Sebastian Esser
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
- LeadAward (Gold) 2013, special award for herb reporters
- Special award for Journalists of the Year 2013 from Medium Magazin
- LeadAward 2019, Digital Leader of the Year, national web magazine
- Grimme Online Award Information for herb reporters , 2019
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sebastian Esser | Reporter Workshop 2015. Accessed January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Disposals from "Vanity Fair". Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Deutsche Post merges DieRedaktion.de with Spredder. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Goldmann, Stephan: Sebastian Esser on Steady: "Crowdfunding without drama". In: Lousypennies. Karsten Lohmeyer, March 7, 2017, accessed January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Herb reporter. In: Crowdfunding Berlin. Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH, March 7, 2017, accessed on January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ole Reissmann: Krautreporter: Readers should start the new online magazine with 900,000 euros. on: Spiegel Online. May 13, 2014.
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ Imprint and contact - Krautreporter. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Krautreporter Cooperative. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Sebastian Esser on the new Steady payment system: "Crowdfunding without drama". February 3, 2017, accessed January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Lead Award. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ The celebration of the journalists of the year 2013 - medium magazin. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ LeadAwards 2019. Accessed January 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Prize Winner - Grimme Online Award. Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Esser, Sebastian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and entrepreneur |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hachenburg |