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'''Christoph Sydow''' (1985 – 1 June 2020) was a German journalist who worked for ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East.
'''Christoph Sydow''' (February 11, 1985 – 1 June 2020) was a German journalist who worked for ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East.


==Life==
==Life==
Sydow had been interested in political journalism from an early age, often carrying around issues of his later employee's magazine and impressing classmates by acting as a "walking encyclopedia".<ref name="zenith">{{cite web|url=https://magazin.zenith.me/de/gesellschaft/nachruf-zum-tod-des-journalisten-christoph-sydow|title=Nachruf zum Tod des Journalisten Christoph Sydow|website=magazin.zenith.de|date=10 June 2020|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> While working on his degree in [[Islamic Studies]] at the [[Free University of Berlin]], he co-founded the {{ill|Dis:orient|lt=Alsharq|de}} blog in 2005, a platform for students to publish own articles about the Middle East. In 2013, this blog was nominated for the [[Grimme-Preis|Grimme Online Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grimme-online-award.de/archiv/2013/nominierte/n/d/alsharq/|title=Alsharq - Nominierte|publisher=Grimme Online Award|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sydow had been interested in political journalism from an early age, often carrying around issues of his later employee's magazine and impressing classmates by acting as a "walking encyclopedia".<ref name="zenith">{{cite web|url=https://magazin.zenith.me/de/gesellschaft/nachruf-zum-tod-des-journalisten-christoph-sydow|title=Nachruf zum Tod des Journalisten Christoph Sydow|website=magazin.zenith.de|date=10 June 2020|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610132619/https://magazin.zenith.me/de/gesellschaft/nachruf-zum-tod-des-journalisten-christoph-sydow |archive-date=2020-06-10 }}</ref> While working on his degree in [[Islamic Studies]] at the [[Free University of Berlin]], he co-founded the {{ill|Dis:orient|lt=Alsharq|de}} blog in 2005, a platform for students to publish own articles about the Middle East. In 2013, this blog was nominated for the [[Grimme-Preis|Grimme Online Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grimme-online-award.de/archiv/2013/nominierte/n/d/alsharq/|title=Alsharq - Nominierte|publisher=Grimme Online Award|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610180539/https://www.grimme-online-award.de/archiv/2013/nominierte/n/d/alsharq/ |archive-date=2020-06-10 }}</ref>


In 2009, he began working for ''[[Zenith (magazine)|zenith]]'', an independent German magazine specialized on events in the Arab world. During the Arab Spring in 2011, Sydow first became known to a wider audience by appearing as an expert on the topic in several forms of media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://detektor.fm/politik/libyen-die-person-gaddafi-und-die-sanktionen-des-un-sicherheitsrates|title=Libyen – Der Charakter “Gaddafi” und die Sanktionen des UN-Sicherheitsrates|publisher=detektor.fm|date=28 February 2011|last=Sydow|first=Christoph|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Sydow joined ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' in 2012 and soon became their main correspondent in the Middle Eastern region, soon acquiring an internal reputation for his particularly meticulous and precise methods.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/zum-tod-von-christoph-sydow-mensch-christoph-a-bf02a208-bd49-4241-ab90-64e0847bd02b|title=Zum Tod von Christoph Sydow: Mensch, Christoph!|publisher=Der Spiegel|date=10 June 2020|last=Hans|first=Barbara|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2009, he began working for ''[[Zenith (magazine)|zenith]]'', an independent German magazine specialized on events in the Arab world. During the Arab Spring in 2011, Sydow first became known to a wider audience by appearing as an expert on the topic in several forms of media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://detektor.fm/politik/libyen-die-person-gaddafi-und-die-sanktionen-des-un-sicherheitsrates|title=Libyen – Der Charakter "Gaddafi" und die Sanktionen des UN-Sicherheitsrates|publisher=detektor.fm|date=28 February 2011|last=Sydow|first=Christoph|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316025654/http://detektor.fm:80/politik/libyen-die-person-gaddafi-und-die-sanktionen-des-un-sicherheitsrates/ |archive-date=2011-03-16 }}</ref> Sydow joined ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' in 2012 and soon became their main correspondent in the Middle Eastern region, soon acquiring an internal reputation for his particularly meticulous and precise methods.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/zum-tod-von-christoph-sydow-mensch-christoph-a-bf02a208-bd49-4241-ab90-64e0847bd02b|title=Zum Tod von Christoph Sydow: Mensch, Christoph!|publisher=Der Spiegel|date=10 June 2020|last=Hans|first=Barbara|language=de|access-date=11 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611065451/https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/zum-tod-von-christoph-sydow-mensch-christoph-a-bf02a208-bd49-4241-ab90-64e0847bd02b |archive-date=2020-06-11 }}</ref>


Sydow, who was married and had two children, took his own life on 1 June 2020.<ref name="obituary"/>
Sydow, who was married and had two children, killed himself on 1 June 2020.<ref name="obituary"/>


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Latest revision as of 01:50, 26 December 2024

Christoph Sydow
Born(1985-02-11)11 February 1985
East Berlin, East Germany
Died1 June 2020(2020-06-01) (aged 35)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationJournalist
Children2

Christoph Sydow (February 11, 1985 – 1 June 2020) was a German journalist who worked for Der Spiegel as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East.

Life

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Sydow had been interested in political journalism from an early age, often carrying around issues of his later employee's magazine and impressing classmates by acting as a "walking encyclopedia".[1] While working on his degree in Islamic Studies at the Free University of Berlin, he co-founded the Alsharq [de] blog in 2005, a platform for students to publish own articles about the Middle East. In 2013, this blog was nominated for the Grimme Online Award.[2]

In 2009, he began working for zenith, an independent German magazine specialized on events in the Arab world. During the Arab Spring in 2011, Sydow first became known to a wider audience by appearing as an expert on the topic in several forms of media.[3] Sydow joined Der Spiegel in 2012 and soon became their main correspondent in the Middle Eastern region, soon acquiring an internal reputation for his particularly meticulous and precise methods.[4]

Sydow, who was married and had two children, killed himself on 1 June 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nachruf zum Tod des Journalisten Christoph Sydow". magazin.zenith.de (in German). 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Alsharq - Nominierte" (in German). Grimme Online Award. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ Sydow, Christoph (28 February 2011). "Libyen – Der Charakter "Gaddafi" und die Sanktionen des UN-Sicherheitsrates" (in German). detektor.fm. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hans, Barbara (10 June 2020). "Zum Tod von Christoph Sydow: Mensch, Christoph!" (in German). Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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