Bastian Obermayer

Bastian Obermayer
Born

1977 (age 38–39)


Rosenheim

Alma mater Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Deutsche Journalistenschule
Occupation investigative journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Known for Panama Papers

Bastian Obermayer (born 1977 in Rosenheim) is a German journalist with the investigative unit of the Munich-based newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), and the first person contacted by the anonymous source who leaked the Panama Papers.[1][2][3][4] Obermayer is also author of several books, among them his best selling account of the Panama Papers: The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money.[5]

Bastian Obermayer was born in 1977, and studied politics, history and American studies at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich as well as journalism at the Deutsche Journalistenschule in Munich.[6]

Publications

Awards and honours

Obermayer has received the Theodor Wolff Prize in 2009, the Henri Nannen Prize in 2010 and the Helmut Schmidt Prize in 2013.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "'More headlines to come': Panama papers reporters - The Local". Thelocal.de. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  2. ↑ "How Reporters Pulled Off the Panama Papers, the Biggest Leak in Whistleblower History". WIRED.com. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. ↑ Paun, Carmen. "Journalist at center of Panama leaks: 'Nobody hiding offshore is safe' – POLITICO". Politico.eu. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  4. ↑ "How a Cryptic Message Interested in Data Led to the Panama Papers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  5. 1 2 "Journalist Profile: Bastian Obermayer". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Authors 2009". Young.euro.connect. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
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