Heribert Prantl
Prof. Dr. Heribert Prantl (born 30 July 1953 in Nittenau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German author, journalist and jurist (former judge, prosecutor and lawyer). At the Süddeutsche Zeitung he was head of the department of domestic policy from 1995 to 2017, head of the department "opinion" from 2018 to 2019, member of the chief editors from 2011 to 2019 and is now columnist and author. Since 2002 he has been a lecturer at the faculty of law at Bielefeld University, where he was appointed honorary professor in 2010. He wrote various political books.
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Nationality | German |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | Books, speeches, civil rights engagement |
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Early life and family
Prantl was born in Nittenau in Bavaria on 30 July 1953. A stipendiary of the Catholic "Cusanuswerk", he studied law, philosophy and history at the University of Regensburg and earned his juris doctor.[1] Afterwards he studied journalism and worked as a judge as well as a public prosecutor.[2]
Prantl lives together with journalist Franziska Augstein.
Work as a journalist
In 1988, Prantl started working for the Süddeutsche Zeitung in the department for domestic policy with focus on legal policy. In 1992 he was promoted to deputy head of the department and 1995 he became the head of the department where he works until today.[2]
Considered a social liberal by many, Prantl has achieved a reputation of being a defender of a liberal and cosmopolitan society that respects the basic rights of all people.[3]
Other work
Apart from his work as a journalist, Prantl is a critically acclaimed author of political commentary, especially concerning basic liberties and the rule of law. He also appears often on ARD radio stations as a commentator for current domestic affairs.[3]
Prantl is also a lecturer for journalism at the Akademie für Publizistik in Hamburg[4] and at the Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses in Munich[5] as well as a member of the PEN center of Germany. Since 2002 he is lecturer for law at the University of Bielefeld and since 2004 he is on the advisory board of "Pro Justitia".
In addition, Prantl hold the following honorary positions:
- Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Member of the Senate
- UNICEF National Committee of Germany, Member[6]
- European Law Students' Association (ELSA) – Germany Chapter, Member of the Advisory Board[7]
- Reporters Without Borders Germany, Member of the Board of Trustees[8]
- Rotary International, Member
Awards
- 1983: Science award of the University of Regensburg and the House of Thurn und Taxis for studies in law and economics
- 1989: Editorial award of the journalistic foundation Der Tagesspiegel
- 1992: Journalism award of the Deutscher Anwaltverein (German lawyers' association)
- 1994: Geschwister-Scholl-Preis for his book „Deutschland, leicht entflammbar“
- 1996: Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis for journalism
- 1999: Siebenpfeiffer-Preis for freedom and democratic rights
- 2001: Theodor-Wolff-Preis in the category "Essay" for his comment "Lob der Provinz" (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1 April 2000)
- 2004: Rhetoric award for the "speech of the year" by the University of Tübingen
- 2006: Erich-Fromm-Preis (together with Hans Leyendecker)[9]
- 2006: Arnold-Freymuth-Preis
- 2007: Roman-Herzog-Medienpreis
- 2008: Goldener Prometheus for political journalism, awarded by the magazine V.i.S.d.P.
- 2008: Puk-Preis for cultural journalism, awarded by the Deutscher Kulturrat
- 2008: Ketteler-Preis of the foundation 'Zukunft der Arbeit und der sozialen Sicherung' (ZASS)
- 2009: Justice medal of Bavaria
- 2010: Cicero-Rednerpreis (orator's award)
- 2012: Brüder-Grimm-Preis der Philipps-Universität Marburg[10]
Bibliography
- Die journalistische Information zwischen Ausschlußrecht und Gemeinfreiheit. Eine Studie zum sogenannten Nachrichtenschutz, zum mittelbaren Schutz der journalistischen Information durch § 1 UWG und zum Exklusivvertrag über journalistische Informationen. Verlag E.u.W. Gieseking, Bielefeld 1983, ISBN 3-7694-0199-9
- Deutschland - leicht entflammbar. Ermittlungen gegen die Bonner Politik. Carl Hanser Verlag, München/Wien 1994, ISBN 3-446-17691-8
- Heribert Prantl [Hg.]: Wehrmachtsverbrechen. Eine deutsche Kontroverse. Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-455-10365-0
- Sind wir noch zu retten? Anstiftung zum Widerstand gegen eine gefährliche Politik. Carl Hanser Verlag, München/Wien 1998, ISBN 3-446-18541-0
- Rot-Grün – Eine erste Bilanz. Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-455-10383-9
- Hans Leyendecker, Heribert Prantl, Michael Stiller: Helmut Kohl, die Macht und das Geld. Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-88243-738-3
- Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum [pub.]: Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2000 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 2001, ISBN 3-7890-7540-X
- Arthur Kaufmann/Heribert Prantl, Was der Mensch dem Menschen schuldet. Carl Heymanns Verlag, Köln/Berlin/Bonn/München, Sonderdruck 2001
- Verdächtig – Der starke Staat und die Politik der inneren Unsicherheit. Europa Verlag, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-203-81041-7
- Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum [pub.]: Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2001 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 2002, ISBN 3-7890-8298-8
- Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum [pub.]: Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2002 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-8305-0618-X
- Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum [pub.]: Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2003 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-8305-0882-4
- Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum [pub.]: Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2004 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-8305-1062-4
- Heribert Prantl: Kein schöner Land – Die Zerstörung der sozialen Gerechtigkeit. Droemer Verlag, München 2005, ISBN 3-426-27363-2
- Heribert Prantl im Gespräch mit Hans-Jochen Vogel: Politik und Anstand. Warum wir ohne Werte nicht leben können. Herder Verlag, Freiburg/Basel/Wien 2005, ISBN 3-451-28608-4
- Heribert Prantl, Nina von Hardenberg [pub.]: Schwarz Rot Grau. Altern in Deutschland. München 2008, ISBN 978-3-86615-616-6
- Der Terrorist als Gesetzgeber. Wie man mit Angst Politik macht. Droemer/Knaur 2008, ISBN 978-3-426-27464-4
- Heribert Prantl, Robert Probst: Einigkeit und Recht und Wohlstand: Wie Deutschland wurde, was es ist. 60 Jahre Bundesrepublik Süddeutsche Zeitung/Bibliothek; Juli 2009, ISBN 978-3-86615-727-9
References
- Wiermer, Christian (August 2007). Juristen als Journalisten (in German). GRIN Verlag. p. 43. ISBN 978-3-638-70108-2.
- "Theodor Wolff Preis: Dr. Heribert Prantl" (in German). Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- "MDR INFO auf der Buchmesse" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- "Dozenten". Akademie für Publizistik Hamburg. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- "Referenten". Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses e.V. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- General Assembly of Members UNICEF Deutschland.
- Advisory Board European Law Students' Association (ELSA) – Germany Chapter .
- Board of Trustees Reporters Without Borders Germany.
- "Dokumentation Erich-Fromm-Preis 2006" (in German). Radio Luma. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- "Heribert Prantl erhält den Brüder Grimm-Preis 2012". Philipps-Universität Marburg. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2013.