Matthias Rüb
Matthias Rüb (born June 13, 1962 in Zavelstein near Calw ) is a German journalist .
Life
Rüb grew up in Baden-Württemberg and studied philosophy, Protestant theology, politics and history in Berlin and Paris. In addition to his studies, he worked as a translator and literary critic for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1989 he began as a trainee in the features section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and in the same year became editor of the literary newspaper . After a stopover in 1992 with the weekend supplement “Pictures and Times”, Rüb switched to the political newsroom in 1993. From 1994 he worked as a Southeast Europe correspondent in Budapest , in 2002 he moved to Washington for eleven years as a correspondent for the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. From August 2013 to January 2018 he reported from São Paulo for the Latin American continent. Since then he has worked from Rome as a correspondent for Italy, the Vatican, Albania and Malta.
Book publications (selection)
- “Balkan transit. The Heritage of Yugoslavia ”(1998).
- “Kosovo. Causes and Consequences of a War in Europe ”(1999).
- “Escape to the future. Bosnia after the war ”(2001).
- “The Atlantic Trench. America and Europe on Separate Paths ”(2004).
- Che Guevara . 100 pages. Reclam, Ditzingen 2017, ISBN 978-3-15-020429-0 .
honors and awards
- 2001 Rudolf Vogel Medal of the Southeast Europe Society
- 2004 Kennan Prize for Best Commentary on US-German Relations
Web links
- Literature by and about Matthias Rüb in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Perlentaucher-Profil M. Rüb , accessed January 26, 2019
- ↑ Matthias Rüb. In: www.faz.net. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ "The 1,000-Euro German-American Commentary Award went to Matthias Rüb for 'Kulturkampf in Amerika (Culture War in America),' published Nov. 4 in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. As the paper's Washington correspondent, Rüb pointed to the cultural divide across the American landscape as the main reason for President Bush's re-election. " Arthur F. Burns Fellowship News, Summer 2005, Vol. 14 No. 1 http://www.ijp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DOKUMENTE/Programme/Amerikanisches_Programm/Burns_Newsletter_2005.pdf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rüb, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zavelstein near Calw |