Sigrun Rottmann M.A. Political Science/Diploma International Journalism (City University London)
Responsibilities
Lecturer Practical Journalism Labs
Lecturer Conflict Sensitive Journalism
Background
- Lecturer Institute for Journalism, TU Dortmund since September 2012
- Freelance journalist for NewsGuard, public radio WDR5 and MDR since 2011
- Certificate Peace and Conflict Work (Academy for Conflict Transformation) 2019
- Cerified Systemic Coach for Teams and Groups since 2017
- Journalism Trainings on behalf of GIZ and Deutsche Welle Akademie in Bangladesh, Egypt, South Sudan and other countries since 2010
- 2004 to 2011: Producer BBC World Service (London), News and Current Affairs: Newshour, BBC News Online and World Service Multimedia Desk
- 2002 to 2004 Freelance journalist and consultant, London
- 1999 to 2001 Correspondent for Mexico, Central America and the Carribean for German daily newspapers Frankfurter Rundschau, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Baseler Zeitung and Tagesspiegel
University Degrees
- 1994 to 1995 International Journalism, City University London (Diploma)
- 1986 to 1994 Political Science, English Cultural Studies and German Language and Literature in Münster, Manchester and Frankfurt (Master)
Publications on Conflict Sensitive Journalism and Conflict Reporting
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Plädoyer für einen Konfliktsensitiven Journalismus. In: perspektive mediation 2/2022. S. 97 – 102
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Friedensjournalismus. In: Journalistikon – Das Wörterbuch der Journalistik. Beitrag unter: https://journalistikon.de/friedensjournalismus/
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Damit wir uns reiben können: Plädoyer für einen konfliktsensitiven Journalismus. In: Demokratie und Meinungsfreiheit. Veröffentlichung der Auslandsgesellschaft Oktober 2021. S. 24 – 27
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Eilmeldung Krieg! Wie Medien unsere Wahrnehmung von Konflikten prägen. Magazin des forumzfd 03/2020, S. 6 - 9. Beitrag unter https://www.forumzfd.de/de/eilmeldung-krieg
Presentations and Interviews on Conflict Sensitive Journalism and Conflict Reporting
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Chair of panel "Bosnia lessons learned – Media in the reconciliation process". Symposium 2022 of network Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome), Hamburg, 13 September 2022.
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Short presentation "Ein konfliktsensitiver Blick auf die Berichterstattung über den Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine" (a conflict sensitive appraisal of media coverage of Russia`s war against Ukraine) for Platform for Civil Conflict Management (PRKB), 22 June.2022.
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Keynote "Conflict Sensitive Journalism" at the conference „Aufklären statt anheizen“ of the Journalistinnenbund (German Women Journalist Association), Essen, 18 September 2022.
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Lecture "Konfliktsensitiver Journalismus in der Journalist*innen-Ausbildung" (CSJ in journalism training) as part of the lecture series „Peacebuilding: Foundations and Examples“ at Hamburg University, 21 November 2021.
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Interview about CSJ in the podcast Ohne Block und Bleistift (No 5, July 2021) produced by Deutscher Journalisten-Verband NRW (in German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh2lHEbiu5c
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Online presentation "Was ist Konfliktsensitiver Journalismus?" for Common Purpose Germany, 18 May 2021.
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Guest Lecture "Konfliktsensitiver Journalismus" during the seminar Theories of Journalsim Research at Leipzig University, 11 November 2020.
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Lecture "Konfliktsensitiver Journalismus" at HMKW Cologne, 27 Maiy2020.
- Rottmann, Sigrun: Keynote "The potential of Conflict-Sensitive Journalism for reporting non-violent conflict: Developing new strategies for teaching CSJ to journalism students (and professionals) in Germany" during the international conference On Conflict-Sensitive Journalism in Davao City, Philippinen, 16 February 2020.
Memberships
- Reporters without Borders (German section)
- Journalistinnenbund (Women Journalist Association)
- Deutscher Journalisten-Verband
- German Association for Systemic Therapy, Counseling and Family Therapy (DGSF)
- Platform for Civil Conflict Management (PZKB)
