Daniel Drepper
@danieldrepper.bsky.social
Nieman Fellow @Harvard ('26) & chairman Netzwerk Recherche
previously: head of investigative cooperations NDR, WDR, SZ; EIC BuzzFeed News DE; co-founder Correctiv; alum Columbia Journalism School
Newsletter “Dreppers Woche”: steady.page/danieldrepper
previously: head of investigative cooperations NDR, WDR, SZ; EIC BuzzFeed News DE; co-founder Correctiv; alum Columbia Journalism School
Newsletter “Dreppers Woche”: steady.page/danieldrepper
First book recommendation this year! "The Haves and Have-Yachts" is a great collection of features on people with too much money. It's about Yachts, but also about politics and crime and greed. Osnos has been writing about rich people for years, his access is great, his insights are too.
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
First book recommendation this year! "The Haves and Have-Yachts" is a great collection of features on people with too much money. It's about Yachts, but also about politics and crime and greed. Osnos has been writing about rich people for years, his access is great, his insights are too.
Über welchen Verdacht darf ich wie berichten? Wie schützen wir unsere Quellen? Was hat sich im öffentlichen Meinungskampf verändert und wie können Redaktionen darauf reagieren?
Das Netzwerk Recherche organisiert Ende Januar einen extrem starken Konferenztag zur Verdachtsberichterstattung. 1/2
Das Netzwerk Recherche organisiert Ende Januar einen extrem starken Konferenztag zur Verdachtsberichterstattung. 1/2
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Über welchen Verdacht darf ich wie berichten? Wie schützen wir unsere Quellen? Was hat sich im öffentlichen Meinungskampf verändert und wie können Redaktionen darauf reagieren?
Das Netzwerk Recherche organisiert Ende Januar einen extrem starken Konferenztag zur Verdachtsberichterstattung. 1/2
Das Netzwerk Recherche organisiert Ende Januar einen extrem starken Konferenztag zur Verdachtsberichterstattung. 1/2
Das hier ist eine sehr gute Liste mit Büchern für den Einstieg in den Journalismus, zusammengestellt von Flora Boehlke für das Netzwerk Recherche. Habt Ihr weitere Vorschläge, die unbedingt drauf müssen? netzwerkrecherche.org/blog/einstie...
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Das hier ist eine sehr gute Liste mit Büchern für den Einstieg in den Journalismus, zusammengestellt von Flora Boehlke für das Netzwerk Recherche. Habt Ihr weitere Vorschläge, die unbedingt drauf müssen? netzwerkrecherche.org/blog/einstie...
Der Autor unterrichtet hier in Harvard. So ein tolles Buch. Hat mich an dieses neuere (aber Football) erinnert, von einem Ex-Kollegen von mir.
January 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Der Autor unterrichtet hier in Harvard. So ein tolles Buch. Hat mich an dieses neuere (aber Football) erinnert, von einem Ex-Kollegen von mir.
Es gibt auch noch ein tolles Buch über Tarbell und „The Magazine That Rewrote America“ — das war mein erstes Buch zu Tarbell vor ein paar Jahren und fand ich mindestens genauso gut.
January 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Es gibt auch noch ein tolles Buch über Tarbell und „The Magazine That Rewrote America“ — das war mein erstes Buch zu Tarbell vor ein paar Jahren und fand ich mindestens genauso gut.
29) “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” — Murakami
30) “Warum wir laufen” — Reng
31) “Truth Is The Arrow, Mercy Is The Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories” — Almond
On to new books in 2026 ❤️
What were your favorite books in 2025?
30) “Warum wir laufen” — Reng
31) “Truth Is The Arrow, Mercy Is The Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories” — Almond
On to new books in 2026 ❤️
What were your favorite books in 2025?
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
29) “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” — Murakami
30) “Warum wir laufen” — Reng
31) “Truth Is The Arrow, Mercy Is The Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories” — Almond
On to new books in 2026 ❤️
What were your favorite books in 2025?
30) “Warum wir laufen” — Reng
31) “Truth Is The Arrow, Mercy Is The Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories” — Almond
On to new books in 2026 ❤️
What were your favorite books in 2025?
25) “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” — Abdurraqip
26) “Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks” — Herring
27) “Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro” — Wegelius
28) “The Society of the Peloton” — Martin
26) “Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks” — Herring
27) “Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro” — Wegelius
28) “The Society of the Peloton” — Martin
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
25) “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” — Abdurraqip
26) “Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks” — Herring
27) “Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro” — Wegelius
28) “The Society of the Peloton” — Martin
26) “Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks” — Herring
27) “Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro” — Wegelius
28) “The Society of the Peloton” — Martin
21) “The Nutmegs Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis” — Gosh
22) “Was wäre, wenn wir mutig sind?” — Neubauer
23) “Männer, die die Welt verbrennen” — Stöcker
24) “The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams” — Frey
22) “Was wäre, wenn wir mutig sind?” — Neubauer
23) “Männer, die die Welt verbrennen” — Stöcker
24) “The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams” — Frey
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
21) “The Nutmegs Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis” — Gosh
22) “Was wäre, wenn wir mutig sind?” — Neubauer
23) “Männer, die die Welt verbrennen” — Stöcker
24) “The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams” — Frey
22) “Was wäre, wenn wir mutig sind?” — Neubauer
23) “Männer, die die Welt verbrennen” — Stöcker
24) “The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams” — Frey
17) “Crazy Rich: Die geheime Welt der Superreichen” — Friedrichs
18) “They Poisoned The World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals” - Blake
19) “Eating Animals” — Safran Foer
20) “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History” — Kolbert
18) “They Poisoned The World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals” - Blake
19) “Eating Animals” — Safran Foer
20) “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History” — Kolbert
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
17) “Crazy Rich: Die geheime Welt der Superreichen” — Friedrichs
18) “They Poisoned The World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals” - Blake
19) “Eating Animals” — Safran Foer
20) “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History” — Kolbert
18) “They Poisoned The World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals” - Blake
19) “Eating Animals” — Safran Foer
20) “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History” — Kolbert
13) “American Mother: A Life Reclaimed” — McCann/Foley
14) “Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires” — Rushkoff
15) “Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference” — Bregman
16) “Missbrauch, Macht & Medien” — Löffler
14) “Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires” — Rushkoff
15) “Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference” — Bregman
16) “Missbrauch, Macht & Medien” — Löffler
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
13) “American Mother: A Life Reclaimed” — McCann/Foley
14) “Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires” — Rushkoff
15) “Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference” — Bregman
16) “Missbrauch, Macht & Medien” — Löffler
14) “Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires” — Rushkoff
15) “Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference” — Bregman
16) “Missbrauch, Macht & Medien” — Löffler
10) “Taking on the Trust: How Aida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil” — Weinberg
11) “The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky“ — Shuster
12) “V13: Chronicle of a Trial” — Carrère
11) “The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky“ — Shuster
12) “V13: Chronicle of a Trial” — Carrère
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
10) “Taking on the Trust: How Aida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil” — Weinberg
11) “The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky“ — Shuster
12) “V13: Chronicle of a Trial” — Carrère
11) “The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky“ — Shuster
12) “V13: Chronicle of a Trial” — Carrère
7) “King: A Life” — Eig
8) “Among The Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy” — Mathani/McLaughlin
9) “Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream” — Greenwell
8) “Among The Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy” — Mathani/McLaughlin
9) “Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream” — Greenwell
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
7) “King: A Life” — Eig
8) “Among The Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy” — Mathani/McLaughlin
9) “Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream” — Greenwell
8) “Among The Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy” — Mathani/McLaughlin
9) “Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream” — Greenwell
3) “Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful” — Enrich
4) “February 1933: The Winter of Literature” — Wittstock
5) “Marseille 1940: The Flight of Literature” — Wittstock
6) “Why We’re Polarized” — Klein
4) “February 1933: The Winter of Literature” — Wittstock
5) “Marseille 1940: The Flight of Literature” — Wittstock
6) “Why We’re Polarized” — Klein
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
3) “Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful” — Enrich
4) “February 1933: The Winter of Literature” — Wittstock
5) “Marseille 1940: The Flight of Literature” — Wittstock
6) “Why We’re Polarized” — Klein
4) “February 1933: The Winter of Literature” — Wittstock
5) “Marseille 1940: The Flight of Literature” — Wittstock
6) “Why We’re Polarized” — Klein
31 Nonfiction-Books I liked in 2025 📚
1) “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis” — Blitzer
2) “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s” — Ganz
1) “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis” — Blitzer
2) “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s” — Ganz
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
31 Nonfiction-Books I liked in 2025 📚
1) “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis” — Blitzer
2) “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s” — Ganz
1) “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis” — Blitzer
2) “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s” — Ganz
Social Media, AI, Angriffe auf Journalist*innen: Für den Weihnachts-Newsletter des @netzwerkrecherche.org habe ich mir Gedanken über unsere Herausforderungen im neuen Jahr gemacht und wie wir ihnen begegnen können. 7o6qq.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/6rq...
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Social Media, AI, Angriffe auf Journalist*innen: Für den Weihnachts-Newsletter des @netzwerkrecherche.org habe ich mir Gedanken über unsere Herausforderungen im neuen Jahr gemacht und wie wir ihnen begegnen können. 7o6qq.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/6rq...
Weihnachtsgeschenke? Hier sind meine zehn Lieblings-Sachbücher:
10) Behind the Beautiful Forevers
9) One of Us
8) The Undoing Project
7) The Perfect Storm
6) Say Nothing
5) Losing Earth
4) No Good Men Among the Living
3) She Said
2) Toms River
1) A Civil Action
Mehr: steady.page/en/danieldre...
10) Behind the Beautiful Forevers
9) One of Us
8) The Undoing Project
7) The Perfect Storm
6) Say Nothing
5) Losing Earth
4) No Good Men Among the Living
3) She Said
2) Toms River
1) A Civil Action
Mehr: steady.page/en/danieldre...
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Weihnachtsgeschenke? Hier sind meine zehn Lieblings-Sachbücher:
10) Behind the Beautiful Forevers
9) One of Us
8) The Undoing Project
7) The Perfect Storm
6) Say Nothing
5) Losing Earth
4) No Good Men Among the Living
3) She Said
2) Toms River
1) A Civil Action
Mehr: steady.page/en/danieldre...
10) Behind the Beautiful Forevers
9) One of Us
8) The Undoing Project
7) The Perfect Storm
6) Say Nothing
5) Losing Earth
4) No Good Men Among the Living
3) She Said
2) Toms River
1) A Civil Action
Mehr: steady.page/en/danieldre...
Yes, es kommt überraschend, aber: Ich habe meinen Newsletter noch nicht aufgegeben. Nach zehn Newsletter-freien Wochen kommt Dreppers "Woche" *hust* am Freitag zurück. Wer sich noch anmelden will, now is the time! steady.page/danieldrepper
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Yes, es kommt überraschend, aber: Ich habe meinen Newsletter noch nicht aufgegeben. Nach zehn Newsletter-freien Wochen kommt Dreppers "Woche" *hust* am Freitag zurück. Wer sich noch anmelden will, now is the time! steady.page/danieldrepper
I wrote about something that has been bugging me for quite some time. I did it during a creative nonfiction class at Harvard. A great way to explore a new part of my voice. So I want to recommend my writing teacher’s book to you. A lot of the things we talk about in class, you can find in there.
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I wrote about something that has been bugging me for quite some time. I did it during a creative nonfiction class at Harvard. A great way to explore a new part of my voice. So I want to recommend my writing teacher’s book to you. A lot of the things we talk about in class, you can find in there.
AI will take over and we will lose a lot of journalism jobs. But it’s not about trying to keep as many journalists employed as possible, it’s about providing the best information to the public. So how do we have value? I think it involves investigative journalism and community building. 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
AI will take over and we will lose a lot of journalism jobs. But it’s not about trying to keep as many journalists employed as possible, it’s about providing the best information to the public. So how do we have value? I think it involves investigative journalism and community building. 1/2
Netflix acquiring videopodcasts for tens of millions of dollars — but not news or politics 🫠 (via @status.news) www.status.news/p/netflix-po...
November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Netflix acquiring videopodcasts for tens of millions of dollars — but not news or politics 🫠 (via @status.news) www.status.news/p/netflix-po...
It’s been 3 months at Harvard! I learned a lot about building social impact companies, about the many ways we’re destroying our planet, about the hard-right, about trust in news, about leadership, about AI and creative non-fiction writing. I also met so many amazing people. Onto the next 8 months.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s been 3 months at Harvard! I learned a lot about building social impact companies, about the many ways we’re destroying our planet, about the hard-right, about trust in news, about leadership, about AI and creative non-fiction writing. I also met so many amazing people. Onto the next 8 months.
The funniest thing about being @harvard.edu: The Turkey mobs ruling the streets, cars stopping for them, everyone keeping a distance. Free the Turkey! #Thanksgiving #Veggie
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The funniest thing about being @harvard.edu: The Turkey mobs ruling the streets, cars stopping for them, everyone keeping a distance. Free the Turkey! #Thanksgiving #Veggie
“It’s not realistic to say ‘don’t get your news on TikTok.’ Instead, why don’t we say we’re going to make the news on TikTok better?” News Creator Corps is training creators to use journalism methods and report more accurately. This is such a good program.
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“It’s not realistic to say ‘don’t get your news on TikTok.’ Instead, why don’t we say we’re going to make the news on TikTok better?” News Creator Corps is training creators to use journalism methods and report more accurately. This is such a good program.
So honored to be a finalist for the prestigious Daphne Caruana Prize with our “Forever Lobbying Project” about the forever chemicals PFAS. That was so much work and I’m happy this piece of environmental journalism gets recognized. daphnejournalismprize.eu/edition-2025/
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So honored to be a finalist for the prestigious Daphne Caruana Prize with our “Forever Lobbying Project” about the forever chemicals PFAS. That was so much work and I’m happy this piece of environmental journalism gets recognized. daphnejournalismprize.eu/edition-2025/
Wie ein amerikanischer Konzern US-Präsident Ronald Reagan zum neoliberalen Republikaner machte und was das mit drei Grad Klima-Erwärmung zu tun hat. Neue Folge “Dreppers Woche”, mit einigen Recherche-Empfehlungen, aus dem regnerischen Harvard: steady.page/en/danieldre...
September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Wie ein amerikanischer Konzern US-Präsident Ronald Reagan zum neoliberalen Republikaner machte und was das mit drei Grad Klima-Erwärmung zu tun hat. Neue Folge “Dreppers Woche”, mit einigen Recherche-Empfehlungen, aus dem regnerischen Harvard: steady.page/en/danieldre...