Mercedes Bunz

Mercedes Bunz is an experienced and optimistic new media strategist for journalism currently working as the Guardian’s reporter for digital media. As a motivating managing editor experienced in print and online journalism she has been editor-in-chief of the online version of the Berlin based newspaper Tagesspiegel. Before, she was the editor of the Berlin magazine zitty and the monthly magazine for electronic aspects of life DE:BUG. She holds a PhD in media science and is a visionary writer and speaker on new technology, creative industries and society. Her last book was about the history of the internet, and got published at the German Kadmos Kulturverlag tracing the transformation of media from saving to distribution. She is currently working on a new one, and yes journalism and the internet occur.