Journalism

I started to write for newspapers when I was 15 years old. My first job was a monthly column for Swiss national newspaper Tages-Anzeiger. In the following years I finished school, lived abroad and went to university. I never stopped writing. I’ve written about chefs who mastered culinary traditions and broke them, a cyclist who conquers mountains with a single-speed bike in search for beauty, five women who take on Big Tech on their quest for data justice, and an olympic winner who rides like a knight and dreams like a poet.

Got ideas? Get in touch! roberta@robertafischli.com

Selected Works:

Digital Warriors all — Illustration: Jeanne Detallante

„Digital Warriors“ Serie (Republik)

Digitalisierung wird von Männern geprägt – hört man oft. Doch das ist nur die halbe Wahrheit. Denn die Silicon-Valley-Bros werden zunehmend in Verlegenheit gebracht. Von Frauen. Die Serie «Digital Warriors» stellt fünf von ihnen vor.

The digital transformation is shaped by men – or so we hear. But that is only half the truth. Because the Silicon Valley Bro narrative is increasingly being disrupted. By women. The series „Digital Warriors“ introduces five of them.

Folge 1: Deborah Raji: Humane Algorithmen*

*english publication: Humane Algorithms: Why Deborah Raji is taking on Amazon (ada)

Folge 2: Meredith Whittaker: Gegen Sexismus und Hass in der Tech-Branche*

*english publication: Meredith Whittaker Is Speaking out Against Sexism and Hostility in Tech (ada)

Folge 3: Veena Dubal: Schutz für Taxifahrer

Folge 4: Timnit Gebru: Sie zieht Google in die Verantwortung

Folge 5: Francesca Bria: Sie fordert Big Democracy statt Big Tech