{"id":75083,"date":"2024-01-19T11:32:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=75083"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:31:47","slug":"elena-jaekel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/elena-jaekel\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena Jaekel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Elena Jaekel<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Elena Jaekel <\/strong>works as a freelance journalist in Berlin and Hannover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was born in G\u00f6ttingen in 1995 and first began studying \u2018Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography\u2019 to deepen her love of photography. Since then, however, she has largely swapped the camera for the keyboard and writes regularly for the weekly newspaper \u2018der Freitag\u2019, where she also gained her first editorial experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her writing, she often looks at the structures behind systemic injustices in our society and their consequences for those hit hardest by them. She is also interested in the nuances of human relationships and in what drives people and what holds them back. Her approach is journalistic and partly artistic, experimenting with light, colour and words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stories by Elena:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n
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\n\tMasculinity<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

The patriarchal obsession with virginity.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Older men’s fascination with teenage girls runs deep in our culture. The Wecker case recently brought it back into the headlines. Films, music and the internet fuel hypersexualisation \u2013 with far-reaching consequences.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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\n\tWhat holds us together<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

The Magdeburg attack: how do you cope with the violence?<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Almost a year after the attack on the Christmas market, the trial has begun \u2013 while many of those affected are grappling with racist assaults.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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\r\n Lake Neusiedl: tracing the salt pans <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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In 2022 Austria\u2019s largest lake was at risk of drying up for the first time in 150 years. Our photographer Florian Sulzer investigated the causes.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Misogyny in the feed: when algorithms shape reality <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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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.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018With potential clients and commissioning editors in particular, it\u2019s important to have a big, great project that opens doors.\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Graduate Maria Feck gives an insight into her working life in an interview.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Fleeing the GDR in a car boot: \u2018Inside, I was still on the run\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Veronika Schneider fled the GDR as a young woman \u2013 and only realised decades later how long the fear had kept its grip on her.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n My house wrapped in clouds <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Armina Ahmadinia returns to the Caspian Sea. Her photographic work tells of the retreating water, the loss of familiar places and a quiet longing for closeness and home.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Dreamed for us <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Markus Heft portrays older queer people in Germany. Since 2022, he has been creating intimate portraits collaboratively, complemented by still lifes and places. The project preserves queer history and makes visible the double marginalisation of old age.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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