{"id":75372,"date":"2025-07-04T10:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=75372"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:53:55","slug":"walk-home-phone-line","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/after-dark\/walk-home-phone-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Heimwegtelefon: how the walk-home phone line works"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"cover--lead-in has-spacing--none\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__content typo--tiempos\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/after-dark\/\" rel=\"category tag\">After dark<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline headline-size--s\">\r\n            Heimwegtelefon: how the walk-home phone line works        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>A voice in your ear that stays with you until the door clicks shut behind you \u2013 how volunteers help people get home safely.<br \/>\n<strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/pia-lotta-gruse\/\">Pia Lotta Gruse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__author\">\r\n                \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/pia-lotta-gruse\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8303-1-68x68.jpeg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8303-1-68x68.jpeg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8303-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8303-1-52x52.jpeg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8303-1-96x96.jpeg 96w\"\r\n                                    width=\"68\"\r\n                                    height=\"68\"\r\n                                    alt=\"Black-and-white portrait of author Pia Lotta Gruse laughing, with long blonde hair\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n\r\n                                                                    <\/a>\r\n                                \r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__author -->\r\n        \r\n    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__content -->\r\n\r\n    \r\n        <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__image cover--lead-in__media cover--lead-in__media--image\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-1920x1280.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-150x100.jpg 150w\"\r\n                width=\"1920\"\r\n                height=\"1280\"\r\n                alt=\"A woman makes a phone call alone at night on a dark path beneath a large tree \u2013 the Heimwegtelefon accompanies people on their way home\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 49.67% 98%\"\r\n            \/>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n\r\n        \r\n    \r\n<\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\"><sub><sup>Photo (posed): Annabel Karmelk, Isabel Reda<\/sup><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Live location shared with friends<\/strong>, keys gripped tightly, music playing quietly in the background \u2013 for many people, the walk home after a long night out is often marked by a sense of insecurity. Dark streets, deserted parks and not knowing who you might run into can quickly trigger fear. These worries are especially strong at night, when everything seems quiet and empty. But there is help: <a href=\"https:\/\/heimwegtelefon.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heimwegtelefon e.V. <\/a>offers valuable support to anyone who feels unsafe on their way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\">But does the Heimwegtelefon actually make the walk home feel better? I put it to the test: I had often walked home in the evening from Limmerstra\u00dfe in Hannover, because there was no suitable bus and this route was the quickest. Every time, I had an uneasy feeling and was very relieved to get home unharmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n \r\n    \r\n    <div id=\"quote-block_ba6bd6492a7807ed64678128f12dcfb8\" class=\"block-quote has-spacing--m\">\r\n        <figure class=\"quote\">\r\n            <blockquote>\r\n                <p><strong>When I dialled the Heimwegtelefon number<\/strong>, I felt a slight flutter of nerves.<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n            <figcaption>\r\n\r\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait--inline\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8303-1-52x52.jpeg\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" alt=\"Black-and-white portrait of author Pia Lotta Gruse laughing, with long blonde hair\" \/>\r\n                            <span>Pia Lotta Gruse<\/span>\r\n            <\/figcaption>\r\n            \r\n        <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-default has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\">When I dialled the Heimwegtelefon number, I felt a slight flutter of nerves. After dialling, there was a short wait, during which the concept was explained to me again. The voice on the other end was friendly and reassuring. Finally, I was put through to a volunteer, who introduced herself. I gave my full name, my current location and my destination; giving my age was optional.<br><br>While she entered my details, I explained that I would be walking through the park, which often feels deserted at night. She asked me to give her regular updates on where I was. \u2018Let me know when you cross the bridge,\u2019 she said encouragingly.<\/p>\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-4-150x100.jpg 150w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"A woman holds a smartphone with an active call to her face in red light at night \u2013 the Heimwegtelefon accompanies people on their way home\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Photo (posed): Annabel Karmelk, Isabel Reda<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-default has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Over the next few minutes, we fell into a relaxed conversation.<\/strong> I told her about my life in Hannover, and the more we chatted, the more my negative thoughts faded. It no longer felt as if I were talking to a stranger \u2013 we were in the middle of a familiar exchange. The dark corners of the park, usually so oppressive, faded into the background, and even the few passers-by I met seemed less threatening. I felt safer, because there was someone following my route closely, someone who could help in an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\">The fears people express during the calls are very varied and personal. Often they relate to unpleasant looks, comments, unwanted contact and verbal or physical threats from individuals or groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_49c6a9f4ca608efe33b41f0ea6a26b1d\" class=\"accordion has-spacing--m\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__title\">\n            <h5>BKA study: clear differences in feeling unsafe at night<\/h5>\n            <span><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion__text\">\n         <p><strong>A study by the BKA<\/strong>, Germany\u2019s Federal Criminal Police Office, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bka.de\/DE\/UnsereAufgaben\/Forschung\/ForschungsprojekteUndErgebnisse\/Dunkelfeldforschung\/SKiD\/skid_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Security and Crime in Germany\u2019<\/a> for 2020 shows that many people share the feeling of being unsafe at night. According to the results, around 39 per cent of women feel unsafe in residential areas at night when they are alone, compared with 17 per cent of men. On public transport, the sense of safety drops further: 67 per cent of women and 40 per cent of men feel unsafe travelling alone at night.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As well as accompanying people by phone,<\/strong> the service also focuses on building callers\u2019 confidence so that they can get around independently without relying on help from others. It\u2019s important to stress that the Heimwegtelefon is open to everyone. Men use the service as well as women. Even so, it is used more by people perceived as female: in 2023, of the roughly 4,000 callers, around 81 per cent were women, 16 per cent men and 3 per cent non-binary.<br><br>The volunteers who keep the service running reliably have to complete several months of training. The team has around 60 active members and is a colourful mix of people, from 18-year-olds to pensioners. Despite their different backgrounds, there is a strong sense of community, and all the volunteers find their work deeply fulfilling.<br><br>Anyone who wants to volunteer for the Heimwegtelefon has to meet a few requirements: they must be at least 18 and have a stable internet connection, a phone and a headset. Strong social skills, openness to new topics of conversation, the ability to stay up late and the ability to keep calm in tricky situations are also essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-color-12-background-color has-background has-spacing--default\">\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Who helps at night \u2013 and what helps against fear?<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Heimwegtelefon\u2019s nationwide hotline<\/strong> is available 365 days a year and offers a quick, straightforward and accessible way to get home safely. Volunteers take the calls, follow the caller\u2019s route closely and stay on the line until they have arrived safely.<br><br>The Heimwegtelefon has existed for more than ten years. It was founded by two women who had found that they felt safer in the evening when they were on the phone with friends or family. But those people aren\u2019t always available \u2013 which led to the founding of the Heimwegtelefon. The German hotline has been running since the end of December 2013. Originally limited to Berlin and only available at weekends, the service has been steadily expanded over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--s\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline has-subheadline\">Heimwegtelefon: 030\/12074182<\/h2>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post__subheadline\">Sunday\u2013Thursday: 9 p.m.\u2013midnight, Friday &amp; Saturday: 9 p.m.\u20133 a.m.<\/h3>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Related to this story<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/after-dark\/you-have-to-make-your-boundaries-clear\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">After dark<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018You have to make your boundaries clear\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>During the week Selma works at a nursery; at weekends she works the door of a club. On respect, safety and standing your ground as a woman in nightlife.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-768x432.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-1050x591.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-670x377.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/selma-grenzen-zeigen-thumb.jpg 1920w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"432\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/after-dark\/femicide-crime-scenes\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">After dark<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Femicide: the crime scenes of deadly misogyny                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Almost every day in Germany, a woman is killed because she is a woman. Photographer Selma von Hennigs documents the crime scenes in her home town of Regensburg.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selma_vonHennigs_Femicide-4-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/after-dark\/hannovers-night-angel\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">After dark<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Hannover\u2019s night angel: help while the city sleeps                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>An interview about night-time rounds through the city, encounters on the margins \u2013 and help that gets through.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Janek_Stempel_Nachtengel-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Portrait of Martina, the \u2018night angel\u2019, at a table in her flat. In the background is a large red cupboard and a pinboard with her personal photos.\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Recommended by the editors<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/after-dark\/das-guenther-a-band-that-invents-its-songs-live\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">After dark<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018Das G\u00fcnther\u2019: a band that invents its songs live                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Three musicians, zero planning: how pure spontaneity creates something new every night.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-768x614.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1920x1536.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-1050x840.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-670x536.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-420x336.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Das-Guenther2-4-1.jpg 2000w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"614\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Wearing oversized neon-green glasses, Alex, the voice of \u2018Das G\u00fcnther\u2019, sits in front of us and looks into the camera.\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/masculinity-can-be-deadly\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Masculinity<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Masculinity can be deadly                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Women attempt suicide more often \u2013 and yet 71.5 per cent of people who die by suicide in Germany are men. A search for answers.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Warum-Maennlichkeit-toeten-kann-1_LinaKuehne-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Blurred silhouette of an upper body against an orange background\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/water\/new-shores-floating-islands-between-art-and-ecology\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Water<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                New shores: floating islands between art and ecology                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Floating platforms like the \u2018Zukunst\u2019 in Hannover create green open spaces \u2013 a concept that is catching on around the world.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kirchhof_Tim_02-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"A houseboat floats towards the viewer on a calm river lined with green trees. In the background rises Hannover\u2019s Ihmezentrum tower block.\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/silence\/shopping-with-autism-too-bright-too-loud-too-much\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Silence<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Shopping with autism: too bright, too loud, too much                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Glaring lights, flashing adverts, a babble of voices: for our author, the supermarket regularly becomes an ordeal.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonas_Dengler-Einkaufen-in-Stille.jpg 2000w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"A woman shopping in dimmed light at the Edeka supermarket at Herrenh\u00e4user Markt in Hannover\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/gen-z-and-work\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Work<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Gen Z and work: is the \u2018lazy generation\u2019 just a stereotype?                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Lazy, spoilt, demanding? Gen Z is fighting for its reputation \u2013 and it\u2019s their work ethic above all that\u2019s being called into question. Is there anything to the stereotypes?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-768x768.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-1050x1050.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-670x670.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TestJanekEmil3-96x96.jpg 96w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"768\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Pieces of fruit lie in a row against a white background. Stuck-on moustaches, hats and hair give them human features. The fruit is meant as a pun: in German, \u2018faul\u2019 means both \u2018rotten\u2019 and \u2018lazy\u2019 \u2013 just like Generation Z, supposedly.\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/cannabis-as-a-career\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Work<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Cannabis as a career: how a dealer became a businessman                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>He cycled through the suburbs with bags full of weed \u2013 and everything went to plan. 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