Richard Brandt

Curriculum Vitae:

• since 12/2025: Research Assistant in the project „New HORIZONS for Journalism and Media Research in Eastern Europe: Building Partnerships, Promoting Projects in Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova“
• since 09/2025: Tour guide at Auslandsgesellschaft Dortmund e. V.
• 09/2025 – 10/2025: Fellow of the „Experience Japan“ programme of the Study Association for German-Japanese Cultural Exchange in North Rhine-Westphalia: Completion of a two-week tour of Japan and a two-week internship at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ)
• 10/2024: Coordinator of the German organizing team for the General Assembly 2024 of the Forum for European Journalism Students (FEJS) at the Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism / Institute of Journalism
• 07/2024 - 09/2024: Fellow of the Transatlantic Ruhr Fellowship Program 2024 of the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) in New York City: Completion of a summer school at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, and an internship at the German American Chamber of Commerce New York (GACCNY)
• 01/2023 – 06/2024: Research Assistant in the project “Covering Cohesion Policy in Europe – Training MOOC for European Journalism Students” (COPE) at the Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism / Institute of Journalism
• 11/2021 – 12/2022: Assistant in the Erasmus Office of the Institute of Journalism
• since 11/2021: Freelance reporter for 1LIVE
• 11/2021: Internship at the German radio station 1LIVE in Cologne
• 08/2021 – 10/2021: Internship at the German public broadcasting station Südwestrundfunk (SWR) in Stuttgart, Economic and environmental news department, TV, Radio, Online & social media
• 08/2020 – 07/2021: Erasmus exchange student at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) in Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark, Completion of the programmes “International Video Journalism” and “Corporate Communication”
• 02/2020 – 04/2020: Internship in the “European Public Goods” department of the German Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin
• since 10/2019: Master’s studies of “Economics & Journalism” at TU Dortmund University
• 04/2019 – 10/2019: Internship in the corporate communications department of BMW in Berlin
• since 09/2017: Freelance journalist for the German business magazine FOCUS-MONEY
• 09/2016 – 08/2017: One-year traineeship at FOCUS-MONEY in Munich
• 08/2015 – 09/2015: Internship in the newsroom of the German local newspaper Siegener Zeitung in Olpe, Local news department, Print and Online
• 10/2014 – 07/2019: Bachelor’s studies of “Economic-policy journalism” at TU Dortmund University, Topic of Bachelor’s thesis: “Transparency of expert appearances in economic journalism – A content analysis of the economic reporting of the German newspapers ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung‘ and ‘Welt‘ between 2003 and 2017”
• 09/2014: Internship in the newsroom of the German local newspaper Siegener Zeitung in Siegen, Economic and local news departments, Print and Online
• 08/2014 – 09/2014: Freelancer in the corporate communications department of Muhr und Bender KG in Attendorn
• 07/2014 – 08/2014: Internship in the newsroom of the German local newspaper SauerlandKurier in Lennestadt, Print and Online
• 06/2014: Internship in the “Tailor Rolled Blanks” department of Mubea Motorkomponenten GmbH in Attendorn
• 03/2013: Participant of the youth media workshop in the German Bundestag in Berlin
• 10/2012: Internship in the office of Petra Crone (SPD), member of German parliament, in Berlin
• 01/2012 – 02/2012: Internship in the newsroom of the German local newspaper SauerlandKurier in Lennestadt, Print and Online
• born 1996 in Aachen

Publications:

• Susanne Fengler, Isabella Kurkowski, Richard Brandt et al. (2024). “COPE: Covering Cohesion Policy in Europe – Training Materials for European Journalism Students.” DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-24166
• Brandt, R. (2021). “Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Extension and optimization of Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom and Steven J. Davis’s search term.” DoCMA Working Paper #5, Feb. 2021. DOI: 10.17877/DE290R-21922

Main foci at the institute:

Research Assistant in the project „New HORIZONS for Journalism and Media Research in Eastern Europe: Building Partnerships, Promoting Projects in Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova“