Fairplanet authors

Ama Lorenz is a freelance journalist and author for online media, print and TV.

Itai Lahat is an israeli journalist located in Berlin. He is covering among other things subjects like the green revolution, science, technology, art, design, and the fusion of all these subjects. At his free time he deals with projects of art [...]

Jack Bicker lives in London, is a graduate of the University of Oxford, and currently a philosophy research student at the Institute of Education – University of London. His interests include politics, social justice, development and [...]

Jonathan Lutes is an American writer, journalist, translator. Born in Portland, Maine, he has lived and worked in Berlin since 2004.

Matthias studied English, Communications und European Ethnology. He is currently working as a social media editor Amnesty Intrnational's German branch.

Rebecca Silus was born in Minneapolis and received her MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2008.

Based in Germany's capital, freelance journalist Sara Jabril writes about various issues with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. She studied at the Humboldt University Berlin and the University College London // Twitter: @sarajabril

Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, today Vanessa Ellingham works as a freelancer journalist and editor in Berlin.

Murat is an Istanbul origin publisher, editor and writer. He is involved in various publishing projects in Berlin, London and Istanbul. As the co-founder and editorial board member of FairPlanet he developed its current editorial concept and [...]

Gurmeet Singh is a freelance writer and editor, living and working in Berlin.

Emre Kizilkaya is an Istanbul-based journalist. He is the Vice President of the Turkish National Committee of Vienna-based International Press Institute and the Managing Editor of Hürriyet Daily News, the English-language edition of [...]

Kay Alexander Plonka is a Berlin based freelance journalist specialized on the fashion industry.

Marc is the editor and founder of the film-, theatre-, music-, literature- and audio-magazine SPIRIT.

Neelo Aysha Scholz is based in Berlin. Schooled between Hong Kong, Islamabad and Sydney, she’s had a taste of polar opposites when it comes to society and attitudes. Most recently she lived in Sydney with her husband and son in the beach suburb of Bondi.

Cherotich is a Kenya-based journalist with experience as a news producer for various international media.

Bob Koigi is a multiple award winning Kenyan journalist who has extensively reported on environment across several media.

Adu Koranteng is an investigative Journalist and a staff of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper in Ghana.

Pablo Perez is a Spanish freelance journalist. He worked as reporter and copy-editor with International news agencies AFP, Efe or ANSA in European countries.

After doing Bachelors in Communication, Israel is now studying for a Masters in Communication and Product Content Management at the University of Douala. Israel is an environmental blogger and activist.

Frank Odenthal, born 1971 in Cologne, Germany, is a freelance journalist and writer. After studying economics in Cologne and Liverpool, he has specialized on issues of development theories and environmental protection and has published in [...]

Henri-Count studied Journalism and Media Studies at the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe. His interests are climate change communication and communication for sustainable social change. Currently he teaches in Zimbabwe and writes articles about environmental topics .

Judith Orland studied ‘Law and Social Anthropology’ at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. Since 2008 Judith is working at Oxfam.

Tamsin is a British-born writer and translator with a background in documentary and journalism.

Deniz is based in Frankfurt/Germany and in charge of projects and petitions we support.

In 2014 Jekaterina graduated from Dublin City University in Media Production Management and Print Journalism (B.A., hons).

Shadi is a freelance journalist from Afghanistan with over eight years of experience with radio, TV and online.

Shuriah is a freelance journalist based in Central India.

Nurcan is a journalist based in Berlin, interested in international politics and film.

Rosemary holds a MSc in Journalism and Media Studies of the National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Jose Kalathil is a senior journalist based in New Delhi. With more than three decades of experience in different publications in India and Nepal, he is comfortable in wri

Janet Li has more than 6 years’ experience on the reporting and editing field. She reports from China on financial and environmental issues.

Nicole Webb is a freelance writer and journalist working in China.

Jan van de Nes started his career as a journalist at first for newspapers but soon for business-to-business magazines. He reports from Holland.

Fiona has been a freelance Journalist for six years and has covered human rights issues for several publications. She reports from the UK and Australia.

Vera is a journalist based in the Swedish capital Stockholm, where she has settled after periods living in Barcelona, Spain, and Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Robin is a experienced freelance journalist and a regular contributor to several environmental magazines. He is based in Bristol (the European Green Capital 2015).

Federica is a London-based journalist with professional experience in the UK, Italy and Malta.

Deborah is an experienced journalist, columnist, professional blogger, speaker and green business practice consultant.

Katarina started her career in journalism in 1999 in Bosnia Herzegovina and has since covered several areas as politics, economics or human rights.

Maria is a journalist based in Madrid.

Peadar O'Cearnaig is a freelance Radio Producer & Journalist from Ireland. He writes for national and international press and produces radio features and documentaries.

Mikalai is a freelance journalist based in Minsk, Belarus who covers Belarus, Ukraine and Russia affairs for international media.

Judith is a PhD candidate and freelance journalist. As a journalist, she writes about current affairs, specifically migration, Anglo-German relations, European culture.

Elizabeth has been Deputy Editor on the UK’s longest-running environmental magazine.

Shasha Seakamela is a South African artist, photographer and author.

Dawei is an Chinease author and writes as a columnist for several Chienase magazines as for Jintian (Today) and Caijing.

Chuma Nwokolo is the publisher of African Writing magazine. He is based in Nigeria.

María Clara Montoya is a Colombian-born journalist raised in Spain with professional experience in Spain and Peru.

Nicole Sagener lives and works as a freelance journalist in Berlin. She writes among other things for "Zeitonline" and the "Tagesspiegel".

Shira Jeczmien is the founder and editor of Screen Shot, a London based editorial platform that reflects on social, political and digital issues.

Abdelrahman Ibrahim is a Sudanese writer based in Khartoum.

Ari Libsker is an Israeli filmmaker and journalist.

Daniel Mützel is a Berlin-based Journalist writing for EurActiv, VICE, Die Welt and other media.

Kolawole Talabi is an independent journalist who covers the environment, science, culture and development from his native country, Nigeria.

Jossi Reich is a German-born musician, writer, entrepreneur, initiator and co-founder of FairPlanet based in Tel Aviv.

Alex King is a British freelance journalist based between Athens and London.

Georg Diez is a Berlin-based reporter and columnist covering politics and culture for the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel and a co-founder of 60pages.com.

Itamar Mann's research focuses on international law and political theory. He teaches international law and a number of related courses, including an elective on law and terrorism, environmental law, and a clinical seminar on law and politics [...]

Noaz Deshe is a Berlin and Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker.

Cyril Zenda is a Zimbabwean freelance journalist and writer based in Harare.

Sofia is a media and communication professional with a Master of Arts (MA) focused in Art & Politics from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Yair Oded is a New York City-based writer and editor of socio-political content, with a background in humanitarian work and international affairs.

Ithamar Handelman Smith is a novelist, columnist and screenwriter from Tel Aviv, currently based in London.

Igor is a Russian-Canadian journalist who worked for Russian, Canadian, U.S., Chinese, and British media. Currently, he lives in Moscow.

Magdalena Rojo is a Slovak freelance journalist, currently based in Mexico. She covers stories from Latin and Central America.

Tish Sanghera is a UK journalist of Indian-origin and based in Mumbai since 2017. She has bylines published in Bloomberg, The Quint, Business Standard, FirstPost and more

Ndubuaku Kanayo is a journalist from Nigeria. He covers local and international political stories for print and digital media.

Mei is a student based in London, with a passionate interest in journalism and the defence of human rights.

Ellen Nemitz is a Brazilian journalist based in Curitiba.

Lev Nordstrom is the editor of Greedy for Best Music- an online magazine and music label. 

Thomas Osten-Sacken is a freelance publicist and CEO of Wadi e. V.

Selim Harbi is a transmedia storyteller, director, and photographer, based in Berlin.

Hanno Hauenstein is a writer and editor based in Berlin, Germany.

Anu Shukla is a London-based freelance journalist.

Zuzana is a freelance photojournalist and storyteller from Slovakia.