Hi, I’m Sarah!

Independent journalist from Hamburg, Germany. From 2024 to 2026, I reported from Chicago for international news outlets, primarily covering climate policy.

I like telling stories from vastly different worlds — from intimate portraits to deep dives into industrial policy — and writing for readers of all ages, from curious kids to expert audiences. I report for German outlets like DIE ZEIT, Tagesspiegel Background and Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

My work often centers on the climate crisis, queer life, and how we talk about sex as a society. I’ve covered the Fridays for Future movement and green tech in the U.S., and spent over a decade exploring the culture of sexuality in media, science, and politics.

I’m a staff writer with DIE ZEIT’s children’s magazine, ZEIT LEO. I’ve been with the magazine since 2015, writing on climate and sensitive childhood topics featuring trans kids and children in hospice care.

I also podcast and moderate: I’ve co-hosted ZEIT’s Hinter der Geschichte and produced a personal podcast during lockdown with my three kids.

I hold a PhD on the politics of pornography, studied American Studies in Bonn and Prague, and have lived in Togo, Italy, and California. My work spans audio, print, and digital — and one day, I hope to launch a longform investigative podcast.

Most of my journalism is in German. My academic work is in English. I speak both fluently — and tell stories in whatever form I need.