With Publix in Berlin, the Schöpflin Foundation is developing a place to promote journalistic innovation and strengthen the critical public sphere. A place for networking and for the future. More than 4,000 square meters and several floors will house editorial offices, co-working spaces, living and retreat spaces, a café and event spaces. Publix brings together people from very different fields - media professionals, civil society organizations and committed citizens.

Maria Exner has been the founding director in charge of the development and content of Publix since April 2022. She was most recently editor-in-chief of ZEITmagazin, and in 2021 she was one of the magazine editors-in-chief of the year. Prior to that, she developed as deputy editor-in-chief of ZEIT ONLINE innovative digital and civic projects, including the dialog initiative "Deutschland Spricht" and the ideas festival Z2X. Her work has been awarded, among others, the Jean Monnet Prize for European Integration and the Grimme Online Award. In 2023, she will be a Fellow of the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles.