Lea Thies heads the Günter Holland School of Journalism (GHJS) at the Augsburger Allgemeine , where she is responsible for training young journalists. She completed her traineeship at Dewezet , earned a Master’s degree in Global Politics in London, and worked as a reporter for over 20 years. Today, she focuses on topics such as trainee upskilling, digital transformation, mental health in journalism, and personal branding for journalists. She also develops concepts to strengthen journalism’s relevance and build trust in the media. For this reason, she has integrated constructive journalism into the GHJS curriculum. Lea Thies is an enthusiastic team player and actively involved in " iNNEN – Network for Women in Journalism " as well as in the " Jule – Young Readers Initiative ". Together with the latter, she launched the trainee recruitment campaign volo-werden.de.
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// Erdgeschoss
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Mit Astrid Maier, Christiane Uebing, Lena Jakat, Julia Blust, Miriam Scharlibbe, Julia Krittian, Lea Thies and Swantje Dake
*iNNEN ist das Netzwerk von und für Frauen im Journalismus. Wir vernetzen, unterstützen und gestalten die Zukunft der Branche. Lust auf Austausch? Dann bist du hier richtig.
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// Obergeschoss
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Mit Miriam Scharlibbe, Julia Krittian, Lea Thies, Julia Blust and Swantje Dake
Wer hat das Sagen in den Medien – und warum so selten Frauen? In dieser Diskussion geht's ans Eingemachte: über Macht, strukturelle Barrieren und mutige Schritte Richtung Gleichstellung.
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LVR LandesMuseum
// Workshopraum 1
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Mit Lea Thies
In diesem Impuls erfährst du, wie Journalistinnen und Journalisten auf Social Media echte Sichtbarkeit gewinnen, Vertrauen schaffen und mit einer starken Stimme die Zukunft des Journalismus prägen.
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Mit Julia Blust, Jule Lumma, Susanne Amann, Swantje Dake, Astrid Maier, Lea Thies, Maria Exner, Miriam Scharlibbe, Asumpta Lattus and Elena Kountidou
This session will be held in both German and English // Wir beantworten im Eins-zu-Eins-Deeptalk deine Fragen. Wege in den Journalismus, schwierige Situationen im Alltag, entscheidende Weichen, scheinbar unüberwindbare Hürden? Sprich mit uns! // We answer your questions in a one-on-one deep talk. Whether it's finding your way into journalism, dealing with difficult everyday situations, making pivotal decisions, or overcoming seemingly insurmountable hurdles—talk to us!
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Mit Julia Blust, Jule Lumma, Astrid Maier, Susanne Amann, Lea Thies, Swantje Dake, Maria Exner, Miriam Scharlibbe, Asumpta Lattus and Elena Kountidou
This session will be held in both German and English // Wir beantworten im Eins-zu-Eins-Deeptalk deine Fragen. Wege in den Journalismus, schwierige Situationen im Alltag, entscheidende Weichen, scheinbar unüberwindbare Hürden? Sprich mit uns! // We answer your questions in a one-on-one deep talk. Whether it's finding your way into journalism, dealing with difficult everyday situations, making pivotal decisions, or overcoming seemingly insurmountable hurdles—talk to us!
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// Training Room
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With Irene Caselli, Lea Thies, Chiponda Chimbelu and Hannah Storm
What's the way forward to ensure that journalists can keep doing their job and staying connected with their audience during tough times?