Deutsche Journalistenschule

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Entrance of the Deutsche Journalistenschule

The Deutsche Journalistenschule e.V. was the first German Journalism school. It is considered one of the best schools for journalism in Germany.

It was founded in 1949 by Werner Friedmann, co-editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. He modeled the school after the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, which he saw while visiting the United States of America. The original name of the school, Werner-Friedmann-Institute, was later changed into Deutsche Journalistenschule e.V., which means German school of journalism.^[1] The school is located in Munich, only a few meters from the Munich Frauenkirche.

For the following decades, the Deutsche Journalistenschule (DJS) was the only professional school for journalism in West-Germany. Its students are taught by professional journalists of prominent german mediums like Der Spiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung or ARD. The curriculum consists of classes in writing, research, TV-producing and others. During a speech on the schools 60th anniversary, chancellor Angela Merkel called the DJS "a good piece of the succes story of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland".^[2] Many editors-in-chief of renowned german newspapers and magazines were once students of the DJS.

Prominent Alumni

• Götz Aly, journalist and historian
• Maxim Biller, writer
• Günther Jauch, TV-host
• Kurt Kister, editor-in-chief of Süddeutsche Zeitung
• Timm Klotzek, editor-in-chief of NEON
• Jan-Eric Peters, editor-in-chief of Die Welt
• Andreas Petzold, editor-in-chief of Der Stern
• Sandra Maischberger, TV-host

Notes

1. ^ http://www.djs-online.de/?page_id=147
2. ^ http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/jahre-djs-kanzlerin-preist-qualitaetsjournalismus-1.89615

See also

• Journalism School

External links

• Official website
• Website of the Goethe-Institut on german journalism