Murat Ham was born in Braunschweig, Germany, and holds a master’s degree in political science with a focus in political communications and journalism research from the Freie Universität Berlin. His thesis work examined political journalism in the capital cities of Berlin and Washington. A trained journalist, Murat Ham possesses several years professional experience working as an editor at renowned print, online and broadcast media outlets, as well as having worked as an editorial director in corporate communications. 

Already a recognized author after the publication of a short story with the publisher Droemer Knauer, Murat Ham made his public appearance as a book author in August 2009. Together with Erkan Arikan, he published the book “Jung, erfolgreich, türkisch: Ein etwas anderes Porträt der Migranten in Deutschland” (“Young, Successful, Turkish: A Somewhat Different Portrait of Migrants in Germany”) with the publishing group Lübbe. In his foreword, German Federal Minister Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble praised the book with the following words: “The stories that the authors Erkan Arikan and Murat Ham tell us in their book, Young, Successful, Turkish show how much progress has been made. At the same time, they bolster our courage to continue to engage ourselves and fight for solidarity in the midst of diversity.”

In October 2011 Murat Ham published with Prof. Angelika Kubanek another book  “Fremde Heimat Deutschland – Leben zwischen Ankommen und Abschied” with the publishing house ibidem. In his foreword, Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit praised the book. 

Murat Ham has gained valuable and exciting professional experience through his work covering economic news. Topics within the sectors of technology, telecommunications, finance, automobile industry, energy, politics, culture and media distinguish his profile. Murat Ham lives and works in Berlin.

Professional experience (a selection):
Head of the Berlin office of a Swiss PR Agency
Editorial director of corporate communications for Tognum AG (MTU Friedrichshafen)
Freelance journalist/editor, author and moderator at the following media outlets (among others): Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), Leipziger Volkszeitung (LVZ), Braunschweiger Zeitung (BZ), clavis-Magazin

During a two-year journalism traineeship:
Trained at the journalism schools “Haus Busch” in Hagen and “Klara” in Berlin
Worked at the following media outlets (among others): Deutsche Presseagentur (dpa), Leipziger Volkszeitung (LVZ), Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ)

Further professional education (a selection):
Deutsche Presseakademie (depak)
Elocution training at Hessischen Rundfunk (hr)
Trained in Desktop Publishing

Internships and freelance work during university years:
F.A.Z. 93,6 Berlin – Das Business Radio, Radio HUNDERT,6, VIVA Fernsehen, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR / Radio and Television)

Languages:
German and Turkish – native speaker
French – strong basic knowledge

Computer:
Programs: MS-Office, SPSS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Adobe InDesign, several content management systems (CMS) and editing systems