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David Schraven

German journalist (born 1970)

David Schraven (born 1970 in Bottrop, Germany) is a German journalist. From 2010 to 2014, he was head of investigations at Funke Mediengruppe.²

From Wikipedia’s article on David Schraven (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 17, 1970.¹

About

From 2007 to September 2014, he was treasurer of German association of investigative journalists Netzwerk Recherche. In 2014 he founded Correctiv.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Schraven, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

CorrectivChief executive officer 2014 to now¹⁴
CorrectivFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Bonn³

Career

Occupation: comics writer, journalist, non-fiction writer.⁷

Since 2014Chief executive, Correctiv⁶
Date not recordedFounded Ruhrbarone⁴
Date not recordedFounded Correctiv⁵

He was the founder of the German newspaper taz ruhr. Later, he worked as a reporter on energy issues for the Axel Springer Group. Then, in 2010, he continued his research projects as head of investigations at Funke Mediengruppe.

Schraven published several reports about German military action by the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan. In 2011, he explained the details of the Operation Halmazag. In 2012, he published an investigation of the German military actions in Afghanistan on a special website with leaked documents. In 2013 his graphic novel reportage Kriegszeiten (Carlsen Verlag) was nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Book Award).

He has contributed to various reference books about investigative journalism for the German association of investigative journalists Netzwerk Recherche. The book Reporter im verdeckten Einsatz (PDF) deals with undercover research methods and Kritischer Wirtschaftsjournalismus (PDF) focuses on investigative business journalism.

In 2014, he founded Correctiv.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Schraven (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornOct 17, 1970, Bottrop⁸
CitizenshipGermany⁹

Awards

2015Deutscher Reporterpreis¹⁰

Sources

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