Sebastian Borger (born 1964 in

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) is a German journalist and author based in London.

Life

Having attended the

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school of journalism

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from 1987 to 1988, Sebastian Borger started his career in journalism in 1989 as a crime reporter for ''

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'' in

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. From 1991 to 1995 he worked for news magazine ''

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'', both in Hamburg and

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. Since graduating from the

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in 1998, he has worked as independent adviser and London correspondent for a number of German-speaking publications, amongst them ''

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'', ''

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'' and regional Swiss newspapers. Borger is a regular pundit on German-British and international topics for the

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Publications

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und die

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", Stämpfli Verlag Bern 2013,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Borger, Sebastian 1964 births Living people People from Kronach (district) German male journalists German journalists German-language writers English-language writers from Germany German male writers German expatriates in the United Kingdom