Matthias Krug
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Matthias Krug is an academic, author, and former international journalist and strategic communications professional, with a teaching and research focus on the intersection of creativity, strategy, communications, and storytelling across digital and other publishing spheres.
Matthias is the author of 11 books, including the first book about Qatar’s football and sports history in the lead-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which was featured and positively reviewed in media across the world. He has a decade of experience in international journalism writing for some of the world’s leading media outlets, including Al Jazeera English, BBC, CNN, The Huffington Post, El Pais, ESPN, Arts Monthly Australia, The Irish Examiner, The Providence Journal, DPA news agency, The Buenos Aires Herald, and Four Four Two. His teaching also draws on professional expertise from over a decade in strategic communications and media, strategy, partnerships and advocacy, and managing a Newsroom for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Matthias’ most recent academic publications include writing a chapter in the Routledge Handbook on Sport in the Middle East (2022) on Qatar’s football and sports history, in line with his additional expertise on sports and major events. He has also published peer-reviewed articles in leading academic journals, including in the International Journal of Cognitive Linguistics and in the Interdisciplinary Literary Studies Journal, as well as literary short stories in international literature journals.
Matthias has also conceptualized, developed, and overseen the implementation of award-winning social media strategies for organizations, including those awarded for Best Use of Social Media and Communications and PR Campaign of the Year at global PR awards during the global pandemic. Over the past decades he has reported from and worked at major sporting events including five FIFA World Cup™ Finals and UEFA Champions League Finals, Asian Games and European Championships, as well as Olympic Games. He is also an editor and writer with extensive experience in editing and shaping texts and scripts including film, museum exhibition curation projects, speechwriting and book projects, over the past two decades.
Matthias holds a PhD with top honors in English Linguistics and Literature and International Communication from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has extensive experience lecturing and teaching at leading global universities, institutions and academic conferences in the USA, UK, Germany, Qatar, Spain, France, Portugal, Lebanon, and beyond.
Research Interests
- Creativity and creative writing
- Strategy and strategic communications
- Storytelling across digital and other publishing spheres
- Journalism and media management
Teaching
- Media Spin and Strategies
- News and Numbers
- Managing Media Teams
- Corporate Storytelling
- Strategic Crisis Communication
Articles and Chapters
Selected academic articles and chapters
Krug, Matthias, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies, Penn State University Press, Volume 15, Number 2, 2013, 261-288: Project MUSE - International Creation: Examining Cross-Cultural Influences in Ernest Hemingway’s <i>For Whom the Bell Tolls</i> (jhu.edu)
Krug, Matthias, International Journal of Cognitive Linguistics; Edition 2, N.º 2, (2011): 145-166: CREATIVE COGNITION: A 'WAVE METHOD' ANALYSIS OF FRANZ KAFKA'S 'METAMORPHOSIS' - ProQuest
Krug, Matthias, (Chapter 4), The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia as a Transformative Moment in Qatar's Sporting History, Book, Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East, 1st Edition, First Published 2022, Imprint Routledge, Pages 9, eBook ISBN9781003032915, Chapter 4: The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia as a Transformativ (taylorfrancis.com)
Krug, Matthias. “A World Cup miracle.” BBC Sport. December 2, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9252710.stm
Krug, Matthias. “Soccer violence: Referees under siege.” CNN. May 6, 2013. https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/14/sport/football/referee-violence-spain-football/index.html
Krug, Matthias. “The house that built Barca.” BBC Sport. February 15, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9393966.stm
Krug, Matthias. “20 questions with an author: Matthias Krug.” Qatar Foundation. April 29, 2021. https://www.qf.org.qa/stories/20-questions-with-an-author-matthias-krug
Krug, Matthias. “V is Victory for Arab Women.” Huffington Post. 6 October, 2012. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/saudi-women-olympics_b_1739644
Krug, Matthias. “Welcome E-Book. Goodbye bookshelves?” El País. 17 September, 2011. https://blogs.elpais.com/trans-iberian/2011/09/welcome-e-book-goodbye-bookshelves.html
Krug, Matthias. “And the host nation is…Qatar.” FourFourTwo. 11 November, 2010. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/and-host-nation-2022-isacaa-qatar
Books
Books
Krug, Matthias. 2019. Journeys on a Football Carpet. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Journeys-Football-Carpet-Matthias-Krug-ebook/dp/B07ZMSNC3S/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2HOSQ42T4YGWE&keywords=Matthias+Krug&qid=1693217891&sprefix=matthias+kru%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-2
Krug, Matthias. 2020. The Boy Who Loved to Pass the Ball. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Loved-Pass-Ball-ebook/dp/B08BLMXRX1/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2HOSQ42T4YGWE&keywords=Matthias+Krug&qid=1693217926&sprefix=matthias+kru%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-6
Krug, Matthias. 2021. The shooting star. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press. https://www.amazon.com/shooting-star-Matthias-Krug-ebook/dp/B08ZYFCJJW/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2HOSQ42T4YGWE&keywords=Matthias+Krug&qid=1693217926&sprefix=matthias+kru%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-7
Krug, Matthias. 2021. Swish’s Winning Smile. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Swishs-Winning-Smile-Matthias-Krug-ebook/dp/B08ZXLLJPN/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2HOSQ42T4YGWE&keywords=Matthias+Krug&qid=1693217926&sprefix=matthias+kru%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-8#detailBullets_feature_div
Krug, Matthias. 2021. Swish's Big Rescue. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Swishs-Big-Rescue-Matthias-Krug-ebook/dp/B0BGZY3DJV/ref=sr_1_14?crid=2HOSQ42T4YGWE&keywords=Matthias+Krug&qid=1693217926&sprefix=matthias+kru%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-14
Krug, Matthias. 2023. Swish’s Digital Dilemma. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press.
Krug, Matthias. 2022. The Girl Who Dreamed of Climbing Mount Everest. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dreamed-Climbing-Mount-Everest-ebook/dp/B0BGZWWCRM/ref=sr_1_15?crid=2HOSQ42T4YGWE&keywords=Matthias+Krug&qid=1693217926&sprefix=matthias+kru%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-15
Krug, Matthias. 2022. The Boy Who Wanted to Box Like Ali. Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press.
