Sophia Maier

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Sophia Maier (born August 18, 1987 in Munich ) is a German journalist and photographer . She lives and works in Cologne . She has been a reporter for the stern TV format since 2016 .

job

Maier gained notoriety through her reports from European refugee camps, which were picked up on the television program stern TV and other media. In 2016, in the Idomeni camp on the Greek-Macedonian border, she was one of the few journalists who managed to covertly report on the spot during the eviction. She shared her experiences several times with politician Norbert Blüm live on stern TV. In December 2018, she smuggled herself into the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos to uncover the grievances there.

In addition, Maier became known to a wider public through her reporting on the riots in Chemnitz in September 2018. She experienced multiple attacks on journalists on site. When the media reported on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Germany as a result , she publicly expressed her assessment of the riots several times. Your assessment was also dealt with in the ZDF program Markus Lanz .

In addition to her work as a reporter, she works as a photographer with a focus on crisis regions. Her recordings from countries such as Nepal and Greece have been presented in exhibitions several times.

Maier completed her master's degree in democracy at the University of Regensburg and then worked for Huffpost Germany, where she headed the economic department, among other things.

Volunteering

Maier regularly works as a volunteer in crisis areas. She worked in Jordan for the German aid organization Help - Help for Self-Help .

Fonts

  • Elisabeth Kagermeier: Cross-border commuter. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung of May 8, 2016, page 6 ( online ).
  • Brothers in spirit? An existential philosophical encounter between Albert Camus and Sören Kierkegaard, May 2014, University of Regensburg

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FOCUS Online: Norbert Blüm and Sophia Maier for the Idomeni clearance. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .
  2. ^ Reporter Sophia Maier "Undercover" in Idomeni. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .
  3. ^ Evgenia Choros: Journalists Banned from Idomeni Evacuation Operation, GreekReporter.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019 (American English).
  4. ↑ Studio talk: Steffen Hallaschka in conversation with Norbert Blüm and Sophia Maier. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Traumatized and left alone: ​​The refugee children on Lesbos suffer so much. December 5, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  6. ↑ "We felt totally unsafe" - sternTV journalist describes attacks in Chemnitz. September 3, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Interview about Erdogan's visit & Cologne with reporter Sophia Maier. January 7, 2019, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Markus Lanz from September 4th , 2018 - Heinz Buschkowsky, Olaf Sundermeyer, ... September 22nd, 2018, accessed on March 8th, 2019 .
  9. ^ Sophia Maier: Faces Of Nepal: Learning About Love, Life, And Hope. In: Huffington Post. February 2, 2016, Retrieved March 8, 2019 (American English).
  10. ↑ Elisabeth Kagermeier: Border Crosser . In: sueddeutsche.de . 2016, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on March 8, 2019]).
  11. ↑ FIELFALT bloggers: FORGESTELLT: Sophia Maier - Faces of Nepal. In: FIELFALT. February 1, 2016, accessed on March 8, 2019 (German).
  12. ^ Sophia Maier, blogger. Help - help for self-help. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Dr. Oliver Hidalgo: Work 2014 - University of Regensburg. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Maier, Sophia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich