Christian has been a freelance journalist for over 20 years, delving deeply into the multifaceted social crises of our time. He repeatedly encounters the theme of invisibility – be it the invisibility of economic and political power, or the invisibility of those people marginalized and pushed to the sidelines by power structures. His goal is to make the invisible visible.

 

Contact: christian@fyi-kollektiv.at

Bettina is a journalist, author, and writing coach. She has worked in journalism since 2006, 14 of those years at Austrian daily newspapers (Salzburger Nachrichten, Wiener Zeitung). She specializes in reportage, essays, long-form writing, and storytelling, and writes about education, social policy, climate, feminism, media, culture, and science. She also writes a media column for the KUPFzeitung. In addition to her journalistic work, she teaches journalism at the FHWien University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication, offers creative writing courses and one-on-one writing coaching, and educates students about fake news. She studied at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland and the University of Vienna and completed research stays in Oxford , New York City , and Portland . Her  book, "Let's Be Silly, Bitch! How We Can Overthrow the Patriarchy with Comedy and Satire," was published by Kremayr & Scheriau in October 2026.

 

Website : https://bettinafigl.net/
Contact: bettina@fyi-kollektiv.at
Portfolio: Bettina Figl | torial, further references here

Johannes has worked as a freelance journalist in Vienna for about eight years, researching topics such as precarious working conditions, migration, and the environment. He writes for publications including ZEIT, DOSSIER, STANDARD, WirtschaftsWoche, and Südwind magazine—but prefers to work for outlets that offer fair and respectful compensation alongside a collaborative working environment. His book , “Exploitation on Demand,” was published by the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) in summer 2024. He has received numerous awards, including the Prälat-Ungar Prize, the Concordia Prize, and the Bruno Kreisky Prize.

Johannes is also the deputy chairman of the Freelance Writers Association .

Contact : johannes@fyi-kollektiv.at

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Portfolio: johannes-gress.at

Naz has been working in journalism since around 2018. Since then, she has gained experience in numerous newsrooms, writing for publications such as profil and biber, and helped establish the "More Space" section at the daily newspaper Kurier. Since 2023, she has worked as a freelance journalist for media outlets like Die Presse, Qamar, and Die Furche. Her main areas of focus include the realities of migrant life, social issues, and the climate and biodiversity crises.

In 2022, the magazine "Die Journalist:in" ranked her among the 30 best journalists under 30 in Austria. She received the Prelate Leopold Ungar Recognition Prize for her article " Wir Kinder vom Gemeindebau" (We Children from Public Housing ). Most recently, she won the Winfra Prize for her report " So tickt der Hannovermarkt " (This is How the Hanover Market Ticks).

Contact : naz@fyi-kollektiv.at

Portfolio: Naz Kücüktekin | torial

Christof focuses on social issues, the climate crisis and superficial solutions, and reports on right-wing extremism, the justice system and prisons, as well as refugees and migration. He is always curious about new topics. His clients include Der Standard, Die Zeit, Profil, Augustin, and others. He produces audio features for Ö1 and podcasts. Several of his pieces have already received awards, such as the Czech Radio Prize “Prix Bohemia,” the Journalism Prize Von Unten, and the Concordia Journalism Prize 2025.

 

Read & listen

Profil: "High-risk offender. Portrait of a repeat offender "

Augustin: "Michelle R. defies desocialization"

Ö1 Europajournal: " The dangerous work in local forests "

Die Zeit : “ Bomb threats: Have fun with THO* !”

Contact: christof@fyi-kollektiv.at

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Milena works as a freelance journalist specializing in human rights as a cross-cutting issue that touches upon (almost) all topics. She is particularly interested in social issues, feminism, and migration. She is editor-in-chief of the quarterly MO magazine for human rights and Austria correspondent for the German magazine welt-sichten. Her previous contributions include writing for Der Standard, Wiener Zeitung, Die Furche, and Südwind magazine. Portugal is her second home, and she occasionally reports from there.

Contact : milena@fyi-kollektiv.at

Portfolio : www.torial.com/milena.osterreicher

Anna is a freelance journalist. Before that, she spent four years as an editor at the Kleine Zeitung newspaper, initially producing online, print, and video content for the Styria section, and later taking over the responsibilities of the Austria/Chronicle section in the Vienna office. As a freelance journalist, she has written for Die Zeit, derstandard.at, Krone bunt, Falter, wienerzeitung.at, and the Austria Press Agency (APA). Her work ranges from breaking news coverage—for example, after the school shooting in Graz—to features like the one about the residents of Deutschfeistritz working on disaster relief after a flood. She prefers writing about people, their personal stories, and how these relate to the bigger picture. She studied journalism and media management in Vienna. She is originally from Carinthia, though you wouldn't know it from her accent—or so everyone always says.

 

Homepage: annastockhammer.com

Contact: anna.stockhammer@gmx.net