Klaus Josef Stimeder (born 17 March 1975), better known by the pseudonym JM Stim,[1][2] is an Austrian author and a former journalist who lives in Los Angeles, California.

Stimeder started a career in journalism in 1998 at Format for which he covered the Kosovo War, Northern Ireland, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua.

[5][non-primary source needed][failed verification] After covering the wars in Afghanistan[6][7] and Iraq, he interned at Berlin daily Tagesspiegel[8] before joining Der Standard as a sports reporter.

As publisher and editor, Stimeder won over renowned artists, politicians, actors, and scientists as contributors, i.e., Viennese Actionism Painter and Performance Artist Günter Brus, European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, actor Karl Markovics, philosopher Franz Schuh, and Quantum Mechanics Nobel Laureate Anton Zeilinger.

He also co-initiated a series of literature events ("DATUM presents") that brought Chuck Palahniuk, Ian Rankin, Sven Regener, Juli Zeh, and FM Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten to Austria's Capital.

"Despite" covers the life of Austro-Jewish entrepreneur Oscar Bronner who founded the magazines Profil and Trend and daily Der Standard while also achieving moderate success as a painter.

[15] Between 2000 and 2009, Stimeder appeared as a regular guest on Austrian cable and network TV, Al-Jazeera, and the BBC's television and radio programs.

After turning down an offer to host his own political talk show at basic cable channel ATV[16] Stimeder left Vienna and moved to Berlin, Germany.

American author Eric Jarosinski (aka internet phenomenon Nein Quarterly) named "Stories" his "Book of the Year" in 2015.