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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.

Lea Thies

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// Erdgeschoss

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Lerne das *iNNEN-Netzwerk kennen!

Mit Miriam Scharlibbe, Julia Krittian, Lea Thies, Julia Blust and Lena Jakat

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// Obergeschoss

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Reality-Check! Frauen und Führung in deutschen Medienhäusern

Mit Miriam Scharlibbe, Julia Krittian, Lea Thies and Julia Blust

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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Ich bin eine Marke. Und das ist gut für den Journalismus.

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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Sion im Carré

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Mentoring mit Medienfrauen // Mentoring with Women in Journalism

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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Sion im Carré

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Mentoring mit Medienfrauen // Mentoring with Women in Journalism

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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Design Offices

// Training Room

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Mental Health: How to stay sane in the news business

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?

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