Marguerite Meyer

Marguerite Meyer is a freelance investigative journalist and writer based in Switzerland.

She has a background in history and political science, as well as extensive experience in media management, multimedia storytelling and event moderations. As a journalist, she works on topics at the intersection of politics, finance, security, and defence – and has investigated the military affiliations of the Swiss drone industry, organised crime, human rights and financial loopholes.

Marguerite has worked in Switzerland, Austria, Lebanon, Greece and Albania.

She is currently a board member of the Swiss social enterprise and street newspaper Surprise, a board member of the media diversity organisation NCHM* and a team member of the FOIA association.

She also is a 2024 European Collaborative Journalism Programme Fellow and a 2024 AlgorithmWatch Algorithmic Accountability Reporting Fellow. Her motto is: People matter.

Photo Credit: Daniel Rihs

Basic information

Name

Marguerite Meyer

Title

Investigative journalist and author

Expertise

Topics at the intersection of politics, finance, security, and defence

Country

Switzerland

City

Zurich

Marguerite Meyer

Links

@marguerite_jay

Supported projects

Inside Europe’s AI Border Fortress

Human Rights
Migration
Technology

ATHENS -The European Union is deploying AI-driven technologies along its borders in an to attempt to control migration flows, raising legal and ethical concerns about the impact on migrants' rights. While these systems are promoted as improving efficiency and security, they have raised concerns about privacy violations and restrictions on the right to asylum, concerns that this research confirms.