Christian Lindner (journalist)

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Christian Lindner
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Lindner in 2013
Born (1959-09-20) 20 September 1959 (age 64)
Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationJournalist
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Christian Lindner (born 20 September 1959) is a German journalist. From 2004 to 2017, he was chief editor of the Rhein-Zeitung .

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Life

Lindner was born on 20 September 1959 [1] in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany. After his Abitur at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium (Betzdorf/Kirchen)  [ de ], he completed a Volontariat  [ de ] at the Rhein-Zeitung. [1] He then went through several positions in the local editions and in the central editorial office of this newspaper. From 1992 to 1998, Lindner was the local manager of the Rhein-Zeitung's edition Westerwälder Zeitung  [ de ]. In 1997, he became deputy chief editor and since 2004, he has been chief editor of the Rhein-Zeitung. The alleged reason given was the orientation of the Rhein-Zeitung on the Internet. [1] Lindner became deputy chief editor at Bild am Sonntag on 1 April 2018. [2] In a tweet from 18 July 2019, Lindner announced that he would leave Bild am Sonntag, but remain true to journalism. [3]

Honorary offices

In 2013, Lindner was appointed by the Theodor Wolff Prize Board of Trustees to the jury of the Journalistenpreises der deutschen Zeitungen (German Newspapers' Journalism Prize). [4]

Awards

In 1997, Deutscher Jagdverband (German hunting protection association) awarded Lindner the Journalistenpreis by Deutscher Journalisten-Verband (DJW) for its long-term series Das Jahr eines Jägers (The year of a hunter), which was published in the Westerwälder Zeitung. [5]

In 2011 and 2013, Lindner was voted Chefredakteur des Jahres (chief editor of the year) in the category Regional/Lokal (Regional/Local) by a specialist jury from the trade journal Medium Magazin.

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References

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  2. "Nach Rauswurf bei der Rhein-Zeitung: Christian Lindner wird stellvertretender Chefredakteur bei BamS | MEEDIA" (in German). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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  4. "Pressemitteilungen". BDZV.
  5. "DJV-Journalistenpreis – Deutsches Jagd Lexikon – Wissen über Jagd, Natur, Naturschutz, Hunde und Outdoor". www.deutsches-jagd-lexikon.de. Retrieved 18 August 2020.