Heribert Prantl
Prantl in 2017
Prantl in 2017
Born (1953-07-30) 30 July 1953 (age 70)
Nittenau
NationalityGerman
OccupationJournalist
Known forBooks, speeches, civil rights engagement
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Heribert Prantl (born 30 July 1953 in Nittenau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German author, journalist and jurist (former judge, prosecutor and lawyer). At the Süddeutsche Zeitung he was head of the department of domestic policy from 1995 to 2017, head of the department "opinion" from 2018 to 2019, member of the chief editors from 2011 to 2019 and is now columnist and author. Since 2002 he has been a lecturer at the faculty of law at Bielefeld University, where he was appointed honorary professor in 2010.

Early life and family

Prantl was born in Nittenau in Bavaria on 30 July 1953. A stipendiary of the Catholic "Cusanuswerk", he studied law, philosophy and history at the University of Regensburg and earned his juris doctor.[1] Afterwards he studied journalism and worked as a judge as well as a public prosecutor.[2]

Work as a journalist

In 1988, Prantl started working for the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) in the department for domestic policy with focus on legal policy. In 1992 he was promoted to deputy head of the department and 1995 he became the head of the department.[2] As of March 1, 2019 he stepped down from duties as head of the opinion department and as a member of the editorial board.[3] He continues to work at the SZ as a writer and columnist, writing a weekly column on political and societal issues under the headline Prantls Blick for the paper's weekend edition.[citation needed]

Considered a social liberal by many, Prantl has achieved a reputation of being a defender of a liberal and cosmopolitan society that respects the basic rights of all people.[4]

Other work

Heribert Prantl (2013)

Apart from his work as a journalist, Prantl is a critically acclaimed author of political commentary, especially concerning basic liberties and the rule of law. He also appears often on ARD radio stations as a commentator for current domestic affairs.[4]

Prantl is also a lecturer for journalism at the Akademie für Publizistik in Hamburg[5] and at the Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses in Munich.[6] He has also been a member of the UNICEF National Committee of Germany,[7] European Law Students' Association Germany Chapter advisory board,[8] and Reporters Without Borders Germany Board of Trustees.[9]

Awards

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Wiermer, Christian (August 2007). Juristen als Journalisten (in German). GRIN Verlag. p. 43. ISBN 978-3-638-70108-2.
  2. ^ a b "Theodor Wolff Preis: Dr. Heribert Prantl" (in German). Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  3. ^ Tagesspiegel: Heribert Prantl gibt Ämter bei der SZ ab, 28. Februar 2019
  4. ^ a b "MDR INFO auf der Buchmesse" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Dozenten". Akademie für Publizistik Hamburg. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Referenten". Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses e.V. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  7. ^ General Assembly of Members UNICEF Deutschland.
  8. ^ Advisory Board European Law Students' Association (ELSA) – Germany Chapter .
  9. ^ Board of Trustees Reporters Without Borders Germany.
  10. ^ "Dokumentation Erich-Fromm-Preis 2006" (in German). Radio Luma. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Heribert Prantl erhält den Brüder Grimm-Preis 2012". Philipps-Universität Marburg. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2013.

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