Lea Weinmann has been an editor in the Investigative Research team at Süddeutsche Zeitung since 2022. She is responsible for online research, utilizing methods known as Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). She covers topics related to war and crisis zones, cybersecurity, as well as instances of abuse of power and MeToo cases. Before her traineeship at SZ, she studied Crossmedia Editing in Stuttgart, where she also wrote, spoke, and filmed for institutions like the Südwestrundfunk, Stuttgarter Zeitung, and Correctiv. She has been honored with the German-French Journalist Prize and nominated for the German Reporter Award.