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German broadcast journalist
Peter Limbourg
Limbourg in 2015
Born (1960-07-07 ) 7 July 1960 (age 63) Nationality German Occupation Broadcast journalist
Peter Limbourg (born 7 July 1960) is a German
broadcast journalist and the Director General of
Deutsche Welle .
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Career
Alongside
Peter Kloeppel , Limbourg moderated the first of two
TV election debates between
Chancellor
Gerhard Schröder and his challenger
Edmund Stoiber ahead of the
2002 elections , which was aired live on two of Germany's private television channels during prime-time.
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Between 2008 and 2013, Limbourg was the main presenter of daily news show
SAT.1 News . In addition, he served as Editor-in-Chief of
N24 (2008–2010) and as Information Director of
ProSiebenSat.1 Media (2010–2013).
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In September 2016, Limbourg condemned
Turkey for confiscating the recording of a
Deutsche Welle interview with Youth and Sports Minister
Akif Çağatay Kılıç at his office in Ankara, arguing that the seizure of the video tape was "a blatant violation of press freedom."
Deutsche Welle reporter
Michel Friedman had asked Kılıç questions about July's attempted coup, mass layoffs and arrests that followed the failed putsch, and the media situation and the position of women in Turkey.
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Other activities
Aktion Deutschland Hilft (Germany's Relief Coalition), Member of the Board of Trustees
Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP), Member of the Board of Trustees
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Civis Media Foundation , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2013)
International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP), Member of the Board of Trustees
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Konrad Adenauer Prize, Member of the Advisory Board
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RIAS Berlin Commission, Co-chairman (alongside David Reinert)
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Reporters Without Borders Germany , Member of the Board of Trustees (until 2014)[
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References
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"Nigeria's Channel Television partners Deutsche Welle" . Communicatio . Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
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"Channels TV, Deutsche Welle signed partnership agreements" . Nigerian Tribune . Archived from
the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
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"Channels TV, Deutsche Welle signed partnership agreements" . Thisdaylive . Archived from
the original on August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
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"Channels TV, Deutsche Welle partner for better, balanced reporting on Africa" . The Guardian News . Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
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Gabor Steingart (September 9, 2002),
Analyse zum TV-Duell: Stoiber gut, Schröder besser
Spiegel Online .
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Board of Trustees: Peter Limbourg
Civis Media Foundation .
^ Erik Kirschbaum (September 6, 2016),
Turkish government seizes interview tape from broadcaster Deutsche Welle
Reuters .
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Board of Trustees Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP).
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Board of Trustees (2016–2019)
Archived 2016-10-03 at the
Wayback Machine International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP).
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Konrad Adenauer Prize: Advisory Board City of Cologne.
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Members of the Commission RIAS Berlin Commission.
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