Charles Hawley studied political science before obtaining a master’s degree in journalism at Columbia University in New York. He started his journalism career as a freelancer for publications such as Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal before then joining Spiegel Online to launch the site’s English language content in 2004. Since 2015, he has been freelancing as a writer, journalistic translator and English content consultant for German news outlets like the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel and, more recently, academics.
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