Sonja Peteranderl is an investigative journalist and founder of BuzzingCities Lab, a think tank that analyzes the impact of digitalization on organized crime and violence. She reports for publications including ARD Team Recherche, Spiegel, Zeit, and Blätter on organized crime and illegal markets, domestic violence, femicides, digital violence, and tech trends/AI. She has also produced TV documentaries for SWR Vollbild on stalking with AirTags, domestic violence against men, and date rape. As a Publix Tech Fellow 2026, she focuses on ethical AI. Sonja Peteranderl has previously covered global criminal and technological trends as a tech editor at Wired magazine and Spiegel, as well as Spiegel's Latin America correspondent.
