t-online establishes office for political media coverage in Berlin

The editorial department at t-online is expanding its journalistic activities and setting up a Berlin office for its coverage of German federal politics within the reporting and research team. The team is led by Managing Editor Sven Böll. Miriam Hollstein will join the Berlin office as chief political correspondent in February 2022, while Sebastian Späth has been appointed as political correspondent with effect from November 1. The office in Germany’s capital will have six correspondents in total. ‬‬

Florian Harms, Editor-in-Chief at t-online: “I am very much looking forward to having Miriam Hollstein and Sebastian Späth on board. Miriam will enhance our editorial activities with her wealth of experience and excellent political contacts. Sebastian will help us to offer a greater breadth and depth of political media coverage. The Berlin office is a crucial element in our strategy of making t-online the leading digital media brand.” ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Sven Böll, Managing Editor, is in charge of the new Berlin office: “We are pleased to welcome two fantastic new colleagues. Miriam Hollstein is one of the best-known political journalists in Germany and has an unparalleled network of contacts. Sebastian Späth will raise our profile in political and business circles.” 

Miriam Hollstein’s most recent role before moving to t-online was chief political correspondent for the newspapers of Funke Mediengruppe. Before that, she held the same role at Bild am Sonntag.

Sebastian Späth worked at Der Spiegel and Handelsblatt after attending the German School of Journalism. Most recently, he was an editor at Stern. 

t-online.de reaches 47 million users per month on the internet and on public video/out-of-home media.

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