Petra Stuiber has been deputy editor in chief for Austrian daily newspaper STANDARD since 2018. She studied Communication Studies and Theatre Arts and started her career in journalism at STANDARD. In 1999, as an editor for domestic policy, she transferred to the team of “Format” and between 2001 and 2007, she worked as an Austria correspondent for German daily newspaper DIE WELT and Swiss daily newspaper Basler Zeitung. In 2007, she became head of the department for current affairs at STANDARD and since 2013 she has been managing editor. She published numerous books, including “Kopftuchfrauen” (Women Wearing Headscarfs) and “Österreich in Männerhand” (Austria in Male Hands). For a short period of time, she served as Secretary General for Reporters Without Borders. She was awarded the media prize “Goldene Medienlöwin” and the Kurt Vorhofer Prize for political journalism.