# Barbara Dickmann

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**Barbara Dickmann** (born 21 June 1942 in [Kattowitz](/source/Katowice), [Silesia](/source/Silesia)) is a German journalist.

## Career

Barbara Dickmann began studying sports, but broke it off in 1964 in favour of a [traineeship](/source/Traineeship) at the *Neue Presse* in [Würzburg](/source/W%C3%BCrzburg), where she rose to become a [local editor](/source/Local_journalist).[1] From 1967 she worked for *[Hessischer Rundfunk](/source/Hessischer_Rundfunk)*, in 1971 she presented the *[Hessenschau](/source/Hessenschau)*.[1] In 1977 she moved to [ARD](/source/ARD_(broadcaster)) [Tagesthemen](/source/Tagesthemen) as editor and first woman presenter (from 1979),[2] in 1983 she became head of the [Bonn](/source/Bonn) [Stern](/source/Stern_(Magazin)) office. In 1983, she was commissioned by *[Stern TV](/source/Stern_TV)* to shoot the film *Der Fund*, which was to document the sensational discovery of the [Hitler diaries](/source/Hitler_diaries).[3]

In 1985, Dickmann took up her work as editor-in-chief at [UFA](/source/UFA_GmbH) and became programme officer for [Bertelsmann](/source/Bertelsmann). In 1988/1989 she worked for *[Deutsche Welle](/source/Deutsche_Welle)*, since 1989 in the editorial department of the [ZDF](/source/ZDF) programme *[ML Mona Lisa](/source/ML_Mona_Lisa)*, whose editorial director she was from 2003 to 2008.

## Works

- Barbara Dickmann, Angelica Fell: *Und niemand weiß, warum ... Das rätselhafte Kindersterben*; ein ML-Mona-Lisa-Buch; München: mvg Verlag, 2008; ISBN 978-3-636-06403-5. The book is about the hushed-up investigations surrounding the [Leukaemia Cluster Elbmarsch](/source/Leukaemia_Cluster_Elbmarsch).
- *Lieber heute aktiv als morgen radioaktiv*; LAIKA Verlag, 2012; ISBN 978-3-942281-02-7, authors: Barbara Dickmann, Angelica Fell
- *Der Spielemacher: [Paul Gauselmann](/source/Paul_Gauselmann), the biography; narrated by Barbara Dickmann*, Econ, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-430-20246-6

## Awards

- 1972 – Regional Film Award for the best investigative documentary "Kredithaie"
- 1981 – [Bambi](/source/Bambi_(Award)) as best presenter of a polit, current affairs programme
- 1982 – 3rd place in the [Goldene Kamera](/source/Goldene_Kamera) for best news presenter (viewer award)
- 1987 – Computer manufacturer award for *Wer hat Angst vor dem kleinen Chip?* ([BR](/source/Bayerischer_Rundfunk))
- 1991 – [Journalistenpreis der Deutschen Aids-Stiftung](/source/Medienpreis_der_Deutschen_AIDS-Stiftung) for *Ugandas sterbende Mütter* ([ZDF](/source/ZDF))
- 1997 – [Umweltpreis für Journalisten](/source/Umweltpreis_f%C3%BCr_Journalisten) der [Deutschen Umweltstiftung](/source/Deutsche_Umweltstiftung) für die [ML Mona Lisa](/source/ML_Mona_Lisa) Editorial team ([ZDF](/source/ZDF))
- 2006 – [Prix Europa](/source/Prix_Europa) Ranking 9th place of the best European documentaries in the category TV Current Affairs Programme
- 2007 – Audience Award of the Öko-Filmtour 2007 for the documentary "Und keiner weiss warum..."
- 2007 – Third prize 'Pro Ehrenamt' of the district [Neuss](/source/Neuss), North Rhine-Westphalia
- 2009 – Nomination Öko-Filmtour-Festival for reports on the [KiKK-Study](/source/KiKK-Study)
- 2011 – Honourable mention for special merits of the [Nuclear-Free Future Award](/source/Nuclear-Free_Future_Award)
- 2012 – International Environmental Award

## References

1. GmbH, Munzinger-Archiv. ["Barbara Dickmann"](https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Barbara+Dickmann/0/16908.html) (in German). *Munzinger Biographie*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. Spiegel, Der (June 21, 2012). ["Barbara Dickmann: Die erste Moderatorin der Tagesthemen"](https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/barbara-dickmann-die-erste-moderatorin-der-tagesthemen-a-949527.html) (in German). *DER SPIEGEL*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. ["Dreh für "Hitler-Tagebücher": Quatsch mit brauner Soße"](https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/tagebuecher/Dreh-fuer-Hitler-Tagebuecher-Quatsch-mit-brauner-Sosse,hitlertagebuecher122.html). *www.ndr.de*

## External links

- Christoph Gunkel: [First "Tagesthemen" presenter: "Sometimes these fights were even fun"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120622133651/http://einestages.spiegel.de/s/ab/25068/barbara-dickmann-die-erste-moderatorin-der-tagesthemen.html); on [einestages](/source/Einestages) from 21 June 2012

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