Daniel Thalhamer

  • Your name: Daniel Thalhamer
  • Preferred name: Dan, Dany or just Daniel
  • Age: 25
  • Origin country/town: Linz/ Austria
  • Other places where you have lived: I lived in Vienna for six years
  • Where are you living at the moment? Currently in an Airbnb in Bagaregården. 
  • Languages: German, bad English and a little Spanish
  • Academic background: I studied for my Bachelor’s degree in German, Geography and Economics to become a teacher.
  • Work background:
    • TV contributions for a health magazine and a socio-political talk show
  • Journalistic experience:
    • Internship at an austrian newspaper 
    • 2 1/2 years as an editor for public broadcasting in Austria 
  • Writing skills (English): Little experience – especially when it comes to more sophisticated language
  • I have used Excel (spreadsheets): Yes 
  • I have worked with Python: No 
  • I use other programming languages: Nope
  • I have used WordPress: No
  • Graphic/illustration skills? Basics
  • Digital publishing/social media? I briefly managed the Instagram account for my previous employer.
  • Audio/radio/pod? I worked in an internship on some short reports for an Austrian radio station
  • Photography? Fairly average
  • Video/tv/filming? I have edited videos/TV reports with the editing programme Premiere
  • Other editing or publishing skills? No more than those already mentioned 🙂
  • Knowledge of the European Parliament (relevant to the CJC project): Through my studies I should know a little bit. Hopefully.
  • Special interests/knowledge relevant to research/investigative journalism: I took part in a workshop programme of the Austrian investigative magazine “Dossier” and learned a bit about investigative war reporting. I was also very captivated by the crazy story about the hunt for the person behind the biggest porn platform “Pornhub”. The search for the owner of the platform led from Canada to Hong Kong and via London finally to Ansfelden, a small town in Upper Austria near my home. But I don’t want to spoil anything: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/hunt-for-the-porn-king/
  • Other skills/hobbies: Skiing, hiking, cooking, going to concerts, watching sports on TV, playing board games with friends

Daniel is probably the best Monopoly player in the world!

– Anyone who has ever played Monopoly with me
  • I think I will be able to support my fellow students with: I have taken several workshops in storytelling and hope I can still apply most of it. Besides, I’m always up for one, two or three after-work beers! 😀
  • Contact details (preferred): 
    • Phone: +436765500118
    • Mail: dani.thalhamer@gmail.com

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