Osterkorn, Thomas#

Osterkorn, Thomas, b. Linz (Upper Austria), Dec. 26, 1953, journalist. Until 1986 studied law in Hamburg and worked as police reporter for the newspaper "Hamburger Abendblatt". From 1986 employed by the weekly magazine "Stern"; from 1989 head of the department "Deutschland aktuell" (Germany today) and from 1996 managing editor. In 1999 succeeded M. Maier as co-editor-in-chief of "Stern" (with Andreas Petzold).