Sonia Seymour Mikich (born 13 July 1951 in

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

) is a German TV journalist.

Education

After studying

political sciences Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

, and

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

from 1972–1979 at the

RWTH Aachen University RWTH Aachen University (), in German ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen'', is a German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With more than 47,000 students enrolled in 144 study prog ...

. She worked as research associate with the institute's Arnold-Gehlen Research Group. In 1985 she received a scholarship from the

German Marshall Fund The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy think tank that seeks to promote cooperation and understanding between North America and the European Union. Founded in 1972, through a gift from the W ...

Career

*Since 1984 editor and reporter for the

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's foreign TV broadcasting group *1992–1998 – Correspondent in

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, since 1995 as first woman to serve as head of the broadcasting studio *1998–2001 – Head of the ARD studio in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

*Since 2002 chief editor and presenter of the ARD's ''Monitor'' newsmagazine *Since 2004 head of the ARD/WDR documentary magazine ''Die story'', WDR TV,

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

*Since 2012 moderator of weekly talk show ''Presseclub'' *2014–2018 – Editor-in-Chief, WDR TV, Cologne Her work as chronicler of the

First Chechen War The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a struggle for independence waged by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the invading Russia, Russian Federation from 1994 to 1996. After a mutually agreed on treaty ...

in Moscow was awarded in 1998 with the

Bundesverdienstkreuz The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first President of the Federal Republic ...

. On 17 November 2016, Seymour Mikich and ''

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'' editor-in-chief

Klaus Brinkbäumer Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseba ...

conducted the only TV interview with

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

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on his last official trip to Germany.

Other activities

* Civis Media Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2013)

Filmography

*1993, Mordsliebe Moskau, WDR 3 *1993, Brudermord – Putsch 93, ARD *1993, Davonfliegen wie Ikarus – Aussteiger im neuen Rußland, WDR *1995, Mascha, 15, hat viele Kerle... Jugend in Rußland, WDR *(mit Telestar 1996 ausgezeichnet) *1995, Der Gotteskrieger und die Kellerfrauen, ARD *1996, Das Duell – Jelzin gegen Sjuganow, ARD *1996, Mein Moskau, WDR *1996, Die Krönung – Portrait Boris Jelzin zur Wiederwahl, ARD *1996, Zar Boris und die Brandstifter – Tschetschenienkrieg und die Ursachen, ARD *1997, Brotlos, aber hochgerüstet – Armee in der Krise, NDR *1997, Polarkreis 3. Klasse, WDR *1997, Moskau Neon, Moskau Samt – Abschied, ARD *1998, Gralssucher und Troubadoure – Pyrenäenreise, ARD *1999, Die Sängerin – Korsikareise, ARD *2000, Sturm und Licht, Bretagnereise, ARD *2000, Spur des Kondor, Peru-Reise, ARD *2000, Bretagne-Reise, WDR *2000, Korsika-Reise, WDR *2000, Flug in den Tod – Concorde-Absturz, ARD *2001, Provence auf Nebenwegen, ARD *2001, Provence: blau-weiss-roter Traum, ARD

Books

''Der Wille zum Glück'' ''Planet Moskau – Geschichten aus dem neuen Russland''

References

External links

Homepage
at the

Was nun, ferner Bärtiger?
(''What's next, bearded one?'') by Sonia Mikich, ''

die tageszeitung ''Die Tageszeitung'' (, "The Daily Newspaper"), stylized as ''die tageszeitung'' and commonly referred to as ''taz'', is a German daily newspaper. It is run as a cooperative – it is administered by its employees and a co-operative of sharehol ...

'', February 6, 2006 �
English translation
at signandsight.com

with

Joseph E. Stiglitz Joseph Eugene Stiglitz (; born February 9, 1943) is an American New Keynesian economist, a public policy analyst, political activist, and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2 ...

, ARD/Monitor, 14 May 2002 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikich, Sonia 1951 births Living people German women television journalists German people of Serbian descent 20th-century German women journalists 21st-century German women journalists Journalists from Oxford RWTH Aachen University alumni Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ARD (broadcaster) people Westdeutscher Rundfunk people