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

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'' and heads the publication's Berlin office. 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 University of Trier (german: Universität Trier), 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 y ...

, Aix-Marseille III and at

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

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in Munich. She worked for ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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 or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

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

CDU/CSU CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties (german: Unionsparteien, ) or the Union, is a centre-right Christian-democratic political alliance of two political parties in Germany: the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Soc ...

and the then-rising right-wing populist

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (german: link=no, Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; ) is a right-wing populist * * * * * * * political party in Germany. AfD is known for its opposition to the European Union, as well as immigration to Germany. I ...

(AfD). In 2019, she became head of the Berlin office. In May 2021, the magazine announced that Amann and

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would join then-current editor-in-chief Clemens Höges to form an editorial triumvirate. Amann is a regular guest on political talkshows such as ''

Markus Lanz Markus Lanz (born 16 March 1969) is a German-Italian television presenter based in Germany. Early life Lanz is a member of the German-speaking majority in the Italian province of South Tyrol. He grew up in Geiselsberg, a village located 1,3 ...

'' or ''

Anne Will Anne Will (born 18 March 1966) is a German television journalist and host of the eponymous political talk show. She was anchorwoman of the daily ''Tagesthemen'' news broadcast on ARD from 14 April 2001 until 24 June 2007. Early life and caree ...

'', 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

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