Nico Schmidt

Journalist, Berlin

Nico Schmidt studied cultural science in Hildesheim and Berlin. He attended the Henri-Nannen-Schule (journalism school) in Hamburg. As a freelance journalist, his articles have been published by Der Spiegel magazine, the weekly Die Zeit and Vice, among others. He was the recipient of a stipend by Robert-Bosch-Stiftung in Eastern Europe and was awarded the Grimme Online Award for the project “Werpeloh – ein deutsches Dorf”. Photo credit: Kristin_Bethge