▁Fre ib urg ▁im ▁Bre is g au , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁moved ▁to ▁his ▁present ▁position ▁as ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁Fin anz test , ▁the ▁largest ▁independent ▁consumer ▁magazine ▁for ▁financial ▁issues ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Hermann - Jose f ▁Ten hagen ▁was ▁awarded ▁second ▁prize ▁as ▁" J ournal ist ▁of ▁the ▁year " ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁" E conom y " ▁because ▁as ▁the ▁j ury ▁said , ▁"... ▁better ▁than ▁almost ▁anybody ▁else , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁financial ▁market ▁crash ▁in ▁an ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁understand able ▁way . ▁His ▁calm ▁and ▁cred ible ▁anal ys es , ▁which ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁financial ▁exper ts ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁bank ing ▁pan ic ." ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Agr ar b ünd nis ▁( publish er ): ▁Land wirtschaft ▁ 9 8 ▁– ▁Der ▁krit ische ▁Agr ar ber icht ▁ ▁Bl um , ▁Me ch th ild ▁/ ▁N ess eler , ▁Thomas ▁( Edit ors ): ▁E po chen ende ▁- ▁Ze iten w ende , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁St iftung ▁War ent est ▁( publish er ): ▁S icher ▁an legen ▁in ▁der ▁Kr ise , ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Wer ▁sch l un zt , ▁m acht ▁PR ▁in :