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Michael Ebert

Michael Ebert, born in Freiburg in 1974, studied law in Munich after a newspaper traineeship. He developed the magazine NEON for Gruner+Jahr, which he led as editor-in-chief for ten years. He has received many awards for his journalistic work, including "Journalist of the Year". He has been editor-in-chief of the Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine since 2013.


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