Post-War/Post-Wall: Journalism in Times of Polarization
Language: English
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6.15 p.m. | Reception at Berlin Wall Exhibit, NAU Student Union
7 p.m. | Conversation in the Grand Canyon Room, NAU Student Union
Join 2025 Thomas Mann Fellow Susanne Beyer for a conversation on “Post-War/Post-Wall: Journalism in Times of Polarization” at Northern Arizona University, organized by the Martin-Springer Institute. The conversation will explore the challenges and responsibilities of journalism in societies marked by division and polarization. During her residency at the Thomas Mann House House, she explores the question of whether journalism needs to change in polarized times, whether there can be ways to report critically and empathetically at the same time, and whether journalism can initiate dialogues that bring people together rather than driving them apart. Beyer is a German author and journalist for the SPIEGEL.
Participants
Susanne Beyer studied German literature, history and journalism in Bamberg and Vienna. After her vocational training at Deutsche Journalistenschule (DJS), she initially worked as a culture editor at SPIEGEL, where she was deputy head of department. She was deputy editor-in-chief of SPIEGEL for four years, then worked as a journalist in SPIEGEL's Berlin office and now writes for the editorial team. Alongside her job, Susanne Beyer is currently training to become a mediator.
Partner
An event by the Martin-Springer-Institute at the Norther Arizona University, co-presented by the Thomas Mann House Los Angeles.
