{"id":22383,"date":"2025-08-27T15:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drissner.mediadia\/awards\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T08:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:49:53","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drissner.media\/en\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22383\" class=\"elementor elementor-22383 elementor-6170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f004c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97f004c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6833f57 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6833f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prizes &#038; Awards<\/p><p>Networks<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0aae52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0aae52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4f8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f4f8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prizes<\/strong> are confirmation. <strong>Fellowships<\/strong> are time.<\/p><p>My work is characterized by both: <strong>Stories<\/strong> that last. And a <strong>network<\/strong> that lasts. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3f123 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd3f123\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4980f2b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4980f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;tada&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/award-trophy.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-25122\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0009dfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0009dfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529db80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"529db80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"background-color: #af3543; padding: 2px 10px 2px 10px; border-radius: 5px;\">Journalism awards<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d79a079 gd-awards-section-boxed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d79a079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4186f2cd e-con-full gd-awards-grid e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4186f2cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24316e88 e-con-full gd-award-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24316e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7945ce6f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7945ce6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gd-award-year\">2011<\/span>\n<h3>Axel Springer Prize for Young Journalists<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gd-award-work\"><cite>\u201cHappiness Is Dead\u201d<\/cite> \u00b7 DATUM magazine<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-meta\">Print category: weekly and monthly publications<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-text\">Two policemen beat the young Khaled Said to death. I reconstructed the crime. The photo of the corpse became an icon of the revolution against Mubarak.   The jury praised the \u201cbrilliant anticipation\u201d of events.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"gd-award-links\"><a class=\"gd-award-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/Gerald_Drissner-DATUM-gluecklich-ist-tot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feature story as PDF<\/a> \ufe31 <a class=\"gd-award-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/2\/https:\/\/www.axelspringer.com\/de\/ax-press-release\/20-jahre-axel-springer-preis-fuer-junge-journalisten-die-besten-deutschsprachigen-nachwuchsjournalisten-stehen-fest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laudation<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620b80bd e-con-full gd-award-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"620b80bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216f7f08 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216f7f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gd-award-year\">2006<\/span>\n<h3>Meridian Journalist Award<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gd-award-work\"><cite>\u201cA Kettle of Brown\u201d<\/cite> \u00b7 Financial Times Deutschland<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-meta\">3rd prize<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-text\">Lake Toplitz in the Salzkammergut. Myths about Nazi gold, counterfeit money and a silent village. An investigation in the village.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5555cbbb e-con-full gd-award-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5555cbbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ee88e4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ee88e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gd-award-year\">2012<\/span>\n<h3>Hansel Mieth Prize<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gd-award-work\"><cite>\u201cGuant\u00e1namo\u201d<\/cite> \u00b7 Stern magazine<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-meta\">1st prize<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-text\">Innocent in the camp. With a team from <cite>Stern<\/cite>, I visited former prisoners\u2014broken in body and soul. My protagonist is now in a wheelchair. A reportage about what remains when the law is silent.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2876c9e5 e-con-full gd-award-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2876c9e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d10a5cf elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d10a5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gd-award-year\">2006<\/span>\n<h3>Columbus Journalist Award<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gd-award-work\"><cite>\u201cSaudi and Gomorrah\u201d<\/cite> \u00b7 Financial Times Deutschland<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-meta\">Sponsorship award<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-text\">Bahrain, the Ballermann of the Orient. Where pious neighbors from Saudi Arabia break all the rules on weekends: Alcohol, prostitution and the double standards of the Persian Gulf. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gd-award-links\">\n<a class=\"gd-award-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FTD-Gerald-Drissner-Saudi-und-Gomorrha.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feature story as PDF<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc15133 e-con-full gd-award-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cc15133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b4aca elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b4aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gd-award-year\">2015<\/span>\n<h3>Johann Gottfried Seume Literature Prize<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gd-award-work\"><cite>\u201cBlack Tea and Blue Eyes\u201d<\/cite> \u00b7 DuMont Reiseabenteuer<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-meta\">Honourable mention<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-text\">From Istanbul to Mount Ararat. I tell of the \u201cdeep state\u201d, what moustaches reveal about men, and a society in transition. Beyond all-inclusive, an encounter on equal terms.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c392b4 e-con-full gd-award-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23c392b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1512d7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f1512d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gd-award-year\">2020<\/span>\n<h3>Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gd-award-work\"><cite>\u201cColossal Ambitions of a Small Town\u201d<\/cite> \u00b7 LGT magazine Credo<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-meta\">Honourable mention<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd-award-text\">A priest builds the world&#8217;s largest statue of Christ in the Polish countryside. A reportage about concrete, megalomania and the fear of God. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gd-award-links\">\n<a class=\"gd-award-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Text_Kolossale_Ambitionen_einer_Kleinstadt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feature story as PDF<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f623b6 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f623b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d66e46 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9d66e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/Gerald_Drissner-DATUM-gluecklich-ist-tot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-768x942.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22570 not-transparent\" alt=\"Article about a violent confrontation in Alexandria in which two police officers kill a young man. The text focuses on the brutality of the Egyptian police and society&amp;apos;s reaction to the event. The image shows a person protesting with a raised hand and appears to be in an emotional moment.\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"c1bfc0\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c1bfc0\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/Gerald_Drissner-DATUM-gluecklich-ist-tot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF: Gl\u00fccklich ist tot (Happy is dead)<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Magazine Date - Axel Springer Prize<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a18769 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9a18769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Text_Kolossale_Ambitionen_einer_Kleinstadt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kolossale_Ambitionen_Einer_Kleinstadt-1-768x545.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22571 not-transparent\" alt=\"The large statue of Christ in \u015awiebodzin, Poland, is covered by a white cloth to signal its renovation, while an urban landscape with expansive fields can be seen in the background. On the right are black and white images, including a Mercedes and a person in church, embedded in a narrative about a priest and his congregation.\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"919191\" style=\"--dominant-color: #919191\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kolossale_Ambitionen_Einer_Kleinstadt-1-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kolossale_Ambitionen_Einer_Kleinstadt-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kolossale_Ambitionen_Einer_Kleinstadt-1-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kolossale_Ambitionen_Einer_Kleinstadt-1-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kolossale_Ambitionen_Einer_Kleinstadt-1.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Text_Kolossale_Ambitionen_einer_Kleinstadt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF: Colossal ambitions of a small town<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Credo magazine - Piazza Grande Award<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3516d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2b3516d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FTD-Gerald-Drissner-Saudi-und-Gomorrha.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-768x765.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22572 not-transparent\" alt=\"A busy bar area at Hunter&amp;apos;s Lodge in Manama, Bahrain, with patrons standing at the counter consuming drinks while colorful lights and decorations shine in the background. A bartender serves drinks and various dishes can be seen on the counter.\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"afa598\" style=\"--dominant-color: #afa598\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ftd-saudi-und-gomorrah.jpg 1787w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FTD-Gerald-Drissner-Saudi-und-Gomorrha.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF: Saudi and Gomorrah<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Financial Times Deutschland - Columbus Sponsorship Award<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5114bda elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5114bda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a16b4 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c5a16b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/Gerald_Drissner-DATUM-gluecklich-ist-tot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-245x300.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22570 not-transparent\" alt=\"Article about a violent confrontation in Alexandria in which two police officers kill a young man. The text focuses on the brutality of the Egyptian police and society&amp;apos;s reaction to the event. The image shows a person protesting with a raised hand and appears to be in an emotional moment.\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"c1bfc0\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c1bfc0\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/datum-gluecklich-ist-tot.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/Gerald_Drissner-DATUM-gluecklich-ist-tot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF: Gl\u00fccklich ist tot (Happy is dead)<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Magazine Date - Axel Springer Prize<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed0a8b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8ed0a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Text_Kolossale_Ambitionen_einer_Kleinstadt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kolossale_Ambitionen_Einer_Kleinstadt-1-300x213.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22571 not-transparent\" alt=\"The large statue of Christ in \u015awiebodzin, Poland, is covered by a white cloth to signal its renovation, while an urban landscape with expansive fields can be seen in the background. 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