David Schraven


David Schraven is a German journalist. From 2010 to 2014, he was head of investigations at Funke Mediengruppe. From 2007 to September 2014, he was treasurer of German association of investigative journalists. In 2014 he founded Correctiv.

Career

He was the founder of the German newspaper taz ruhr. Later, he worked as a reporter on energy issues for the Axel Springer Group. Then, in 2010, he went on with his researches as head of investigations at Funke Mediengruppe.
Schraven published several reports about the German military action by the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan. In 2011, he explained the details of the Operation Halmazag. In 2012, he published his investigation of the German military actions in Afghanistan on a special website with leaked documents. His graphic reportage "Kriegszeiten" was nominated for the international youth book award in Germany.
He worked on different reference books about investigative journalism for the German association of investigative journalists Netzwerk Recherche. The books Reporter im verdeckten Einsatz deals with undercover research methods and Kritischer Wirtschaftsjournalismus focuses on investigative business journalism.
In 2014, he founded Correctiv.

Awards

During his career as an investigative reporter, Schraven won several prices for his investigative stories. He came third on the best known award for investigative journalism in Germany called Wächterpreis for his investigation of toxic drinking water. Then he won the Swiss "Fichtnerpreis" for his research about a corrupt politician. In 2015, he received the Grimme Online Award for overseeing the investigation into downing Flight MH17. He also won the Deutschen Reporterpreis for his book Weisse Wölfe.

Books

  • 2009: Undercover: Reporter im verdeckten Einsatz, Wiesbaden: Netzwerk Recherche,,
  • 2011: Die wahre Geschichte vom Untergang der Alexander Kielland, Carlsen Verlag,, with Vincent Burmeister
  • 2012: Author graphic reportage Kriegszeiten, Carlsen Verlag,, nominated for the international youth book award Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2013, with Vincent Burmeister
  • 2014: Zechenkinder: 25 Geschichten über das schwarze Herz des Ruhrgebiets, Ankerherz-Verlag,, with Uwe Weber
  • 2015: WEISSE WÖLFE. Eine graphische Reportage über rechten Terror, CORRECTIV, with Jan Feindt,.
  • 2018: Unter Krähen: Aus dem Inneren der Republik, CORRECTIV, with Vincent Burmeister .
  • 2020: publisher Corona: Geschichte eines angekündigten Sterbens, DTV, with Cordt Schnibben.
  • 2022: Was wir wollen, CORRECTIV.