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Katharina was named one of the World Economic Forum's [http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/katharina-borchert Young Global Leaders] in 2011, and was named to the European Commission's "40 under 40" group in 2011. | Katharina was named one of the World Economic Forum's [http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/katharina-borchert Young Global Leaders] in 2011, and was named to the European Commission's "40 under 40" group in 2011. | ||
Katharina studied law (with a focus on humanitarian law) and journalism in Hamburg and Lausanne. She previously worked at the UN Center for Human Rights | Katharina studied law (with a focus on humanitarian law) and journalism in Hamburg and Lausanne. She previously worked at the UN Center for Human Rights. | ||
=Katharina's work protecting the open web = | =Katharina's work protecting the open web = | ||
Katharina worked at one of the world's first print magazines about the internet, first as a writer and then as editor in chief. Later, as an independent writer, she worked for renowned daily papers like the <em>Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung</em> and IT publications like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27t C't] covering topics like socio-political implications of the digital age, privacy and internet regulation. She was also one of the first and most visible German bloggers. | Katharina worked at one of the world's first print magazines about the internet, first as a writer and then as editor in chief. Later, as an independent writer, she worked for renowned daily papers like the <em>Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung</em> and IT publications like <em>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27t C't]</em>, covering topics like the socio-political implications of the digital age, online privacy, and internet regulation. She was also one of the first and most visible German bloggers. | ||
In 2006, Katharina joined the WAZ Media Group, one of Germany's largest regional publishers and the owner of several newspapers, more than 80 magazines and | In 2006, Katharina joined the WAZ Media Group, one of Germany's largest regional publishers and the owner of several newspapers, more than 80 magazines and radio and TV stations in Germany and across Eastern Europe. Katharina re-imagined and rebuilt their local digital news operations, first as Editor in Chief and then as Online Director. | ||
In 2010 she joined <em>Der Spiegel</em> as CEO of <em>Spiegel Online</em>, the leading German-speaking news site with 12 million unique users, 150 news staff, and online correspondents in Berlin and cities worldwide. | |||
She is also a prolific public speaker on digital issues, appearing at conferences like the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) and university lectures. | |||
=Katharina's work with Mozilla= | =Katharina's work with Mozilla= | ||
Katharina has been involved with the Mozilla community since 2010. She delivered a keynote at the 2011 Mozilla Festival, and has been experimenting with tools like Mozilla Popcorn at Spiegel.tv. <em>Der Speigel</em> has long been an adopter of open source software for their infrastructure, and is currently in talks about becoming the first German partner for a number of new Mozilla developments like the Social API. The <em>Spiegel Online</em> newsroom also hosted their first Knight Mozilla Open News Fellow in 2013. | Katharina has been involved with the Mozilla community since 2010. She delivered a keynote at the 2011 Mozilla Festival, and has been experimenting with tools like Mozilla Popcorn at Spiegel.tv. <em>Der Speigel</em> has long been an adopter of open source software for their infrastructure, and is currently in talks about becoming the first German partner for a number of new Mozilla developments like the Social API. | ||
The <em>Spiegel Online</em> newsroom also hosted their first Knight Mozilla Open News Fellow in 2013. | |||
Katharina | Katharina has advised Mozilla on a range of topics around journalism, Marketplace, online advertising, and cookies around the Firefox 22 release. | ||
Katharina has also been a member of Amnesty International for 20 years, and is involved in initiatives to get more women into boardrooms and executive positions in the media industry. | Katharina has also been a member of Amnesty International for 20 years, and is involved in initiatives to get more women into boardrooms and executive positions in the media industry. | ||
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharina_Borchert Katharina's bio] on German wikipedia (German language) | * [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharina_Borchert Katharina's bio] on German wikipedia (German language) | ||