Michel Penke
Data journalist focusing on data analysis and visualization
@michelpenkeMichel Penke has worked for several years as an investigative data journalist specializing in financial crime. In addition, he is experienced in front-end design and the graphic preparation of complex contexts.
After studying political science, philosophy and journalism in Heidelberg, Jerusalem and Munich, Michel completed training at the Deutsche Journalistenschule (DJS) and began working as a business journalist in Berlin.
He later specialized in research in the financial sector and started working for the investigative bureau Correctiv, where he published several award-winning investigations on money laundering and tax evasion in the real estate sector. While working for Deutsche Welle from February 2021 to March 2024 as a data journalist, he covered a broad variety of topics.