Elmar Theveßen

Elmar Theveßen (born June 3 1967 in Viersen) is a German journalist and author.

Elmar Theveßen (2018)

Life

At University of Bonn studied Theveßen history, political science and german studies. Foreign Policy and journalism he studied at American University in Washington, D.C.. From 1991 to 1995 Theveßen was tv-journalist for politics in ZDF-studio Bonn. Until 2001 Theveßen worked as tv-journalist for ZD-studio in Washington, D.C. From 2001 to 2002 he worked as tv-journalist for Frontal21 at ZDF. Since 2003 Theveßen was managing editor for ZDF-studio „Aktuelles“ in Berlin.[1] Since March 2019 Theveßen is director of ZDF-studio in Washington. D.C.[2] Theveßen is expert for terrorism on German broadcaster ZDF for example 2016 Chemnitz terrorism plot.[3] Theveßen is member of Atlantik-Brücke.

Books by Theveßen
  • 2002: Schläfer mitten unter uns. Droemer, München 2002; aktualisierte Taschenbuchausgabe: Knaur, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-426-77730-4.
  • 2004: Die Bush-Bilanz. Wie der US-Präsident sein Land und die Welt betrogen hat. Droemer, München 2004, ISBN 3-426-27327-6.
  • 2005: Terroralarm. Deutschland und die islamistische Bedrohung. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-87134-548-2.
  • 2009: Al-Qaida. Wissen was stimmt. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-06107-3.
  • 2011: Nine-Eleven. Der Tag, der die Welt veränderte. Propyläen, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-549-07381-0.
  • 2016: Terror in Deutschland. Die tödliche Strategie der Islamisten. Piper, München 2016, ISBN 978-3-492-05803-2.

Awards
  • 1994: Medienpreis by German Bundestag
  • 1996: Nominination for Telestar
  • 1998, 2002, 2003: radio-, tv- and New-Media-Award by RIAS-Commission
  • 2011: Bul le Mérite by Bundes Deutscher Kriminalbeamter
  • 2012: Deutscher Fernsehpreis for documentation 9/11
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References
  1. Presseportal.zdf.de: Elmar Theveßen (german)(
  2. Media.de: Neue ZDF-Top-Jobs für Bettina Schausten, Theo Koll und Elmar Theveßen (german)
  3. Tagesspiegel.de: Elmar Theveßen verdient 205.560 Euro, May 18, 2917
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