Thomas Hinrichs

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Thomas Hinrichs (* 1968 in Aurich - Sandhorst ) is a German journalist and since May 1, 2014 the information director responsible for radio, television and online at Bavarian Broadcasting .

Life

education

Hinrichs studied history , German , journalism and law in Göttingen , at Amherst College in Massachusetts and in Munich . Since 1990 he has been working as a freelancer for various daily newspapers and magazines alongside his studies . Hinrichs first came into contact with television in 1993 as an intern at the ZDF state studio in Bremen .

Professional background

In 1995 Hinrichs worked for Deutsche Welle TV in Washington, DC . From 1995 to 1996 he worked as a freelancer in the department of domestic politics and current affairs at Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) in Munich . In 1996, Bayerischer Rundfunk hired him as editor for the news magazine Report Munich . In November 1997 Hinrichs went to the ARD Studio Bonn as a TV correspondent , and from 1999 he worked as a TV correspondent with a focus on taxes and finances in the ARD Capital Studio Berlin . As editorial director , he headed from 2004 to 2005, the ARD Mittagsmagazin in Munich. From January 2006 to the end of 2013, Hinrichs was the second editor-in-chief of ARD-aktuell in Hamburg.

BR information director

Hinrichs was appointed Information Director of Bayerischer Rundfunk on December 5, 2013. On July 19, 2018, the Broadcasting Council of Bayerischer Rundfunk approved the reappointment of Thomas Hinrichs as Information Director until April 30, 2024.

Thomas Hinrichs is a passionate journalist, has top news skills and has long been responsible for personnel. These are the best conditions for his new tasks as information director, said BR director Ulrich Wilhelm. As one of the two editors-in-chief at ARD-aktuell, he and his team prepared world events for an audience of millions every day and at the same time consolidated the Tagesschau brand on the Internet.

As Information Director, Thomas Hinrichs heads the first trimedial program directorate of Bavarian Broadcasting, in which all information programs and current offers from radio, television and online are summarized. He is responsible for the program area "B5 aktuell - Politics and Economy" in radio. On television, he is responsible for the “Politics / Economy” area with programs such as Report Munich, Controvers , Rundschau , Abendschau , the Citizens' Programs, Our Country and “Weeds”. On television he is also responsible for the “Politics” and “Sport and Leisure” program areas. Hinrichs has dissolved the old Telemedien editorial team and bundled all digital media under the BR24 brand. In his area of ​​responsibility, the co-creation and delivery of the BR falls to Das Erste , to Phoenix and Tagesschau24 . Since January 1, 2019, the Software Development and Platforms (SEP) and Digital Development and Social Media departments have been assigned to him. Hinrichs has overall responsibility for the budget, staff, and the content and design of the programs and offers from these editorial offices and program areas. He is also responsible for the ARD studios abroad belonging to Bayerischer Rundfunk (Rome, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Tehran, Vienna, Buenos Aires). With the new information directorate, Bayerischer Rundfunk has bundled radio, television and online programs under one Roof - in this form of organization the most far-reaching step towards tri-mediality in the public broadcasting system.

Trivia

Hinrichs is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church . He is married and has two children.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ BR Information Director , Focus, accessed December 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Thomas Hinrichs confirmed as BR Information Director. br.de, July 19, 2018, accessed on July 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Thomas Hinrichs entering the service, accessed on August 13, 2013
  4. ^ BR Corporate Structure , Information Director, accessed November 26, 2014
  5. ^ BR-Online Information Director , Bayerischer Rundfunk, accessed on December 9, 2013
  6. ↑ Thomas Hinrichs becomes information director at Bayerischer Rundfunk , Medienmagazin pro , accessed on December 11, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Hinrichs, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Aurich