Internet reports on poverty and sign language have been awarded with the Grimme Online Award. Was awarded the project “hands dancing” through the interpreter Laura Schwengber (article image).
“There’s something in vain, namely, quality in the network,” says Daniel Fiene, took the nominees of the Grimme Online Awards on the red carpet on Friday evening in front of the Cologne Flora. Since 2001, the Grimme Online Award is awarded by the renowned Grimme Institute in the categories of Information, Knowledge and education, culture and entertainment as well as the category special. In addition, there are a audience. Be awarded Online offers that stand out from the crowd. This can be, for example, Blogs, Multimedia reports, 360-degree Videos or other productions. Out of 200 submitted sites, the Jury has nominated this year 29 Online offers for the price.
The first Grimme Online Award of the Evening was in the category of Knowledge and education in the Multimedia Reportage “The dance with the hands” of the Hessische Rundfunk. In it, Laura is accompanied Schwengber, which makes your hands dance so that you can see the music, because you translated concerts in sign language.
Webreportage on poverty in Germany
In the category of Knowledge and education could also score points in the Webreportage “What arm?” by Spiegel Online. The creators search for the causes of poverty and allow the three protagonists to the open of your life with a mostly empty wallet to tell, and often exclusion, because you can not have a place in society.
Won in the category of Information the “WDR-candidate check”. Before the state election in North Rhine-Westphalia in may, the West German broadcasting Corporation has asked all the candidates for Interviews. Almost 1000 have said and could imagine in a short video – without cutting, in four minutes, and all were asked the same questions. The candidates check have given all politicians the same Chance and so to the formation of political opinion contributed, begründetete the Jury for their decision. In the run-up to the election, it will also give back to such a Check, betrayed the creators during the award ceremony. However, only the candidates from NRW will be in it, because the rest of the country, broadcasting organizations of the logistics effort was so short before the election in September.
Prices for date offender, the Cologne Cathedral in VR and weekend rebels
The “date-offenders” won in the category of culture and entertainment. Ironically, you take in your Youtube-Videos of the cultural differences between the Muslims and the Christian majority society in Germany’s grain, from battles prejudice satirically. The “date offender” be “funny, authentic, anarchic and bold”, was the actor and presenter Oliver Wnuk. Also the audience prize of the “date-offenders” home.
In addition, the Virtual Reality production “of The Cologne Cathedral in 360° and VR” of the West German broadcasting company won in the category of culture and entertainment. Whether choral concert by the three-king Shrine, or a time travel into the past: This Online opened offer the User new perspectives and leaves him in the areas of advance, the remain of the ordinary, Köln-tourist hidden.
Another winner in this category of the Blog “weekend rebels”. And in an additional Podcast, Mirco and Jason of Juterczenka, a father and a son tell their story, from their lives. Especially this is mainly because of the twelve-year-old Jason has autism. It manages the Duo in a unique way to convey a lot of understanding for people with Asperger’s syndrome to the Jury.
Special price for #I’m here, and Resi
A special prize to the inventor of the Hashtag #I received here. It was, however, not on Twitter, but in a closed Facebook group with almost 35,000 members. They had teamed up together against Hate Speech on the net action and for a better culture of debate in the Social media – with good arguments instead of Fake News and infringing Postings.
“Everyone wants to join in the conversation, nobody wants to be stupid and stand there,” say the developers of the “Resi-App”, the abräumten the second special price. Resi is Offered a news-Chat-and to young people who do not use the classic media. With short texts, gifs, and fast topics switch Resi wants to make young people news palatable, and so the Information and opinion formation.
No prize money, but a lot of honor
In the nominating Commission and the Jury of the Grimme Online Awards, independent media makers, journalists, media scholars and professionals from the fields of Internet, culture and education. In addition to content-related, functional and aesthetic considerations, play journalistic quality, social responsibility and the social relevance of the submitted Works an essential role. The Grimme Online Award is the most prestigious award for Web sites in Germany. Prize money beckons, however, of the 17. Issue not to have media attention, a trophy and the certainty of a high-quality, innovative and informative product developed and implemented.