What’s happening at Publix?
The new series of events in the building kicked off with an important premiere: virologist Christian Drosten and journalist Georg Mascolo presented their book on the coronavirus pandemic. The series now continues with free events every Thursday.
Meetings and discussions provided the perfect start to the collaboration, as neighbours and visitors from all over the city came to the open day and demonstrated how journalism and the public go hand in hand.
‘Come and make this house your own!’ said Publix Director Maria Exner in her opening speech on the evening of September 13th. The opening event welcomed 700 guests from the media, politics and civil society, including the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, and the founder Hans Schöpflin.
The opening week began with a conference, where the Publix network debated with 150 experts from the media and society. The first Publix projects were also presented.
Publix is an initiative of the Lörrach-based Schöpflin Foundation. Founder, Hans Schöpflin, tells Maria Exner how protesting in the USA turned him into a philanthropist, and why he invests in journalism.
An open and safe space to work together and defend democracy. Architect, Ulrike Dix, speaks to Publix founding director, Maria Exner, about the new Publix building: its conception, its construction, and its connection to her love of football.
We are introducing the organizations that are part of the Publix community.Featured this time is the team of Tactical Tech.
The Allianz Foundation and Publix, the new house for journalism and the public sphere, are joining forces to support promising actors in journalism for the common good. As part of the cooperation, the Kurdish journalist and political scientist Nalan Sipar is being funded as the first "Civic Journalism Fellow" this year.
In each issue of our newsletter, we introduce people who are moving into their offices at Publix House. This time: Nalan Sipar, founder of MedyaN and the first "Civic Journalism Fellow" of the Allianz Foundation and Publix.
Journalism should do more than informing and putting a mirror to society. Now more than ever, it needs to make society stronger. Written exclusively for Publix, the following article by sociologist, Dieter Rucht, outlines five measures for media workers.
In each newsletter, we will introduce an organisation that is moving into the Publix building. In this issue: Lie Detectors.
In German slang, the word “checker” means someone who gets it, someone who’s in the know. And Checker Tobi, who hosts a show of the same name on the public broadcaster Bayrischer Rundfunk, is all that. For more than 10 years now, his shows have been delighting elementary school children from many different social backgrounds. How does he teach his audience about democracy?
We are introducing the organisations that are moving into the Publix building. Featured this time is the team of More in Common.
So forcefully, so deafening, so entrenched: Do German debates have a specifically destructive energy? Established media outlets must be careful not to become activist opinion shapers themselves. A guest contribution by Tobias Haberkorn
The Publix Technology Journalism Fellowship is one of five projects selected for funding as part of the federal government's funding programme for the protection and structural support of journalistic work in Germany.
Are you looking for a crash course in education journalism? Want to finally get a better understanding of the practical realities of the federal school system so you can discuss it with decisions-makers? The first Nina Grunenberg Fellows focused intently on education issues in 2023. Freelance journalist Birte Gernhardt of Cologne was one of those fellowship recipients. In an interview, she discusses her experiences, from the shocking and interesting to the profoundly gratifying.
As a member of the Future Council, Maria Exner, founding director of Publix, has been working intensively on the future of public service broadcasting in Germany since March 2023. The committee has now presented its report.
War reporting is by far the most dangerous work there is for journalists. But what can it still achieve? The role played by social media in the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East is putting journalism to a serious test.
In each newsletter, we are introducing the organisations that are moving into the Publix building. Featured this time is Reporters Without Borders.We spoke with Katja Heineman, head of assistance and fellowships.
Starting in 2024, Publix will be awarding the Nina Grunenberg Fellowship for education journalism. The grant provides funding for journalists and media professionals interested in conducting in-depth reporting on schools and the education system in Germany.
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