Gianna Gruen
Head Of Data-driven Journalism
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolGianna Gruen is Head of Data-driven Journalism at Deutsche Welle with over a decade of experience crafting multimedia and data-led storytelling from Berlin. She builds non-linear, explanatory formats and interactive visualizations—work informed by a rare blend of science training (MSc in Molecular Biomedicine) and Columbia’s data practices program. A longtime freelancer and transmedia builder, she co-founded and led online strategy for innovative projects like Life Links and now teaches and runs ddj workshops to spread hands-on skills. Curious by nature, she combines editorial leadership, research experience as a former PhD candidate, and a knack for turning complex environmental and scientific topics into accessible, engaging narratives.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Volontariatsadäquate Ausbildung, Volontariatsasäquate Ausbildung, Volontariatsadäquate Ausbildung, Volontariatsasäquate Ausbildung at Journalistisches Nachwuchsförderungsprogramm KASLede Program: Data Practices, Lede Program: Data Practices at Columbia University - Graduate School of JournalismMaster of Science (MSc), Molecular Biomedicine, 1,3, Master of Science (MSc), Molecular Biomedicine, 1,3 at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
German, English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (40)
data-journalism9
jupyter-notebook8
vega-lite8
vega8
lists7
jupyter7
altair7
notebook7
data-structures6
csv6
jupyterlab6
python6
java6
visualization6
matplotlib6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gcgruen/gcgruen.github.io
Jul 2018 - Jan 2025
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 7 months
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