Fairplanet authors

Abdelrahman Ibrahim is a Sudanese writer based in Khartoum.

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

Ari Libsker is an Israeli filmmaker and journalist.

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

Cherotich is a Kenya based graduate of Mass Communication and Public Relations. She has journalistic experience as a news producer for various international media.

Corinna Robertz is a writer and multimedia editor working across film, text and audio to emphasize their connection in digital media based in Berlin.

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

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

An experienced journalist, columnist, professional blogger, speaker and green business practice consultant, Debra focuses on critical environmental issues.

Deniz is in charge of projects and petitions we support. She is also involved in the promotion and support of local initiatives, younger associations and migrant organizations. Deniz is based in Frankfurt.

Elizabeth has worked with charities and organisations based in the UK and across Africa and has been Deputy Editor on the UK’s longest-running environmental magazine.

Ellen Nemitz is a Brazilian journalist based in Curitiba.

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 [...]

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

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.

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 [...]

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.

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

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

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 .

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

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.

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 [...]

Ithamar Handelman- Smith is a British writer, columnist, filmmaker, and playwright based in London. His worked is published in both English and Hebrew. 

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 [...]

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Julia Mi-ri Lehmann is working with Citizens for Europe since May 2014. She previously worked at the Neue deutsche Medienmacher, the Cultural Section of the Korean Embassy in Berlin, the SouthKorean National Museum in Seoul and the German [...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marc Hairapetian is the SPIRIT. Born on the same day as Francois Truffaut on 6. Februar - just a few years later in 1968 in Frankfurt am Main. Since 1984 he is the editor and founder of the film-, theatre-, music-, literature- and [...]

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

Maria is a journalist based in Madrid.

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

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

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

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 [...]

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

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.

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

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

Nimrod Kamer is a satirist, comedy writer/performer and journalist based in London.

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

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

Oliver M. Piecha, Ph.D., historian, focussing on the history of literature and culture of the early 20th century. Oliver is a frequent contributor to Jungle World.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shuriah is a freelance journalist based in Central India.

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

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

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

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

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

William Pine is a film maker and editor based in 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.