bento, Hamburg, Germany: Gesa Mayr - bento . ( bento.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Arne Henkes leads “watson.de” provisionally - Gesa Mayr and Anne-Kathrin Gerstlauer leave because of “different opinions” . In: kress . ( kress.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Sabine Winkler: I wanted to go where it crackles. In: Catholic School of Journalism ifp. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Anne-Kathrin Gerstlauer becomes deputy editor-in-chief of “watson.de” . In: kress . ( kress.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Gesa Mayr and Anne-Kathrin Gerstlauer show the new editorial team at Watson.de. | turi2 . In: turi2 . ( turi2.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  6. ↑ From Spiegel Online to Ströer: Bento Vice Gesa Mayr becomes editor-in-chief of the German Watson offshoot ›Meedia. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Advertise & Sell: Editor-in-Chief Throws Watson.de | W&V . ( wuv.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Mayr, Gesa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1986