dpa launches editorial team on migration
(ots) - Ten years after millions of refugees came to Germany as a result of the Syrian civil war, attitudes toward migration have hardened in the country and throughout Europe. At the same time, migratory causes such as conflict, climate change and economic hardship are not letting up. In countries such as Germany meanwhile, the demand for skilled immigrants is increasing. Against this backdrop, the German Press Agency (dpa) is launching a new, internationally oriented migration team on September 1, to shed more light on this global phenomenon.
Responsibility for the migration team lies with Helen Maguire, managing editor of the English-language international service based in Berlin, and Mokhtar Gmati, head of the Global Arabic News Service based in Cairo and Tunis. Editorial oversight will be provided by Flora Bell, English service editor in Berlin, and Tarek Guizani, correspondent for the Arabic service in Tunis.
"Migration is a key issue of our time, and its importance will continue to grow, including in our customers' reporting," says dpa Editor-in-Chief Sven Gösmann. "As a leading international news agency with a global presence and German, Arabic, and English editorial offices, dpa is well positioned to offer a global perspective."
The migration team will draw on the expertise of dpa's worldwide network of correspondents. A central aim is to provide greater journalistic coverage of the causes of migration and of migration routes. This will complement the predominantly European perspectives that currently characterize dpa's German and English-language coverage especially.
Multimedia reports and features will be published in English, German and Arabic to serve dpa's customers in Germany and worldwide.
About dpa:
The German Press Agency (dpa) was founded in 1949 and is one of the world's leading independent news agencies. dpa supplies media groups, companies and organisations with editorial content. This includes texts, photos, videos, graphics, radio reports and other formats. As an internationally active agency, dpa reports in seven languages. Approximately 1,000 journalists work from around 140 locations in Germany and abroad. Around 170 German media companies are dpa shareholders. The central editorial office, headed by Editor-in-Chief Sven Gösmann, is located in Berlin. The executive board, headed by CEO Peter Kropsch, is based at the company's headquarters in Hamburg. The chairman of the supervisory board is Daniel Schöningh (Ippen Media Group, Munich).
At home and abroad, media with various editorial orientations place their trust in dpa's non-partisan, neutral and verified reporting. dpa works according to the principles laid down in its statutes: independent of world views, commercial enterprises or governments. dpa rejects financial contributions from government agencies, companies and private individuals. dpa only accepts project-related funding in a small number of selected cases and after careful consideration. A list of these projects can be found on our website. (https://www.dpa.com/en/about-dpa/independence)
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Datum: 01.09.2025 - 10:00 Uhr
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