Laura Riedner

Laura Riedner was born in Hannover in 1999. Writing and creative expression through media have long been her companions. She spent three years training as an audiovisual media management assistant. During that time, however, Laura realised that after her training her path should lead away from numbers and towards journalism.

Since 2022 she has been studying journalism at Hochschule Hannover and also writes for the city magazine STADTKIND. She is particularly interested in people’s individual stories and in the inconspicuous things that often go untold.

Contact

laura.riedner@stud.hs-hannover.de

Laura’s articles:

On the margins

‘People here knock on a lot of doors’.

In eastern Malmö, a neighbourhood is struggling with its reputation – and with the hope that doors will open for the people who live there.

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Collecting

The world’s largest Playmobil collection: 400,000 figures

It all began in a child’s bedroom – today Oliver Schaffer owns the world’s largest Playmobil collection, with more than 400,000 figures. A visit to his high-bay warehouse.

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.

After dark

Hannover’s night angel: help while the city sleeps

An interview about night-time rounds through the city, encounters on the margins – and help that gets through.

Portrait of Martina, the ‘night angel’, at a table in her flat. In the background is a large red cupboard and a pinboard with her personal photos.

Masculinity

Misogyny in the feed: when algorithms shape reality

Misogynistic content spreads rapidly on social media. For many young women, it is no longer a digital phenomenon but part of everyday life. An investigation into quiet radicalisation, a lack of prevention and the consequences in real life.

Award winners

In the land of the white mountains

Jasper Hill makes visible what a century of potash mining has left behind. Caught between food security and environmental damage, an industry faces a turning point.

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