Pia Rauschenberger

Pia Rauschenberger was selected for the 2026 Shortlist with One day in Gaza.

Pia Rauschenberger studied psychology in Leipzig and Berlin, then completed an
internship at Deutschlandfunk. As a freelance journalist, she has worked for radio
stations Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, and WDR 5. Since June 2020, she is
a podcast editor at DIE ZEIT.

Jannis Carmesin

Jannis Carmesin was selected for the 2026 Shortlist with One day in Gaza.

Jannis Carmesin has been working as a podcast editor for DIE ZEIT since 2021, contributing to the daily news podcast Was jetzt? as well as various long-form formats. He studied journalism, political science, and global studies and was trained at the public German broadcaster WDR.