Elmar Theveßen


Elmar Theveßen is a German journalist and author.
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Life

Born in Viersen, Theveßen studied history, political science and Germanistics at the University of Bonn. He later studied foreign policy and journalism at the American University in Washington, D.C. In 1991, he began working for ZDF, eventually becoming the head of the broadcaster's current affairs department. Since 2019, he has been the director of ZDF's Washington studio.

Reception

Theveßen has been criticized by other journalists for the inflammatory language he has applied to Donald Trump, calling him a "fascist", a "malignant narcissist", and an "autocrat who wants to destroy American democracy with a wrecking ball", as well as comparing him to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

Literature

  • 2002: Schläfer mitten unter uns. Droemer, München 2002; aktualisierte Taschenbuchausgabe: Knaur, Munich 2004,.
  • 2004: Die Bush-Bilanz. Wie der US-Präsident sein Land und die Welt betrogen hat. Droemer, München 2004,.
  • 2005: Terroralarm. Deutschland und die islamistische Bedrohung. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2005,.
  • 2009: Al-Qaida. Wissen was stimmt. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2009,.
  • 2011: Nine-Eleven. Der Tag, der die Welt veränderte. Propyläen, Berlin 2011,.
  • 2016: Terror in Deutschland. Die tödliche Strategie der Islamisten. Piper, München 2016,.
  • 2020 Die Zerstörung Amerikas: Wie Donald Trump sein Land und die Welt für immer verändert. Piper, München 2020,.

Awards