About This Website

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This is the personal website of freelance journalist, podcaster and writer Fabian A. Scherschel. I currently live in Düsseldorf, Germany, in the heart of the Rhineland. I’ve been recording podcasts since 2006 and became a full-time journalist in 2012. I have lived in several places in Australia, in London, in Hannover and in Hamburg.

I work in both the German and English languages and I’m proficient as a writer, reporter, editor, podcast host and also producer. I’ve hosted stages at conferences in front of thousands of people and I’ve given interviews on national primetime news.

My main areas of expertise are IT security, data privacy and computer operating systems. In the past I’ve also been a court reporter and legislation analyst. My stories tend to be informed by the needs of the consumer or citizen rather than those of corporations or the state.

Sometimes, I write about literature, movies or video games and I like to dabble in programming and graphic design. In the past, I have designed logos and other graphics for several open source organisations. I am also an avid photographer and can provide documentary footage to go along with my stories.

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We live in a very dangerous world. Things get more complicated all the time, yet the people we trust to explain these things to us would often rather lecture us on morality or whatever their current agenda is. I originally got into journalism, and podcasting even before that, to take up the mantle of what I perceived as a dying art: to tell people what was happening in a way that was useful to them in making their own decisions. Eventually, I found that the only way to continue this mission was to leave corporate media organisations behind and strike out on my own.

If you like my writing, my photographs and my reporting of the world as I see it, you can support my work by heading over to my Ko-Fi page and either giving me a one-time tip of any amount (starting at €2) or by becoming a permanent subscriber to the blog for €5/month:

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As a subscriber, you will be enabling me to bring more free content to the whole internet and as a little thank you, active subscribers are listed here on this page:

Subscribers

🎖️Ruenoak
🎖️Bennett Piater
🎖️Badland
🎖️Evgeny Kuznetsov
🎖️Dennis Mansell

License my Work

You can hire me to both report on the news and to write long form stories in English, German, or both. I can work quickly, if need be, or really dig into a subject matter. Due to my experience with in-depth technical stories and risky investigative work, I am not afraid to take on very challenging projects. Whether you need a one-off story or are looking for someone to help out over a longer period of time, feel free to write me an email. I am willing to travel and also work from your office, just be aware that I value my freedom and therefore will remain a freelancer. I am not looking for a permanent job.

If you want to license any of the writing or the photographs that appear on this website, I am ready to talk terms. It is very important, however, that you contact me before republishing my work anywhere else. I reserve the right to take legal action against any unauthorised use of material appearing on this website.

Contact

If you want to get in touch with me about this website, because you want to hire me for a job, or because you want to send me information for a story, you have several options. The easiest and direct way is to email me:

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PLEASE BE ADVISED

I do not appreciate being put on mailing lists (PR lists or otherwise) without my express consent. The above email address is only to be used for correspondence addressed to me personally — e.g. feedback to something I wrote, a story you want me to cover or if you want to hire me. Do not send me any kind of unsolicited business offers or advertisements. If you want to put me on a PR list, ask first.

I take my job as a journalist very seriously. That means I will not publish “guest posts” or articles you’ve written. I will not put advertising in my articles (hidden or in plain sight) and my audience is not for sale. There will be absolutely no exceptions made to this.

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES WILL LEAD TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (OR YOUR WHOLE DOMAIN) BEING PERMANENTLY BLACKLISTED WITHOUT WARNING.

You can send documents and letters to the following PO box:

Fabian A. Scherschel  
FAB INDUSTRIES  
Postfach 10 23 04  
40014 Düsseldorf  
GERMANY

My VAT identification number: DE322313341

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This website is maintained with a static site generator and includes no dynamic elements. I use no JavaScript (neither on the server, nor in your browser) and I embed no third-party content, there are no ads here and my site sets no cookies in your browser.

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Last updated: 18 June 2026, 14:03 CEST

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