Max Hägler
Max Hägler has been a business editor at the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT since spring 2023. Born in Munich, he studied political science there and established a publishing company (Clash) during his community service. He began reporting from Bavaria as a regional correspondent for taz during the 2005 federal election. In summer 2008, he started working with Süddeutsche Zeitung, first as a correspondent in Nuremberg and Regensburg, later as a correspondent in Baden-Württemberg. Most recently, he worked for Süddeutsche Zeitung from Munich as a business reporter. One focus of his work is observing industry, particularly the automotive industry. He is a delegate of the German Journalists’ Union to the German Press Council.