Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
) is a German author, filmmaker,
correspondent
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, and journalist.
Life
Dittert was born on 3 December 1962, in Cologne, Germany, where she grew up. She studied Political Science, Philosophy and German at the
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemb ...
and at the
Free University of Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...
. From 1983 to 1985 Dittert worked as a journalist for the German newspaper ''
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
The ''Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'' (''WAZ'') is a commercial newspaper from Essen, Germany, published by Funke Mediengruppe.
History and profile
''Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'' was founded by Erich Brost and first published 3 April ...
''. Since 1984 she was a reporter for a German radio network
Sender Freies Berlin
Sender Freies Berlin (; abbreviated SFB ; ) was the ARD public radio and television service for West Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 1990 and for Berlin as a whole from German reunification until 30 April 2003. On 1 May 2003 it merged with Ostdeu ...
and later became an editor at the German television station
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (''West German Broadcasting Cologne''; WDR, ) is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the conso ...
. From 1995 to 2001 Dittert was the head of ARD's breakfast show that she also presented.
From July 2001 to July 2005 Dittert was the ARD-correspondent 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 ...
, Poland. From 2005 to 2006 she travelled through China, India and Africa for a four-part documentary ''Abenteuer Glück'', that received a
Adolf-Grimme-Preis
The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.
Bernstein
Bernstein is a common surname in the German language, meaning "amber" (literally "burn stone"). The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is , but in E ...
and Kaschuben – Die polnische Ostseeküste.'' ARD, 2002
* ''Geld ist nicht alles. Mit einem Filmvorführer durch Masuren.'' ARD, 2003
* ''Der stille Bug. Reise durch ein zerrissenes Land.'' ARD, 2004
* ''Nur der Wunderrabbi ist geblieben. Reise in die jüdische Vergangenheit Polens.'' WDR, 2004
* ''Abenteuer Glück.'' Vierteilige Dokumentarfilmreihe, ARD, 2005
* ''Alltag im Schatten des Booms. New York City fünf Jahre nach 9/11.'' ARD, 2006
* ''
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founde ...
– Der friedliche Krieger tritt ab.'' ARD, 2006
* ''
Harlem
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. Ein schwarzer Stadtteil wird weiß.'' SWR, 2007
* '' Hillary gegen
Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
. Die Schlacht ums Weiße Haus.'' ARD, 2008
* ''Das Ende der New Yorker
Bowery
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. Eine Straße verliert ihr Gesicht.'' ARD, 2008
* ''Nostalgie auf dem Wasser – Englische Kanalboote.'' ARD, 2008
* ''Inseln jenseits der Zeit – Die Hebriden.'' ARD, 2009
* ''Krieg der Kindergangs – Die Straßen von
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
.'' WDR, 2009
* ''Der Krieg: Ein Spaß für die ganze Familie.'' WDR, 2010
* ''Ihre Majestät, die
Themse
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. Englands stolzer Fluss.'' ARD, 2010
* ''60 Jahre unter der Krone – Ein Leben als Queen.'' ARD, 2012
* ''Adel verpflichtet – Der Baron und sein Dorf.'' ARD, 2014
* ''Das Darknet ''-'' Eine Reise in die digitale Unterwelt.'' ARD, Dokumentation, 9. Januar 2017
* ''Re: Polen vor der Zerreißprobe – Eine Frau kämpft um ihr Land''. Arte, Dokumentation, 2017
* ''Wohin treibt Polen?'' ARD 2018
* ''Schicksalswahl Grossbritannien'' ARD 2019
* ''Freiheit für Schottland?'' ARD 2021
Books by Dittert (selection)
* ''Palmen in Warschau. Geschichten aus dem neuen Polen.'' 2004
* ''Der stille Bug. Reise durch ein zerrissenes Land.'' 2004 (together with
Fritz Pleitgen
Fritz Ferdinand Pleitgen (21 March 1938 – 15 September 2022) was a German television journalist and author. He was correspondent in Moscow, East Berlin and Washington. Pleitgen was a supporter of Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik. In 1988, Pleitgen b ...
)
* ''London Calling: Als Deutsche auf der Brexit-Insel''. 2017
Adolf-Grimme-Preis
The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.