Sonia Mikich
Encyclopedia
Sonia Mikich is a German TV journalist. After studying political sciences, sociology
, and philosophy
from 1972-1979 at the RWTH Aachen Institute of Technology
in Aachen
she worked as research associate with the institute's Arnold-Gehlen
Research Group. In 1985 she received a scholarship from the German Marshall Fund
.
Her work as chronicler of the first Chechen War
in Moscow was awarded in 1998 with the Bundesverdienstkreuz
.
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
from 1972-1979 at the RWTH Aachen Institute of Technology
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is a research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with roughly 33,000 students enrolled in 101 study programs....
in Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
she worked as research associate with the institute's Arnold-Gehlen
Arnold Gehlen
Arnold Gehlen was an influential conservative German philosopher and sociologist.-Biography:His major influences while studying philosophy were Hans Driesch, Nicolai Hartmann and especially Max Scheler....
Research Group. In 1985 she received a scholarship from the German Marshall Fund
German Marshall Fund
The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a nonpartisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between North America and Europe....
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Career
- Since 1984 editor and reporter for the WDRWestdeutscher RundfunkWestdeutscher Rundfunk 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 consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD...
's foreign TV broadcasting group - From 1992-1998 correspondent in MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, since 1995 as head of the broadcasting studio - From 1998-2001 head of the ARDARD (broadcaster)ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
studio in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... - Since 2002 chief editor and presenter of the ARD's Monitor newsmagazine
- Since 2004 head of the ARD/WDR documentation magazine die story, WDR CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
TV
Her work as chronicler of the first Chechen War
First Chechen War
The First Chechen War, also known as the War in Chechnya, was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought from December 1994 to August 1996...
in Moscow was awarded in 1998 with the Bundesverdienstkreuz
Bundesverdienstkreuz
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
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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 - JelzinBoris YeltsinBoris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. On 29 May 1990 he was elected the chairman of...
gegen Sjuganow, ARD - 1996, Mein Moskau, WDR
- 1996, Die Krönung - Portrait Boris JelzinBoris YeltsinBoris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. On 29 May 1990 he was elected the chairman of...
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
External links
- Homepage at the WDR
- Was nun, ferner Bärtiger? (What's next, bearded one?) by Sonia Mikich, die tageszeitungDie tageszeitungdie tageszeitung , was founded in 1978 in Berlin. It is a cooperative-owned German daily newspaper which is administrated by a workers' self-management...
, February 6, 2006 - English translation at signandsight.com - Interview with Joseph E. StiglitzJoseph E. StiglitzJoseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal . He is also the former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank...
, ARD/Monitor, 14 May 2002