Career
Alexandra Borchardt is a senior journalist, keynote speaker, media consultant and Senior Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. She also supports local and regional newsrooms with digital transformation as a coach for Wan-Ifra’s Table Stakes Europe project. She was Vice-Chair of the Committee on Quality Journalism in the Digital Age at the Council of Europe.
Alexandra’s main focus is digital transformation and how it impacts the media, democracy, the workplace and human behaviour. She teaches “Leadership and Strategy in the 21st Century” at TU Munich and Journalism and Digitalisation at the University of the Arts in Berlin.
Alexandra holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Tulane University, New Orleans (1994), and in 2013 completed a Programme for Management Development at IESE Business School, Barcelona.
Personal Website: https://alexandraborchardt.com/
Professional Experience
| Organisation | Position |
|---|---|
Media Adviser and Consultant, Senior Journalist, Lecturer | |
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism University of Oxford | Director of Strategic Development |
Süddeutsche Zeitung | Managing Editor |
Süddeutsche Zeitung | Several leadership positions |
Financial Times Deutschland | Several leadership positions |
Deutschen Presse-Agentur | Editor |
Publications
“Mensch 4.0 - Frei bleiben in einer digitalen Welt” (Freedom in a digital world), Randomhouse 2018
“Mehr Wahrheit wagen - Warum die Demokratie einen starken Journalismus braucht” (Dare more truth - why democracy needs strong journalism), Duden Verlag 2020, forthcoming