Hajo Schumacher

Hajo Schumacher (2019)

Hajo Schumacher (born April 22, 1964 in Münster ) is a German journalist and author .

Life

education and profession

After studying journalism , political science and psychology , Schumacher worked for Spiegel from 1990 to 2000 , most recently as co-director of the Berlin office. From 2000 to 2002 he was editor-in-chief of the lifestyle magazine Max in Hamburg. In 2006 he received his PhD thesis in power physics. Leadership strategies of the CDU chairwoman Angela Merkel in the inner-party network of power 2000-2004 with Karl-Rudolf Korte at the University of Duisburg-Essen for Dr. phil. PhD.

Today Schumacher writes as a freelance author for daily newspapers, magazines, radio, online and television. He comments on political events for RTL, N24, WDR and RBB. He lives with his family as a freelance journalist in Berlin .

From 2004 to 2012 he was editor of the media magazine ViSdP , from 2006 to 2009 he moderated the weekly talk show Links-Rechts on N24 together with the former photo journalist Hans-Hermann Tiedje . Together with Jörg Schönbohm (“The Conservative / Right”) he formed the sidekick from the balcony as “The Left” on Stuckrad Late Night on the ZDFneo channel from December 2010 to 2011 inclusive . From 2008 to 2014 he moderated the magazine Typisch deutsch for Deutsche Welle TV . Since 2015 he has moderated the international talk magazine Quadriga for the same broadcaster . Since 2013 he has been a regular participant in the political talk show Thadeusz and the observer on rbb television .

In December 2013, Hajo Schumacher and Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre from the Reporter Forum Journalists Association were awarded the “German Reporter Prize 2013” ​​for the best interview of 2013 with Jürgen Flimm and Jörg Schönbohm about their recent strokes.

Since 2020 he has been doing a podcast for Berliner Morgenpost under the title Berliner Schnauzen , in which non-prominent Berliners have their say. The Morgenpost advertises this with the slogan “Guaranteed celebrity free!”.

author

Schumacher is a co-author of autobiographies, a. a. by Klaus Wowereit and Roland Koch .

Under the pseudonym Achim Achilles , Schumacher wrote columns for Spiegel Online from 2004 on about runners, walkers and the idiosyncrasies of many amateur athletes. Some columns have been published as books. In May 2012, allegations of copyright infringement against Schumacher were made public. He had taken over texts from Jens Karraß in a book , which the latter had only made available for the jointly operated website as part of a collaboration that had meanwhile ended. Karraß obtained a cease and desist declaration against Schumacher in March 2012 .

On March 12, 2019, Schumacher announced in a video message that after 15 years he is retiring his alter ego "Achim Achilles" and will become the "running supervisory board" of the new Achilles running running side.

Other engagement

Schumacher is a member of the juries of the media prizes Lead Award (magazines category), Reemtsma Liberty Award 2008 and the Political Award 2013. Hajo Schumacher also acts as a moderator of award ceremonies, galas, symposia and specialist conferences, including the German Prize for Online communication, the Human Resources Management Congress 2013 or as laudator for the Grimme Online Awards .

He is a member of the advisory board of the magazine Politik & Kommunikation .

Under the pseudonym Achim Achilles, Schumacher used his fame for charity runs and similar projects until 2019.

Positions

In 2011, Schumacher defended Silvana Koch-Mehrin against allegations of plagiarism in connection with her doctoral thesis . He criticized the associated reaction of the German media and especially that of Spiegel-Online. In this context he explained: “This is not about [...] Koch-Mehrin. It's about journalistic standards ”- and about the“ wretched self-righteousness of the digital block attendant ”. The Süddeutsche Zeitung subsequently asked about a possible conflict of interests Schumacher, since his wife, Susanne Schumacher, had written a book together with Koch-Mehrin in 2007 under the title Sisters: Policies for a New Feminism . Schumacher denied a conflict of interest. He stated that he had not taken Koch-Mehrin under protection. He had taken the guild of PhD students under protection, whose work would only be tapped for footnotes .

Fonts (selection)

• Men's balancing act: How we overcome the old roles with openness, respect and passion. Eichborn, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3-8479-0649-0 , urn : nbn: de: 101: 1-2018082806484464073485 .
• As long as you put your feet on my table ...: My terribly funny life as a father. Eichborn, Cologne 2017, ISBN 978-3-8479-0629-2 .
• (as Achim Achilles :) Tendons don't lie: News from the runner of the heart. Heyne, 2017, ISBN 978-3-453-60423-0 .
• with Malu Dreyer The future is my friend: How a humane and honest policy succeeds. Bastei Lübbe, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86995-083-9 .
• Remaining term: How a good, fun and affordable life can succeed in old age. Eichborn, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-8479-0572-1 .
• Get moving !: Achim Achilles' philosophy of happiness. Ludwig Buchverlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-28042-7 .
• Roland Koch. Revered and despised (= Fischer, Diary 16153). Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2004, ISBN 3-596-16153-3 .
• Cheer up, Germany. Optimistic stories from a desperate republic. Blessing, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-89667-280-0 .
• Dad, how long are 90 minutes? The 1 × 1 of the football world. Blessing, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-89667-284-3 .
• (as Achim Achilles :) Achilles' verses. My life as a runner. Heyne, 2006, ISBN 3-453-60034-7 .
• The twelve laws of power. Angela Merkel's secrets of success. Blessing, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-89667-311-4 .
• (as Achim Achilles :) Achilles' Laufberater , Heyne, 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-60055-3 .
• … and that's just as well. My life for politics. Blessing, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-89667-334-3 (about and with Klaus Wowereit ).
• (as Achim Achilles :) The Walker-Hasser Manifesto. Heyne, 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-60071-3 .
• (as Achim Achilles :) Achilles' verses. Volume II: Learn to walk without suffering. Heyne, 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-60094-2 .
• (as Achim Achilles :) The marathon therapy. Back to life in 10 steps. eriginals berlin, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86439-003-6 .
• (as Achim Achilles :) Just start running - the slim standard work for beginners. eriginals berlin, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86439-034-0 (withdrawn from the market due to copyright disputes )
• (as Achim Achilles :) Get moving !: Achim Achilles' philosophy of happiness. Ludwig Buchverlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-28042-7 .
• (as Achim Achilles :) No mercy for the calf: News from the wonder runner. Heyne Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-453-60288-5 .

Web links

Commons : Hajo Schumacher  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Personal website
• Literature by and about Hajo Schumacher in the catalog of the German National Library
• Spiegel Online: Achilles
• Achim Achilles running community
• Hajo Schumacher in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Craven: Machtphysik. Leadership strategies of the CDU chairwoman Angela Merkel in the inner-party power network 2000–2004. Helios Media, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-9811316-2-8 (Zugl .: Duisburg, Essen, Univ., Diss., 2006).
2. ↑ Dissertations completed by Karl-Rudolf Korte ( memento from September 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). In: karl-rudolf-korte.de .
3. ↑ German Reporter Prize 2013 awarded in Berlin. In: reporter-forum.de, accessed on January 10, 2013.
4. ↑ Berliner Morgenpost: Berliner Schnauze . Retrieved February 29, 2020.
5. ^ Matthias Lohre: Politician Biography . Cuddly skirt from the cuddly ham. Klaus Wowereit wrote his autobiography. “And that's a good thing”, a self-portrait of the ruler as a little man who is surprised by his own success. And an advertising brochure. In: taz.de . Retrieved December 20, 2014 . 
6. ^ Stephan Hebel: Roland Kochs career: With all might. (No longer available online.) In: fr-online.de . January 9, 2009; archived from the original on September 7, 2013 ; Retrieved December 20, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Stefan Niggemeier : Achim Achilles has to pay heel money. In: stefan-niggemeier.de, May 11, 2012.
8. ↑ Plagiarism allegation against Achim Achilles. In: meedia.de . May 11, 2012, accessed March 12, 2019.
9. ↑ An era comes to an end: Achim Achilles ends. on YouTube , March 12, 2019, accessed on March 12, 2019 (1:00 min.).
10. ^ Achilles Running website
11. ↑ Political Award Jury. In: politikaward.de, accessed on March 12, 2019.
12. ↑ Gala - German Prize for Online Communication 2014. (No longer available online.) In: onlinekommunikationspreis.de. Helios Media GmbH, archived from the original on December 20, 2014 ; accessed on March 12, 2019 . 
13. ^ Website of the Personnel Management Congress ( Memento from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
14. ↑ Hajo Schumacher as laudator for sports journalist Jens Weinreich at the ninth Grimme Online Award ( memento from July 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). In: grimme-institut.de. Grimme Institute , June 24, 2009.
15. ↑ Achim Achilles: Achilles' verses: Run for your life! In: Spiegel Online . August 21, 2012, accessed December 20, 2014 . 
16. ↑ Achim Achilles donates 500 euros for the running club 21 ( Memento from May 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). In: kinleanita.de, accessed on May 6, 2014.
17. ↑ "Achim Achilles" comes to the triathlon in his hometown - "Anyone who crosses the finish line before me is definitely doped". In: wn.de. Westfälische Nachrichten , June 25, 2014, accessed on November 2, 2018.
18. ^ Marc Felix Serrao: Plagiarism allegations against Koch-Mehrin - Schützenhilfe for Silvana. In: sueddeutsche.de . April 15, 2011, accessed December 20, 2014 .