Klaus Bednarz
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Klaus Bednarz (6 June 1942 – 14 April 2015) was a German journalist and writer.
Life
[edit]Bednarz was born in Falkensee, Province of Brandenburg. He studied Slavic studies, theatre and Eastern European history at universities in Hamburg, Vienna and Moscow. His dissertation at university was on Russian author Anton Chekhov.[1] Since 1967 Bednarz worked for German television as correspondent in Poland (1971–1977) and in the Soviet Union (1977–1982). Later he was television presenter of the German TV programme Monitor, broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk.[2] During these years Bednarz wrote several books on Eastern European countries and the south of South America. He died in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[3]
Works
[edit]Books
[edit]- 1977: Poland
- 1979: The old Moscow
- 1980: Heinrich Böll and Lew Kopelew in discussion with Klaus Bednarz
- 1984: Masuren
- 1985: My Moscow
- 1989: Poland
- 1990: Travelguide Moscow
- 1990: Gorbachev
- 1992: Russia
- 1995: Far near country – Meetings in Ostpreußen
- 1997: About authors and books
- 1998: The Ballad of Lake Baikal
- 2002: East from sun – From Lake Baikal to Alaska
- 2004: At the end of the world – Journey through Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia
- 2006: My Russia
- 2007: The cross of North. Journey through Karelien
- 2009: Far and near: About my life as journalist
Awards
[edit]- 1982 and 1985: Adolf-Grimme-Preis[1]
- 1986: Joseph E. Drexel Award
- 1987: BUND journalists award
- 1988: Carl von Ossietzky Medal
- 1991: Goldene Kamera in category Best news speaker for Monitor
- 1992: Deutscher Kritikerpreis
- 1993: Civis media prize
- 1995: Telestar "Best reporter documentation/news" for Die Reise nach Ostpreußen
- 1999: DUH environment media award
- 2003: Gold medaille by international film- and TV festival Jalta
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Klaus Bednarz: Ex-"Monitor"-Moderator ist tot". DER SPIEGEL (in German). April 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Restle, Georg (October 19, 2016). "Die MONITOR-Redaktion verneigt sich vor einem der ganz Großen im deutschen Journalismus". Die MONITOR-Redaktion verneigt sich vor einem der ganz Großen im deutschen Journalismus, Klaus Bednarz ist gestorben (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Huber, Joachim. "Klaus Bednarz mit 72 Jahren gestorben". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2015 deaths
- People from Havelland
- Writers from the Province of Brandenburg
- German male journalists
- German male writers
- 20th-century German journalists
- 21st-century German journalists
- German television presenters
- German television journalists
- German broadcast news analysts
- ARD (broadcaster) people
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk people