Daniel Sturm

Daniel Sturm
Born December 27, 1970
Germany
Occupation Journalist, author, writer

Daniel Sturm (born December 27, 1970) is a German-American progressive journalist,[1] 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,[2] The Athens News,[3] 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 Welt, 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[4] 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.[5] Daniel is the co-author of Stadiongeschichten, a 2002 book on stadium politics, sports history and urban planning in Leipzig (Germany).[6]

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.[7] The Prisonersolidarity project (which has 650 subscribers) was inspired by his work with labor and civil rights attorneys Staughton and Alice Lynd, 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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Condi Rice salutes war president, It's not who you think by Brian McKenna, The Columbus Free Press, June 29, 2004. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  2. ↑ In These Times Author Profile – Daniel Sturm In These Times. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  3. ↑ POW muses over Vonnegut in Dresden by Hank Nuwer, The Kurt Vonnegut Blog. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  4. ↑ Panelists discuss Muhammad cartoons. Freedom of speech and respect for others are the crux of the matter, panelists said by Linda M. Linonis, The Youngstown Vindicator, April 20, 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  5. ↑ Parapluie Author Profile – Daniel Sturm by Parapluie, Issue No. 16 (2003). Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  6. ↑ Tips zum Weiterlesen by Olaf Wittrock, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, March 3, 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  7. ↑ Locked Down But Not Out: Inmate Activists Strive Toward Prison Reform by Maya Schenwar, IndyMedia, June 5, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  8. ↑ International Rescue Committee/Project For Strengthening Organizations Assisting Refugees Webinar for U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement Grantees, May 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

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