Melanie Amann (born 1978) is a journalist and lawyer. She is deputy editor-in-chief of leading Germany weekly ''

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''. Melanie Amann was born in

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and raised in

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. She studied law at the

University of Trier The Trier University (), in the German city of Trier, was founded in 1473. Closed in 1798 by order of the then French administration in Trier, the university was re-established in 1970 after a hiatus of some 172 years. The new university camp ...

, Aix-Marseille III and at

Humboldt University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

. After graduating in law (Erstes juristisches Staatsexamen), Amann studied journalism at

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in Munich. She worked for '' Bonner General-Anzeiger'' and ''

Süddeutsche Zeitung The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of ''SZ'' is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and ...

''. Amann wrote as editor for ''

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'' mainly about issues in the middle east. In 2006, she joined '' Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung'' and wrote mainly on issues concerning employment law. In 2011, she received a Ph.D. in law from

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

for a dissertation on the law of union elections. She joined ''Der Spiegel'' in 2013, covering center-right party

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and the then-rising right-wing populist

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (, AfD, ) is a Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present), far-right,Far-right: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Right-wing populism, right-wing populist and National conservatism, national-conservative p ...

(AfD). In 2019, she became head of the Berlin office. In May 2021, the magazine announced that Amann and Thorsten Dörting would join then-current editor-in-chief Clemens Höges to form an editorial triumvirate. After Höges left the magazine, the current editor-in-chief Dirk Kurbjuweit appointed Amann and Dörting as his deputies in October 2023. Amann is a regular guest on political talkshows such as '' Markus Lanz'' or '' Anne Will'', and appears in English-language shows such as

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's ''

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'' in the United States.

Published books

* ''Die Belegschaftsabstimmung.'' Schriften zum Arbeitsrecht und Wirtschaftsrecht, Band 73. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main u. a. 2012, . * ''Angst für Deutschland. Die Wahrheit über die AfD: Wo sie herkommt, wer sie führt, wohin sie steuert.'' (Fear for Germany. The truth about the AfD: where they come from, who leads it, where it heads.) Droemer, München 2018, .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amann, Melanie 1978 births Living people German journalists 21st-century German lawyers University of Trier alumni Der Spiegel people Humboldt University of Berlin alumni