Tessniem Kadiri

Tessniem Kadiri is a television presenter and journalist who hosts NDR-produced editions of ARD's international affairs programme Weltspiegel.

Biography

Kadiri moved from youth-oriented public-service journalism to Weltspiegel after presenting the international reporting format Atlas.

She hosted the August 2, 2026 edition of Weltspiegel and is part of the Grimme Prize-winning Atlas team.

She presents NDR-produced editions of ARD's long-running international affairs programme.^[1]^[2]

She hosted the funk international-reporting format recognised by the Grimme Prize.^[6]^[1]

Weltspiegel Role
She presents NDR editions of Weltspiegel
Kadiri joined ARD's international affairs magazine in February 2025 as a presenter for editions produced by NDR.^[1]^[3]
August Broadcast
She hosted the August 2, 2026 programme
The complete ARD Mediathek programme documents Kadiri's August 2 studio role across a wide international report slate.^[2]
Youth News
She built experience in youth news
Her earlier public-service work included WDR's neuneinhalb and nicetoknow before the move to Weltspiegel.^[1]^[5]
Atlas
She presented the global-reporting format Atlas
Kadiri was one of the presenters of funk's Atlas, which brought international reporting to a young audience.^[1]^[6]
Recognition
Her journalism received early professional recognition
Medium Magazin named Kadiri among its 2024 Top 30 under 30 journalists, and Atlas received a 2025 Grimme Prize.^[5]^[6]