David Schraven

David Schraven (born 1970 in Bottrop, Germany) is a German journalist. From 2010 to 2014, he was head of investigations at Funke Mediengruppe. From 2007 to September 2014, he was treasurer of German association of investigative journalists Netzwerk Recherche. In 2014 he founded Correctiv.

Career
He was the founder of the German Newspaper "taz ruhr". Later he worked as a reporter on energy issues for the Axel Springer Group. Then in 2010 he went on with his researches as head of investigations at Funke Mediengruppe.

Schraven published several reports about the German military action by the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan. In 2011 he explained the details of the Operation Halmazag. In 2012 he published his investigation of the German military actions in Afghanistan on a special website with leaked documents. His graphic reportage "Kriegszeiten" was nominated for the international youth book award in Germany.

He worked on different reference books about investigative journalism for the German association of investigative journalists Netzwerk Recherche. The books "Reporter im verdeckten Einsatz (PDF)" deals with undercover research methods and "Kritischer Wirtschaftsjournalismus (PDF)" focuses on investigative business journalism.

In 2014 he founded Correctiv.

Awards
During his career as an investigative reporter Schraven won several prices for his investigative stories. He came in third on the best known award for investigative journalism in Germany called Wächterpreis for his investigation of toxic drinking water. Then he won the Swiss "Fichtnerpreis" for his research about a corrupt politician. 2015 he received the Grimme Online Award for overseeing the investigation into downing Flight MH17. He also won the Deutschen Reporterpreis for his book "Weisse Wölfe" (illustrations by Jan Feindt).

Books

 * 2009: Publisher and Author Undercover : Reporter im verdeckten Einsatz, Netzwerk Recherche, Wiesbaden, ISBN 978-3-9812408-1-8,
 * 2011: Author Graphic Novell Die wahre Geschichte vom Untergang der Alexander Kielland, Carlsen Verlag, ISBN 978-3-551-73052-7, with Vincent Burmeister (Artist)
 * 2012: Author graphic reportage Kriegszeiten, Carlsen Verlag, ISBN 978-3-551-78698-2, nominated for the international youth book award Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2013, with Vincent Burmeister (Artist)
 * 2014: Zechenkinder: 25 Geschichten über das schwarze Herz des Ruhrgebiets, Ankerherz-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-940138-54-5, with Uwe Weber (Fotograf)
 * 2015: Author Graphic Novell WEISSE WÖLFE. Eine graphische Reportage über rechten Terror, CORRECTIV, with Jan Feindt (Artist), ISBN 978-3-9816917-0-2.
 * 2018: Author Graphic Novell Unter Krähen: Aus dem Inneren der Republik, CORRECTIV, with Vincent Burmeister, (Artist) ISBN 978-3981740097.
 * 2020: Publisher Corona: Geschichte eines angekündigten Sterbens, DTV, with Cordt Schnibben ISBN 978-3423262811.
 * 2022: Author Was wir wollen, CORRECTIV ISBN 978-3948013202.