Gunnar Schupelius

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Gunnar Schupelius (* 1963 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf ) is a German journalist , non-fiction author and columnist for the Berlin newspaper BZ

Life

After studying history , Schupelius graduated from the Axel Springer School of Journalism and worked for the Bild newspaper . In the 1990s he was editor-in-chief of the Berlin radio station Hundert, 6 . From 1999 to 2003 he was the head of news for Welt am Sonntag . From 2003 to 2005 he was the editor-in-chief of Hörzu magazine . Since 2005 he has been the chief columnist of the Berlin tabloid BZ , where he publishes the conservative column Mein Ärger - the just anger of Gunnar Schupelius every day . Between 2010 and 2011 he headed the capital city office of Focus and then returned to the BZ .

family

Together with his wife Magdalena Schupelius, he wrote various non-fiction books on the history of Berlin and Prussia . The couple has five children.

Arson attacks

Gunnar Schupelius' private vehicles were the target of arson attacks on several occasions. In 2014 his car was set on fire in Berlin-Wilmersdorf and completely destroyed in the process. A short time later, a letter of confession was published on a left-wing extremist scene portal. At the end of 2019 there was another arson attack on a newly acquired SUV from Schupelius, which again resulted in total write-off. A short time later, a letter of confession was published again on the scene portal Indymedia . The arson attack was seen as an attack on the freedom of the press.

Books

  • Profession king: the true life story of Friedrich II , Prestel Verlag, 2006
  • Who made the gummy bears? : Brands and their inventors , Hinstorff Verlag, 2007
  • Prussia's Princess , Berlin Story Verlag , 2010
  • Alexander and Wilhelm - the Humboldts , Berlin Story Verlag, 2010
  • When the Wall stood , Berlin Story Verlag, 2011
  • Berlin's story for children , Berlin Story Verlag, 2013
  • My gorilla has a villa ... in the zoo! , Berlin Story Verlag, 2016

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gunnar Schupelius changes to the «Focus» capital office. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Overview of columns at bz-berlin.de
  3. ↑ a b Jonas Hermann: “We are in a time when the discussion is narrowed”. NZZ, January 4, 2020, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  4. ^ Arson attack on the car of a Christian journalist. Evangelical news agency idea , January 3, 2020, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  5. ^ WORLD: Car of BZ columnist Gunnar Schupelius set on fire . January 2, 2020 ( welt.de [accessed January 3, 2020]).
  6. ↑ By Alex, he Wendt Wed, January 1, 2020: Support for threatened journalists: left in front of right. January 1, 2020, accessed on January 3, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ "BZ" journalist set fire to his car. Accessed December 31, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Schupelius, Gunnar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German non-fiction author and columnist
DATE OF BIRTH 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin