Jens Knappe studied Media and American Studies in Mainz, Moscow and Berkeley. His academic work deals with such diverse topics as the media coverage of the German unification process, attempts to achieve thought control through language in the Soviet Union during Stalin's era, and the consequences of new technological developments. He is the author of the monographs "The Nature of Cyberspace", "The United States and German Unification" and "Berlin Republic. Capital as a Stage". Jens Knappe runs a photo agency in Berlin.