Hermann Theißen
Hermann Theißen (born August 14, 1954 in Erkelenz ; died January 16, 2016 ) was a German journalist.
Theißen studied German, social sciences and theater studies in Cologne , worked as a freelance writer for newspapers and completed an internship at Deutschlandfunk . He then worked as a freelancer for the WDR in the history / contemporary history department and for school television. In July 1986 he became an editor for Political Feature and Political Literature on Deutschlandfunk. With his colleague Karin Beindorff , he designed the feature on Tuesday and, until 2008, the program “Political Literature”. As an editor for contemporary history and contemporary criticism (feature), Theißen was particularly committed to long radio formats: The feature is the most open journalistic form, sometimes close to the border with art. Nowhere else can you work and experiment with so many different stylistic devices.
Theißen directed co-productions by Deutschlandfunk with the Vienna Burgtheater and the Volksbühne Berlin ; he wrote for the Süddeutsche Zeitung , Die Zeit und Theater heute . With his co-authors Monika Borgmann and Lokman Slim, he made the documentary Massaker , an international co-production about the Sabra and Shatila massacres , which ran in the Panorama of the Berlinale and received international awards.
documentary
- Massacre . Documentary by Hermann Theißen, Monika Borgmann and Lokman Slim, co-production Germany, Lebanon, France, Switzerland 2004, 96 minutes, premiere at the Berlinale 2005
Web links
- “Because he was a very unique person” , Werner Dütsch in conversation with Stefan Koldehoff, Deutschlandfunk , January 19, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ a b Hermann Theißen died unexpectedly , obituary on Deutschlandradio , January 19, 2016
- ↑ Torsten Landsberg: Stühlerücken bei Deutschlandfunk: Degradation without victims , Taz , April 9, 2008
- ^ "Political Literature" on Deutschlandfunk: Publishers protest against dismissal , Börsenblatt , April 8, 2008
- ^ Daniela Dahn : Method à la Metternich , Der Freitag , March 28, 2008
- ^ Katja Vossenberg: Eavesdropping I: The radio feature - journalism as a piece of art. In: nr-Werkstatt 24: Weitblick - The long form, the whole story , documentation of the nr specialist conference on reportage, features, documentation and documentary film, 22./23. November 2013 at the WDR in Cologne, Netzwerk Recherche , PDF pp. 28–35
- ↑ Radio play: Nothing / Special - A life counseling in 6 chapters based on Andy Warhol, Lou Reed and John Cale , Deutschlandfunk Kultur , October 13, 2007
- ↑ Speakers: Hermann Theißen , Fachkonferenz Weitblick - The long form, the whole history of the research network
- ↑ Bert Rebhandl: The camera learns to look away , Taz , October 11, 2006
- ^ Film award for DLF editor Hermann Theißen , press release Deutschlandradio , March 8, 2005
- ↑ Panorama: Massaker , Berlinale 2005
- ^ Massacre by Monika Borgmann, Hermann Theissen, Lokman Slim , Dschoint Ventschr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Theißen, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erkelenz |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2016 |