The Zurich journalists who took on Palantir with Marguerite Meyer, Republik
A few beers at Idaplatz in Zurich turned into a year-long investigation, and a lawsuit from one of the world's most powerful tech companies.
A group of Zurich reporters spent more than a year investigating why Palantir, the controversial US data analytics firm, had failed to win contracts with the Swiss government. After publishing their findings, the company sued.
Host Katarina Hagstedt speaks with Marguerite Meyer, one of the journalists behind the investigation, about freedom of information requests, legal pressure, and why investigative journalism matters for everyone living in Zurich…
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