Biography
Fidelius Schmid is a German journalist and reporter for Der Spiegel. He has worked at the publication since 2012, following roles at the Financial Times Deutschland and Handelsblatt. His reporting focuses on secret services, terrorism and war crimes. He trained in journalism at the Henri-Nannen-Schule in Hamburg after studying economics in Hamburg, Sydney and Paris.
Schmid appears as himself, credited as a Der Spiegel journalist, in the 2022 documentary Navalny. He has also featured in other documentaries and television programmes, including Antidote (2024) and episodes of Frontline.
