Daniel Sturm
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Daniel Sturm is a German-American progressive journalist, researcher and author. He holds a Master's degree in Comparative Literature and the Anthropology of Religion from the University of Tübingen. Originally from Germany, since moving to the United States, Sturm has worked as a reporter, professor and social justice advocate. He writes on social justice issues for regional and national media. Recent articles of his have appeared in Z
Magazine, In These Times
, The Athens News, and RefugeeWorks.
, Berliner Zeitung
, and Südkurier, and as the Chief Editor of the monthly-illustrated magazine, Kreuzer, in Leipzig. In 2002, after moving to the U.S. Sturm became a staff writer for City Pulse, a popular alternative newsweekly in Lansing, Michigan. From 2004-2006, he worked as a full-time journalism instructor at Youngstown State University
and as the faculty adviser for the student newspaper, The Jambar. He co-edits a popular online German literary and cultural studies magazine, parapluie, founded together with University of Tübingen colleagues in 1995. Daniel is the co-author of Stadiongeschichten, a 2002 book on stadium politics, sports history and urban planning in Leipzig (Germany).
, and the families and community groups involved in the Youngstown Prison Forum.
Daniel Sturm is currently a Special Projects Manager at Migration and Refugee Services, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, where he is marketing refugee service organizations' success stories through electronic media, annual reports, presentations and news releases. From 2007-10 he was a Staff Consultant for RefugeeWorks, the National Center for Refugee Employment and Self-Sufficiency, where he managed the production of nationally circulated publications, handled all strategic marketing projects and gave informative presentations at conferences and workshops throughout the United States.
Z Communications
Z Communications is a radical left-wing media group founded in 1986 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent. It advocates participatory socialism as a replacement for capitalism. Its publications include Z Magazine, ZNet, Z Media, and Z Video.Z Communications is based outside Woods Hole, Massachusetts...
Magazine, In These Times
In These Times
In These Times is a politically progressive monthly magazine of news and opinion published by the Institute for Public Affairs in Chicago...
, The Athens News, and RefugeeWorks.
Journalism career
Before moving to the U.S., Sturm worked for German regional and national media, including national daily newspapers such as Die WeltDie Welt
Die Welt is a German national daily newspaper published by the Axel Springer AG company.It was founded in Hamburg in 1946 by the British occupying forces, aiming to provide a "quality newspaper" modelled on The Times...
, Berliner Zeitung
Berliner Zeitung
The Berliner Zeitung, founded in 1945, is a German center-left daily newspaper based in Berlin, published by Berliner Verlag. It is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since unification. In 2003, the Berliner was Berlin's largest subscription newspaper—the weekend...
, and Südkurier, and as the Chief Editor of the monthly-illustrated magazine, Kreuzer, in Leipzig. In 2002, after moving to the U.S. Sturm became a staff writer for City Pulse, a popular alternative newsweekly in Lansing, Michigan. From 2004-2006, he worked as a full-time journalism instructor at Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League...
and as the faculty adviser for the student newspaper, The Jambar. He co-edits a popular online German literary and cultural studies magazine, parapluie, founded together with University of Tübingen colleagues in 1995. Daniel is the co-author of Stadiongeschichten, a 2002 book on stadium politics, sports history and urban planning in Leipzig (Germany).
Nonprofit career
In 2005, Sturm established Prisonersolidarity.org, a website and listserv that publishes research, news, opinion pieces and educational material from activists, writers, prisoners, and the concerned public. The Prisonersolidarity project (which has 650 subscribers) was inspired by his work with labor and civil rights attorneys Staughton and Alice LyndStaughton Lynd
Staughton Craig Lynd is an American conscientious objector, Quaker, peace activist and civil rights activist, tax resister, historian, professor, author and lawyer. His involvement in social justice causes has brought him into contact with some of the nation's most influential activists, including...
, and the families and community groups involved in the Youngstown Prison Forum.
Daniel Sturm is currently a Special Projects Manager at Migration and Refugee Services, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, where he is marketing refugee service organizations' success stories through electronic media, annual reports, presentations and news releases. From 2007-10 he was a Staff Consultant for RefugeeWorks, the National Center for Refugee Employment and Self-Sufficiency, where he managed the production of nationally circulated publications, handled all strategic marketing projects and gave informative presentations at conferences and workshops throughout the United States.
External links
- Daniel Sturm's Homepage — official website
- German National Library catalogue listing of Sturm's publications.