Hannes Stein - Journalism

Journalism

In 1990, Stein started working for the feuilleton of the FAZ where he published essays and critiques. In the years from 1995 to 1997, Stein worked for the German news magazine Der Spiegel. He lived in Jerusalem, Israel, from 1997 to 1999 where he worked as culture correspondent for the Berliner Zeitung and wrote essays, reports and interviews. In 1999, Stein moved to Cologne to become a literary editor of the Rheinischer Merkur, where he also worked for the radio station DeutschlandRadio. Stein returned to Hamburg in 2000 and became the feuilleton editor of Die Welt, but soon moved to Berlin in 2001 to become the editor of the Literarische Welt. Among others, Stein's works were also published in Merkur, Kursbuch, the lettre international, Die Weltwoche and First Things. In 2007, Stein emigrated to the United States. He continues writing for Die Welt and "Die Welt am Sonntag" from New York City, where he now lives.