Moritz Zajonz
Datenjournalist
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMoritz Zajonz is a data journalist with a decade of experience turning complex datasets into public-facing stories at major German broadcasters and newspapers, currently reporting for ZDF. Trained in data-driven science journalism at TU Dortmund and sharpened during a volunterariat at Süddeutsche Zeitung, he blends rigorous analysis with narrative clarity on societal and cyber-policy topics. He also teaches data journalism at Journocode, which keeps him engaged with practical workflows and emerging tools in the field. Comfortable with secure communication and cryptographic practices (PGP, Signal, ProtonMail), he pairs technical craftsmanship with newsroom ethics to handle sensitive investigations.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Wissenschaftsjournalismus mit Schwerpunkt Datenjournalismus, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Wissenschaftsjournalismus mit Schwerpunkt Datenjournalismus at Technische Universität Dortmund
English, German, Latin
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (23)
data-history7
firefox-addon7
chrome-extension7
macos6
chrome6
gnome-terminal6
apple-m16
gfortran6
fedora6
linux6
bash6
tidyverse6
browser-extension6
r6
firefox5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
der-pott-bebt/der-pott-bebt.github.io
Jul 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:46 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 3 months
infographicsprojektdatajournalismseminardas
algorithmwatch/story-automated-discrimination
Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
Contributions:27 commits in 17 days
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