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Regina Tödter (Leading Medicine Guide)

When we were searching for testimonials by people with chronic health conditions, who do not (only) talk about their suffering, but rather comfort, encourage and educate others to a certain extent, we found Karina, who immediately engaged us…
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Raoul Mazhar (Editor-in-chief Austrian Ärzte Woche)

Whenever I need stories that do not portray people living with chronic conditions as 'patients' or 'sufferers,' but as people that face their illness with courage, strength, and hope, I give Karina a call and reserve the front page.     Image:…
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Erin Migdol (Chronic Illness Editor at The Mighty)

I’m the chronic illness editor at The Mighty, and I had the pleasure of working with Karina Sturm for five weeks while she fulfilled her work placement requirement for her master’s degree in journalism at Edinburgh Napier University. I’d…
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Belo Cipriani (Journalist & Advocate)

From August 2, 2018 through September 21, 2018, Karina Sturm worked for Oleb Books as an intern. She completed all projects on time and played the lead role in creating three short films based on Oleb Books’ debut title. Sturm was…
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Uwe Strauch (Global museum project)

Dear Karina, today I want to say thank you for your fresh and lovely articles you wrote for our MAGAZIN MUSEUM.DE. Your methodology is unprejudiced and your journalistic curiosity seems to be rooted in your work as a former scientist. So…
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Matt Rowan (Editor and Author)

I’ve gotten to know Karina well these past few years and, moreover, gotten to know her writing. She has a careful eye for detail while never failing to capture the emotional marrow of her subject. This is particularly true in her writing on…
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Svenja Behrens (Chief editor)

Karina contacted me in March about an article she had written. A very emotional piece about the personal thoughts of an eight year old buy suffering from a rare disease. Shortly after receiving it, I responded to Karina’s e-mail since we needed…