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ZDF Documentary: Duterte's Bloody Legacy

In May 2022, elections will be held in the Philippines, and the brutal President Rodrigo Duterte will not be able to run again after six years in office. A ZDF documentary by Zeitenspiegel reporter Carsten Stormer shows the state in which he is leaving his country.

Hansel-Mieth Prize 2022 Awarded

This year's Hansel-Mieth-Prize goes to freelance author Amonte Schröder-Jürss and photographer Andy Reiner. The two journalists tell the story of a village where almost all residents care for Hans, an elderly gentleman who has lived with an intellectual disability since birth. Only through collective help can Hans, who no longer has any relatives, live in his parental home and avoid moving into a care facility.

Opening of „Faces of Ethiopia“ exhibition“

Our photojournalist Rainer Kwiotek shows his impressive portraits of the Ethiopian rural population.

Court sessions postponed

This year's decisions for the Hansel-Mieth Prize, Gabriel Grüner Scholarship, and Gabriel Grüner Student Prize have been postponed due to the war in Ukraine.

Educational series in the home stretch

The Otto Brenner Foundation shows in its current study „The Fading of the World“, how much foreign reporting in Germany is concentrated on the USA and Europe, while the global South hardly appears. Such distorted foreign reporting shapes one's worldview. However, according to Carl Bernstein, journalism has the task of being „as faithful a representation of reality as possible.“ We want to make a small contribution to this.

Zeitenspiegel Creates Dementia Wiki

With the Dementia Wiki A comprehensive encyclopedia on questions surrounding dementia has gone online. Created by Zeitenspiegel. Commissioned by the Swiss association Podium Demenz, which developed the idea.

Strong response to new "Mut" issue

We have been sending class sets of the new product by package for months. Mut-Magazines – all reorders. In October, the sixth issue of the magazine „Let them shine - How school can prepare our children for life“ was included in 14 German daily newspapers with a print run of 800,000 copies. Many teachers and university lecturers have read it and want Mut for use in lessons and teacher training.

The new Remstal magazine „Landluft 6“ is here!

Stories about people, landscapes, and passions

The new Remstal magazine "Landluft" is now available for €8 at well-stocked bookstores and newsstands.

First published in 2012 by the Reporter Community Zeitenspiegel, the magazine once again opens our eyes to the beauty of our homeland: the magnificent landscape, the economic potential, the oenological and culinary idyll, and the cultural diversity.

A passionate appeal not to forget the good amidst all the bad.

Global reporting project on education

For one year, reporters from Zeitenspiegel have been searching in twelve countries around the world for stories that show what a difference education can make in people's lives. The project partner is Frankfurter Rundschau. The global research project is supported by the European Journalism Centre (EJC) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Research in the flood zone

Five reporters from Zeitenspiegel conducted research in Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Bavaria in recent weeks, on behalf of the Strict to speak with those affected by the flood disaster.