Sebastian Esser

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Sebastian Esser (* 1976 in Hachenburg ) is a German journalist and entrepreneur.

Life

Sebastian Esser studied political science and sociology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn , at the University of Konstanz and at the Sorbonne . He completed an editorial training at the Berlin School of Journalism .

From 2004 to 2006 he was editor-in-chief of the media magazine ViSdP. From 2006 to 2008 he was a political editor on the founding team of the German edition of Vanity Fair , which was first published in February 2007 . Together with the journalist Hajo Schumacher , he founded the start-up Spredder in 2009 , which was taken over by Deutsche Post AG in 2011 .

In 2012, Esser Krautreporter started as a crowdfunding platform for journalism. In 2014 he founded - also under the name Krautreporter - an online magazine that was financed by the largest German crowdfunding campaign to date. Today Esser is editor of Krautreporter and board member of the Krautreporter cooperative .

In 2017 he founded the start-up company Steady , which independent publications such as online magazines, blogs and podcasts can use to fund themselves through membership programs based on the Krautreporter model.

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sebastian Esser | Reporter Workshop 2015. Accessed January 24, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Disposals from "Vanity Fair". Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Deutsche Post merges DieRedaktion.de with Spredder. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Goldmann, Stephan: Sebastian Esser on Steady: "Crowdfunding without drama". In: Lousypennies. Karsten Lohmeyer, March 7, 2017, accessed January 24, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Herb reporter. In: Crowdfunding Berlin. Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH, March 7, 2017, accessed on January 24, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Ole Reissmann: Krautreporter: Readers should start the new online magazine with 900,000 euros. on: Spiegel Online. May 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ Crowdfunding project: “Krautreporter” has enough supporters. on: www.spiegel.de , June 13, 2014, accessed on July 3, 2014: "No German crowdfunding project is likely to have received more media attention."
  8. ↑ Imprint and contact - Krautreporter. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Krautreporter Cooperative. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Sebastian Esser on the new Steady payment system: "Crowdfunding without drama". February 3, 2017, accessed January 24, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Lead Award. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
  12. ↑ The celebration of the journalists of the year 2013 - medium magazin. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
  13. ↑ LeadAwards 2019. Accessed January 24, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Prize Winner - Grimme Online Award. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Esser, Sebastian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Hachenburg