About Georg Mascolo
Georg Mascolo, former editor in chief of Der Spiegel and one of the leading investigative journalists in the country, published the best seller, “Ausbruch – Innenansichten einer Pandemie” [“Outbreak – Insights Into a Pandemic”] with Katja Gloger in 2021. He had access to a host of confidential documents and is familiar with previously unknown details of the discussions between Germany’s state presidents and Chancellor Merkel. He continues to follow the political and media discourse around the pandemic – and the global community’s attempts to be better prepared “for next time.”