Katharina Schmidt has been Editor-in-Chief of the WZ (Wiener Zeitung) since 2024. Prior to that, she led the transformation of what was then the world's oldest daily print newspaper into a modern, audience-driven digital platform.
Today, the WZ is a public-service media organization that distributes high-quality, democracy-promoting journalism through the channels most frequently used by its target audience of young people aged 16 to 29: TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. In addition, it offers a website, several newsletters, a podcast, and a magazine.