Ann-Katrin Müller | |
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Born | 1987 (age 36–37)
Bonn, West Germany |
Alma mater | University of Bonn |
Occupation(s) | Political editor, Der Spiegel |
Awards | Axel-Springer-Preis, 2018 |
Ann-Katrin Müller (born 1987) is a German journalist, and the political editor of Der Spiegel. She received an AxelSpringer Prize in Silver in 2018.
Müller was born in 1987, in the Rhineland, Germany. [1] She studied political science and European studies in Bonn and London. [1]
Her career started as an intern at the ARD talkshow Hart aber Fair (English: Hard But Fair). Later, Müller worked for public television stations Phoenix, DAPD News Agency, Financial Times Deutschland and public broadcaster WDR Fernsehen. [2]
Since 2013, Müller has been the political editor at the Berlin office of Der Spiegel. She is a researcher on the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and political disinformation. [3] [2] In addition, she is an expert on sexual violence, and has done extensive research on the topic, also in the context of elite sports. [4]
In 2018, Müller was awarded the Silver Axel-Springer-Prize for her report on two men recalling their stories of being placed under the care of pedophiles while in the Berlin foster care system. [5] The jury, including Moritz Müller-Wirth of Die Zeit, praised Ann-Katrin Müller for the sensitivity and "sober clarity" (nüchterne Klarheit) with which she covered the scandal. [5]
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