Michael Scheyer, born in 1980 in southern Germany, has been the editor-in-chief of the Memminger Zeitung since May 2026. In 2009, he completed his studies in theater, film, and television studies, philosophy, and sociology at the University of Cologne. He made his first short films while still a student and received various awards. For ten years, he worked as a multimedia editor for the Schwäbische Zeitung. For three and a half years, he headed the communications department at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen. Since 2021, he has been a freelance lecturer at the German School of Journalism in Munich and an independent documentary film producer.