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5/27/2025

“We talk about AI as if it were a divine gift”

Everyone should “speak fluent tech” in order to understand what companies do with our data. Tactical Tech teaches this digital fluency worldwide. The founding duo Stephanie Hankey and Marek Tuszynski explain how this works. Maria Exner, director of Publix, gave the interview.Tactical Tech develops successful workshops and exhibitions to educate people on digital media and technology and are Publix residents. You can experience their work at the Open House on June 29.

5/26/2025

Meet the Residents: Publix Canteen

In each newsletter issue, we present an organisation that works at Publix. This time: Isa Bohrmann, Head of Events at Buckel & Partner, who run our Publix canteen.

4/29/2025

Even German Press Freedom is Fragile

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is fundamental for investigative journalism in Germany. Coalition members from the CDU and CSU recently sought to abolish it, but were prevented from doing so by broad public resistance. Guest contribution by Daniel Drepper, chair of Netzwerk Recherche

4/29/2025

Meet the residents: Wikimedia

In each newsletter issue, we present an organisation that works in Publix House. This time: Wikimedia.

3/27/2025

Meet the residents: Liberties

In each issue of our newsletter, we introduce an organisation that works at Publix House. This time: Valentin Toth, spokesperson for ‘Liberties’ or ‘Civil Liberties Union for Europe’

3/27/2025

Nina Grunenberg Fellowship: The Fellows 2025 Are Set

The Nina Grunenberg Fellowship enters its third round! Our independent jury has selected ten journalists, editors, and media professionals to participate in this training programme, offering them insight into the German educational system.

3/24/2025

We cannot afford fake images

The crisis of democracy and the media change how we perceive reality. Where previously reporters looked for truth, we now have images generated by artificial intelligence. Photojournalism, as such, has never been so important.A guest article by Sven Ehmann of the laif foundation

2/26/2025

Florian Rösnick joins the Publix Management Board

As of March 1st, Florian Rösnick will assume the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Publix.

2/26/2025

“How do you tell a story of war without reproducing violence?”

After three years of war in Ukraine, writer, Katja Petrowskaja, talks about her book “As If It Were Over” at Publix. The book presents photographs and stories from her homeland, a country in a state of emergency.

1/30/2025

“There’s a very real danger that the digital public sphere will serve only one political project in the future: authoritarianism“

Three academics spoke at Publix about disinformation as a symptom of democratic disintegration. What responsibilities do social media and formal politics have in this situation? And how should journalists deal with X, the Meta Group, and European digital legislation?

1/28/2025

Meet the residents: Good Impact

In each newsletter issue, we introduce an organisation that works at Publix House. This time: Anja Dilk, Head of Service at Good Impact, and Bianca Kriel, Editor at Good News & Good Impact.

1/14/2025

Applications now open: The Publix Fellowship for Media Entrepreneurs

In cooperation with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Publix is now accepting applications for the Publix Fellowship for Media Entrepreneurs, another training programme which strengthens the innovation and leadership skills of journalists from Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The application deadline is February 13, 2025 (23:59 GMT).

2024

12/30/2024

eXit is our only hope

For the longest time, I hoped that Twitter could survive the likes of Elon Musk… but he managed to destroy it. So, what can we do to counteract hatred and right-wing disinformation campaigns on X? Leave the platform, all together.By writer, Anne Rabe

12/29/2024

Meet the residents: Media Forward Fund

In each newsletter issue, we introduce one of the organizations working in the Publix building. This time: Martin Kotynek, Founding Director of Media Forward Fund.

12/3/2024

Joining forces against disinformation

False information is booming during election campaigns. That's why Correctiv wants to make society resistant to it right now: with a new user platform called “Faktenforum”.By Anna Süß und Caroline Lindekamp, Correctiv

12/2/2024

Meet the residents: Headliner

In each issue of the newsletter, we present an organisation that has its office in the Publix building. This time: Headliner

12/2/2024

An opportunity for graduates of the Nina-Grunenberg-Fellowship: the NGF Research Grant.

In 2025, Publix is offering two to four research grants between €1,500 and €5,000 for graduates of the Nina-Grunenberg-Fellowship for Educational Journalism in cooperation with ‘Netzwerk Recherche’

12/2/2024

Start of the application phase for Nina-Grunenberg-Fellowship

This year, Publix is once again granting the Nina-Grunenberg-Fellowship, a further education scholarship for journalists that provides an insight into the German school system. Journalists and media professionals who have already completed the program can also apply for a research fellowship on the topic of education. The closing date for applications is 9 February 2025.The Nina-Grunenberg-Fellowship and the application process is therefore conducted in German.

11/11/2024

Questions for Publix resident: Gesunde Erde Gesunde Menschen

In each newsletter issue, we introduce one of the organizations working in the Publix building. This time: Gesunde Erde Gesunde Menschen.

11/8/2024

Guest contribution: Learning from the USA

Donald Trump, of all people, has managed to win over the very immigrants that his democratic opponents neglected. With new elections in Germany not far off, it is imperative for its political actors to strengthen social cohesion as well as trust in formal institutions. By Laura-Kristine Krause

9/19/2024

Full house and lively discussion at the first Publix Thursday

The new series of events in the building kicked off with an important premiere: virologist Christian Drosten and journalist Georg Mascolo presented their book on the coronavirus pandemic. The series now continues with free events every Thursday.

9/15/2024

1,700 visitors at the first Publix Open House

Meetings and discussions provided the perfect start to the collaboration, as neighbours and visitors from all over the city came to the open day and demonstrated how journalism and the public go hand in hand.

9/13/2024

Publix opening ceremony: A house of confidence for journalism and society

‘Come and make this house your own!’ said Publix Director Maria Exner in her opening speech on the evening of September 13th. The opening event welcomed 700 guests from the media, politics and civil society, including the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, and the founder Hans Schöpflin.

9/12/2024

Dive into the topics: This was the Publix Opening Conference

The opening week began with a conference, where the Publix network debated with 150 experts from the media and society. The first Publix projects were also presented.

9/2/2024

“We have a culture to defend!“

Publix is an initiative of the Lörrach-based Schöpflin Foundation. Founder, Hans Schöpflin, tells Maria Exner how protesting in the USA turned him into a philanthropist, and why he invests in journalism.

8/14/2024

“This building was the first of its kind”

An open and safe space to work together and defend democracy. Architect, Ulrike Dix, speaks to Publix founding director, Maria Exner, about the new Publix building: its conception, its construction, and its connection to her love of football.

8/14/2024

Questions for Publix residents: "Tactical Tech”

We are introducing the organizations that are part of the Publix community.Featured this time is the team of Tactical Tech.

6/27/2024

Nalan Sipar as the first Civic Journalism Fellow of the cooperation between the Allianz Foundation and Publix

The Allianz Foundation and Publix, the new house for journalism and the public sphere, are joining forces to support promising actors in journalism for the common good. As part of the cooperation, the Kurdish journalist and political scientist Nalan Sipar is being funded as the first "Civic Journalism Fellow" this year.

6/25/2024

Questions for Publix residents: MedyaN

In each issue of our newsletter, we introduce people who are moving into their offices at Publix House. This time: Nalan Sipar, founder of MedyaN and the first "Civic Journalism Fellow" of the Allianz Foundation and Publix.

6/25/2024

Guest contribution: Five Points to Save the Political Public Sphere

Journalism should do more than informing and putting a mirror to society. Now more than ever, it needs to make society stronger. Written exclusively for Publix, the following article by sociologist, Dieter Rucht, outlines five measures for media workers.

5/3/2024

Questions for Publix residents: Lie Detectors

In each newsletter, we will introduce an organisation that is moving into the Publix building. In this issue: Lie Detectors.

5/2/2024

Interview: “A quarter of Germans have migration backgrounds – and that is something viewers should see in our show”

In German slang, the word “checker” means someone who gets it, someone who’s in the know. And Checker Tobi, who hosts a show of the same name on the public broadcaster Bayrischer Rundfunk, is all that. For more than 10 years now, his shows have been delighting elementary school children from many different social backgrounds. How does he teach his audience about democracy?

3/13/2024

Questions for Publix resident "More in Common"

We are introducing the organisations that are moving into the Publix building. Featured this time is the team of More in Common.

3/13/2024

Guest contribution: No fear of erroneous opinions

So forcefully, so deafening, so entrenched: Do German debates have a specifically destructive energy? Established media outlets must be careful not to become activist opinion shapers themselves. A guest contribution by Tobias Haberkorn

2/6/2024

Publix receives funding approval for Technology Journalism Fellowship

The Publix Technology Journalism Fellowship is one of five projects selected for funding as part of the federal government's funding programme for the protection and structural support of journalistic work in Germany.

2/1/2024

2023 Nina Grunenberg Fellow: “There Are Often No Experts, Just Deadlines”

Are you looking for a crash course in education journalism? Want to finally get a better understanding of the practical realities of the federal school system so you can discuss it with decisions-makers? The first Nina Grunenberg Fellows focused intently on education issues in 2023. Freelance journalist Birte Gernhardt of Cologne was one of those fellowship recipients. In an interview, she discusses her experiences, from the shocking and interesting to the profoundly gratifying.

1/18/2024

Future Council presents recommendations for the future development of public service broadcasting

As a member of the Future Council, Maria Exner, founding director of Publix, has been working intensively on the future of public service broadcasting in Germany since March 2023. The committee has now presented its report.

2023

11/30/2023

War reporting: Can we still have an impact?

War reporting is by far the most dangerous work there is for journalists. But what can it still achieve? The role played by social media in the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East is putting journalism to a serious test.

11/30/2023

Nine questions for Publix resident Reporters Without Borders

In each newsletter, we are introducing the organisations that are moving into the Publix building. Featured this time is Reporters Without Borders.We spoke with Katja Heineman, head of assistance and fellowships.

11/30/2023

Publix is awarding the 2024 Nina Grunenberg Fellowship

Starting in 2024, Publix will be awarding the Nina Grunenberg Fellowship for education journalism. The grant provides funding for journalists and media professionals interested in conducting in-depth reporting on schools and the education system in Germany.

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