Constanze Kainz

Constanze Kainz was selected for the 2026 Shortlist with One day in Gaza.

Constanze Kainz is head of the podcast department at DIE ZEIT. She oversees the publication’s audio strategy, coordinates and writes long-form narrative podcasts, and co-hosts the daily news podcast “Was jetzt?”. She studied Governance and Public Policy and graduated from the German School of Journalism in Munich. Before joining DIE ZEIT, she worked for Bayerischer Rundfunk and ZDF. In 2020, medium magazin named her one of its “Top 30 Under 30”.

Alicia Kleer

Alicia Kleer was selected for the 2026 Shortlist with One day in Gaza.

Alicia Kleer is a trainee at DIE ZEIT. Previously, she worked as a conference interpreter
and translator for Arabic and English. She holds a master’s degree in Conference
Interpreting (Arabic) and has a background in Anthropology, Arabic Studies, and Islamic
Studies.