Kai Hermann is a German journalist born in January 29, 1938, who contributed to the magazines Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, Twen, and Stern, and published multiple works including "La révolte des étudiants" and "Intervention décisive à Mogadiscio". He is also co-author of Christiane F.: Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, with Horst Rieck.
He is a Théodor-Wolff Prize laureate, and recipient of the Carl-v-Ossietzky Medal.