Zdislava Pokorná is an investigative journalist at Deník N. Her work focuses on mapping clientelist networks and on cases with significant economic impact. She has repeatedly won the Journalism Award (Novinářská cena) for her work. She studied at the Prague University of Economics and Business. She gained her first journalistic experience at the news website Seznam Zprávy, and in between briefly worked at the news outlet iROZHLAS.cz. In 2026, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.