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Personal Data

Helmut Spudich (Author Nickname: spu), bakk.komm., born 1953, journalist in Vienna, lecturer at Salzburg University.

Business and technology editor and columnist at Austria's national daily Der Standard. Winner of the "New Media Award" 2007, awarded bei OeJC (Austrian Journalists Club)

Teaching Online Journalismus at the Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft, Salzburg Univeristy. Freelance writing for various magazines, guest contributor to BBC World Service.

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Training and consultancy in the area of public communications and online media.



Professional Background

Forder editor Salzburger Nachrichten (national politics, feature writing, EU desk), editor profil (national news magazine), Der Standard (national policits, education & science). Member of "Österreichischer Presserat", the Austrian Press Association (a voluntary self regulating asssociation of Austrian news media). Editor in Chief of the magazine "Lebenshilfe", secretary general of "Lebenshilfe Österreich". (Austrian National Association of Parents of Persons with Intellectual Handicaps)

Studies in journalism and communcation sciences in Vienna and Salzburg, formal training in Gestalt-Psychotherapy (ÖAGG, Austrian Association for Group Therapy and Group Dynamics). Many years of voluntary activities in the field of intercultural education, founding member of the Intercultural Center, Vienna.

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