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Julian Schmidli is an investigative reporter at SRF Data», the datajournalism unit of Swiss Public Broadcaster SRF. He's also a teacher and leads workshops on datajournalism and Open Source Intelligence.

He worked at the investigative units of SonntagsZeitung and Tages-Anzeiger as well as a freelance journalist and filmmaker.

Schmidli studied Cultural Anthropology and Media Studies in Basel and graduated with an M.A. in Journalism from the Swiss School of Journalism MAZ and the Hamburg Media School. He is a member of the journalism associations Investigativ.ch and IRE as well as a founder of Reporter:innen-Forum Schweiz.

His first novel «Zeit der Mauersegler» was published in summer 2023 by the Zurich-based publishing house Kein&Aber.


Julian can be reached via Threema (MAW8N8JD), Mastodon, Signal (jnsmd.02), or email to julian.schmidli[ätt]proton.me. For highly sensitive tips you can reach him through the whistleblower-system SecureDrop in the dark web.

Awards and Nominations
2024Deutscher Reporter:innen-Preis ("Datenjournalismus"): Shortlist
Der Spion in unserem Handy (SRF, Reporter)
2023🥇 Swiss Press Award (Online): First Place
Klimamonitor: Am Puls des Planeten (SRF, Editor)
2023🥉 Swiss Press Award (Video): 3rd Place
Wird im Schwingen unfair eingeteilt? (SRF Impact Investigativ, Reporter)
2022Reporter:innen-Preis Schweiz: Shortlist
Fake-Bewertungen auf Google: So täuschen Arztpraxen ihre Patient:innen (SRF, Reporter)
2020Sigma Awards: Shortlist
Die grössten Schweizer Sorgen - und wie sie entstehen (SRF, Project Lead)
2019🥈 Information is Beautiful Award (News and Current Affairs): SILVER
Die grössten Schweizer Sorgen - und wie sie entstehen (SRF, Project Lead)
2019Henri Nannen Preis: Longlist
20 Jahre, 20 Titel (SRF, Editor)
2019🥉 Malofiej Infographic Award: BRONCE
20 Jahre, 20 Titel (SRF, Editor)
2019🥈 Swiss Press Award (Online): 2nd Place
20 Jahre, 20 Titel (SRF, Editor)
2018🥈 Information is Beautiful Award (Leisure, Games & Sports): SILVER
20 Jahre, 20 Titel (SRF, Editor)
2018Medienpreis für Luft- und Raumfahrt: Shortlist
Grenzwächter der Lüfte (SRF, Reporter)
2018Deutscher Reporterpreis ("Datenjournalismus"): Shortlist
20 Jahre, 20 Titel (SRF, Editor)
2018Deutscher Reporterpreis ("Datenjournalismus"): Shortlist
Fake-Followers (SRF, Editor)
2018Prix Italia ("Webseries"): Shortlist
Bytes/Pieces (SRF, Creator / Reporter)
2018Prix Europa ("Webseries"): Shortlist
Bytes/Pieces (SRF, Creator / Reporter)
2018Global Editors Network: "Dataviz of the Year": Shortlist
20 Jahre, 20 Titel (SRF, Editor)
2017Global Editors Network: "Datajournalism Website of the Year": Shortlist
srfdata.github.io (SRF, Contributor)
2016🥇 Schweizer Akademien der Wissenschaft: Prix Média Newcomer Award
Die Interessenbindungen der Schweizer Universitäten (SRF, Project Lead)
2015🥇 Investigative Reporters & Editors Special Award
The Khadija Project (SRF & others, Contributor)
2015Grimme Online Award: Shortlist
Sandalen im Schnee (SRF, Reporter)
2015Deutscher Reporterpreis ("Web"): Shortlist
Sandalen im Schnee (SRF, Reporter)
2012🥇 DPA Infografics Award: 1. Place
Unfall-Atlas 2011 (SonntagsZeitung, Editor)