Alice Bota (born 15 December 1979) is a German journalist, presently working for the weekly ''

Die Zeit ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The ...

'', and a book author. Born in Poland, she studied in both Germany and Poland and focuses on topics of Eastern Europe.

Career

Born in

Krapkowice Krapkowice (; german: Krappitz; szl, Krapkowicy) is a town in southern Poland with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the re ...

, Poland, Bota grew up in

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located ...

. Her family emigrated to Germany in 1988 and settled first in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. She received her

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

in 1999 from the gymnasium in

Pinneberg Pinneberg (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Pinnbarg'') is a town in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It is the capital of the Pinneberg (district), district of Pinneberg and has a population of about 43,500 inhabitants. Pinneb ...

. She studied German literature, political science and sociology at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

, and won a scholarship in 2001 to further study

International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

at the

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University ( pl, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. It traces its origins to 1611, when under the Royal Ch ...

. She continued her studies in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

and

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

, and wrote her thesis partly in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. From 2005 Bota studied at the

Deutsche Journalistenschule The Deutsche Journalistenschule e.V. (), the German School of Journalism, is a journalism school in Germany. At the time of its establishment, it was the country's first German journalism school. Today, Deutsche Journalistenschule is considered o ...

in Munich. An internship at weekly newspaper ''

'' during that time led to her employment as a political correspondent in 2007. Her main emphasis was on Eastern Europe. She also worked as a correspondent reporting for '' Tagesschau'' in Ukraine. Since 2015, she has been working as Moscow correspondent for Die Zeit. Bota has been a regular guest on the political talkshow '' Presseclub'' to discuss issues related to the political developments in Ukraine. In May 2015, Bota took part in a '' Streitraum'' panel discussion about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine at the

Schaubühne The Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz (Theatre on Lehniner Square) is a famous theatre in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin, located on the Kurfürstendamm boulevard. It is a conversion of the ''Universum'' cinema, built according to plans designe ...

in Berlin, moderated by Carolin Emcke. In 2012, together with Khuê Pham and , Bota published the book ''Wir neuen Deutschen'' (We new Germans), which coined the term "Neue Deutsche".

Awards

In 2009 Bota was awarded the '' Axel-Springer-Preis'' for young journalists for her article "".

References

External links

Alice Bota / Auslandskorrespondentin Büro Moskau / Artikel
Die Zeit

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bota, Alice German women writers German reporters and correspondents German women journalists German newspaper journalists Die Zeit people 1979 births Living people People from Krapkowice Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań alumni University of Kiel alumni German people of Polish descent