Jannis Johanningmeier

Jannis Johanningmeier (born 2002) lives and studies in Hannover. After an internship at a local newspaper, he decided in 2023 to study journalism – and to pursue a career in it. He covers a broad range of subjects, writing about society, business and sport.

Stories by Jannis:

Collecting

Hannover’s hidden source of raw materials: recycling at the Nordhafen.

Uncertain trade routes, wars and new regulations are putting the recycling industry to the test. At the TSR site in Hannover’s Nordhafen, a whole sector can be seen changing.

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Masculinity

‘Being gay is not a choice’

Dirk and Thomas came out to their families only recently. Today they live together as a couple. In an interview with our author, they talk about their path to an open life.

Masculinity

‘I was a Hitler caricature from a bad Hollywood film’

He used to march through the streets in a leather coat, carrying the Reich war flag, giving hate speeches and dreaming of the great revolution. Today Axel Reitz works in extremism prevention.

Masculinity

Thin on top

TikTok routines, rosemary oil, transplants: the market for hair-loss treatments is booming. Hair may be just hair in the end – but it’s never quite that simple.

What holds us together

‘A cultural middle finger to the system’

For some, punk is long dead; for others, it’s more alive than ever: a conversation about attitude, dissent and freedom.

Masculinity

Queer footballers: ‘It can break a player very quickly’

Why no active Bundesliga professional has come out – even though clubs, associations and fans have long been flying the rainbow colours.

Advice

Hannover? Go and study somewhere else.

That’s what our author thought, too. Until he moved there. Why the city is worth it once you stop comparing it with Berlin or Munich.

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