Werner Meyer (journalist)
Werner Meyer (born June 11, 1931 in Bayreuth ; † February 24, 2008 ) was a German journalist , author and journalism teacher.
Meyer worked 37 years as the chief reporter for the Münchner Abendzeitung and for a long time as a lecturer at the German School of Journalism . He has received numerous awards for his reports, which often took him abroad and to theaters of war. In numerous campaigns, he raised money for the victims and survivors of the crises, which he reported as a journalist. In 2004 Meyer organized a highly acclaimed exhibition about the Munich writer and journalist Sigi Sommer in the Monacensia .
Works
- Götterdämmerung - April 1945 in Bayreuth (1975)
- Journalism Today (2002)
- The years fly by like mad. Sigi Sommer - chronicler, journalist, walker (2004)
Awards
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (October 14, 1997)
- 1989 (according to the two obituaries) or 1990 (according to bdzv.de): Theodor Wolff Prize
Web links
- Hans-Jürgen Jakobs: On the death of Werner Meyer , February 26, 2008. Online at sueddeutsche.de
- Mourning Werner "Bobby" Meyer , obituary, March 19, 2008. Online at BDZV
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office of the Federal President
- ^ Winner of the Theodor Wolff Prize ( Memento from July 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayreuth |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 2008 |