Paper Trail Media

• Sophia Baumann{{cite web |last1=MEEDIA |first1=Meedia Redaktion |title=Obermaier und Obermayer holen Investigativ-Reporterin Sophia Baumann zu Papertrail Media |trans-title=Obermaier and Obermayer bring investigative reporter Sophia Baumann to Papertrail Media |url=https://www.meedia.de/macher/naechster-sz-abgang-obermaier-und-obermayer-holen-investigativ-reporterin-sophia-baumann-zu-papertrail-media-d4f4ce093fa419f6821c520f1c1fddf3 |website=www.meedia.de |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=de |date=}}
• Christo Buschek
• Maria Christopher{{cite web |title=Maria Christoph und Nora Voit |url=https://www.willi-bleicher-preis.de/2022/beitrag.maria.christoph+nora.voit.html |website=Willi-Bleicher-Preis |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=de |date=}}
• Hannes Munzinger{{cite web |title=Hannes Munzinger verlässt als nächster die "Süddeutsche Zeitung". |trans-title=Hannes Munzinger is the next to leave the "Süddeutsche Zeitung". |url=https://www.turi2.de/aktuell/hannes-munzinger-verlaesst-als-naechster-die-sueddeutsche-zeitung/ |website=turi2 |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=de-DE |date=}}
• Frederik Obermaier
• Bastian Obermayer
• Hakan Tanriverdi{{cite web |title=Hakan Tanriverdi: "An der Haustür eines Geheimdienstes zu landen, finde ich spannend" - Aktuelle Meldungen - News - newsroom.de |trans-title=Hakan Tanriverdi: "I find it exciting to end up at the front door of a secret service" - Current reports - News - newsroom.de |url=https://www.newsroom.de/news/aktuelle-meldungen/vermischtes-3/hakan-tanriverdi-an-der-haustuer-eines-geheimdienstes-zu-landen-finde-ich-spannend-944711/ |website=www.newsroom.de |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=de-DE |date=30 January 2023}}

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In 2023, the Paper Trail Media journalists Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer, together with the Der Spiegel journalist Christoph Giesen, initiated the Xinjiang Police Files research into the mass internment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.{{cite web |title=2023 IJ4EU Impact Award Winner: The Xinjiang Police Files |url=https://www.ecpmf.eu/2023-ij4eu-impact-award-winner-the-xinjiang-police-files/ |website=European Centre for Press and Media Freedom |access-date=28 December 2023 |date=5 April 2023}} These were taken up by, among others, the UN human rights representative Michelle Bachelet in her criticism of the Chinese government.United Nations/Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, August 31, 2022.

==Vulkan Files==

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Paper Trail Media coordinated the Vulkan files leak revelations together with Spiegel in 2023 .{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1=Luke |last2=Ganguly |first2=Manisha |last3=Sabbagh |first3=Dan |title=‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/30/vulkan-files-leak-reveals-putins-global-and-domestic-cyberwarfare-tactics |website=The Guardian |access-date=April 10, 2023 |date=30 March 2023 |ISSN=0261-3077}} More than 50 journalists - including from The Washington Post, The Guardian and Le Monde - analyzed top secret data from the Russian company NTC Vulkan, which produces software for hacking attacks and disinformation campaigns for Russian secret services.{{cite web |last1=Antoniadis |first1=Nikolai |last2=Baumann |first2=Sophia |last3=Buschek |first3=Christo |last4=Christoph |first4=Maria |last5=Diehl |first5=Jörg |last6=Epp |first6=Alexander |last7=Grozev |first7=Christo |last8=Höfner |first8=Roman |last9=Hoppenstedt |first9=Max |last10=Huppertz |first10=Carina |last11=Kollig |first11=Dajana |last12=Kornfeld |first12=Anna-Lena |last13=Lehberger |first13=Roman |last14=Munzinger |first14=Hannes |last15=Obermaier |first15=Frederik |last16=Obermayer |first16=Bastian |last17=Petrov |first17=Fedir |last18=Berlin |first18=Alexandra |last19=Rosenbach |first19=Marcel |last20=Schulz |first20=Thomas |last21=Tanriverdi |first21=Hakan |last22=Wiedmann-Schmidt |first22=Wolf |title=(S+) "Vulkan Files"-Enthüllungen: Wie Putins Cybersoldaten den Krieg ins Internet tragen |trans-title="Vulkan Files" revelations: How Putin’s cyber soldiers are taking the war online |url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/vulkan-files-enthuellungen-wie-putins-cybersoldaten-den-krieg-ins-internet-tragen-a-bb241ad9-a9c3-422e-af57-ffe59986a1d8 |website=Der Spiegel |access-date=April 10, 2023 |language=de |date=31 March 2023 |ISSN=2195-1349}}

==Cyprus Confidential==

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In collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Paper Trail Media examined over 3 million documents from Cyprus as part of the Cyprus Confidential investigation about shell companies through which, among other things, covert payments were made to the journalist {{ill|Hubert Seipel|de}}, and the oligarch Alexei Mordashov tried to circumvent sanctions from the European Union Union against Russia.{{cite web |title=What is Cyprus Confidential? The leaks that reveal Russians' way into Europe |url=https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-11-14/what-is-cyprus-confidential-the-leaks-that-reveal-russians-way-into-europe |website=The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (en-GB) |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=en |date=}}{{cite web |title=Editorial: The Guardian view on Cyprus Confidential: revelations should be a spur to action |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/15/the-guardian-view-on-cyprus-confidential-revelations-should-be-a-spur-to-action |website=The Guardian |access-date=28 December 2023 |date=15 November 2023 |ISSN=0261-3077}}

The team has also been involved with Deforestation_Inc., the 'StoryKillers' project, and Russian Asset Tracker.{{cite web |title=Paper Trail Media – The Directory of European Journalism Networks |url=https://journalismdirectory.org/network/paper-trail-media/ |website=journalismdirectory.org |access-date=27 December 2024}}

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