Lars Haider

Lars Haider (born in 1969 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German journalist and author. He took over as editor-in-chief of the Hamburger Abendblatt in 2011 and had previously worked for several newspapers, including as editor-in-chief of the Weser-Kurier. Haider has published a biography of Olaf Scholz, books about television presenter Markus Lanz and the language of politics, and the crime series featuring Hamburg investigator Lukas Hammerstein. His biography of Scholz was his first book to reach the Spiegel bestseller list.