Johannes Eber
born
- 8 January 1971, in Tauberbischofsheim, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Germany
Professional Background
- Freelance Publicist among others: The Simple Question on Substack, a mailing about everything economics can teach about life, since 2021
- Head of Content and Senior Economist, Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft (New Social Free Market Initiative), think tank with headquarter in Berlin, since 2019
- Head of Digital and Senior Economist, Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft, 2011-2019
- Co-founder of Solokarpfen, content-platform for journalists, later a Berlin-based communication agency specialized in content creation and building online reach, 2010-2018
- Co-founder of justapps.de, review blog, 2010-2012
- Managing Editor, then macnews.de now giga.de, latest perspectives and rumours on Apple products, 2010
- Project Manager for political campaigning at studiVZ, a social media platform, covering the German federal election, 2009
- Blogger, Pixelökonom, since 2008
- Managing Editor, zoomer.de, German news portal for teenagers and young adults, 2007-2009
- Managing Editor, BusinessNews, free daily newspaper with a focus on business, 2007
- Business Editor, Südkurier, daily newspaper, 2001-2007 / selection of texts (German)
Awards
- Ludwig-Erhard-Förderpreis für Wirtschaftspublizistik, 2005
- Friedrich-Vogel-Preis für Wirtschaftsjournalismus, 2004
- Ernst-Schneider-Förderpreis, 2003
Education
- Freelancer, Handelsblatt, correspondent office, New York, 2004
- Guest Student, See-TV (now regioTV), regional television station, Überlingen, 2001
- Scholarship, Johanna-Quandt-Wirtschaftsstipendium, purpose of this scholarship: to deepen the business knowledge of young journalists, Mainz, 2000
- Traineeship, Südkurier, daily newspaper, Konstanz, 1999-2001
- Freelancer, Fränkische Nachrichten, Main-Post, Main-Tauber-Zeitung, daily newspapers, 1993-1999
- Masters degree in Economics, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, 1999
- Baccalaureate, Wirtschaftsgymnasium Tauberbischofsheim, 1991
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