Grenzenlos — was kam nach der Wende?

Grenzenlos - Wege nach der Wende is a project by the MMA class of 2013-2015. It deals with the social and biographical upheavals in Saxony-Anhalt during the 1990s. How did people’s everyday lives change after the historical events of 1989?

The certainties of everyday life in the GDR disappeared almost overnight. Between upheaval and unemployment, people were forced to come to terms with the new realities - it affected everyone and all areas of life. From the LPG employee to the mayor, young people in search of a new future or the thankless task of first dismissing their long-time colleagues and finally winding up their own previous professional life. To mark the 25th anniversary of German reunification, the project is collecting stories of people from this period.

Further information about the project and ways to get involved can also be found at Facebook or the MZ-Bürgerreporter group.

awards

Our web special Grenzenlos - Wege nach der Wende has won 1st prize in the Journalistennachwuchswettbewerb organised by the IHK Magdeburg and the DJV Saxony-Anhalt. On 19 May 2016, Maren Schuster accepted the prize and certificate in Magdeburg on behalf of all those involved.

The jury was particularly impressed by our realisation of the topic: “You have told the supposedly old stories in a completely new way. With some fresh and convincing protagonists. With everything that is possible online.” Congratulations to the MMA class of 2013-2015.

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IHK Magdeburg
DJV Sachsen-Anhalt
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
Magdeburger Volkstimme
Die Welt
Focus
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