An Evening at Hörfeld with Journalist Anja Troelenberg: Border Business – The Business of Europe’s Borders

Cameras with facial recognition that track every move in refugee camps. Algorithms that decide on asylum applications. Drones that monitor Europe’s borders in real time. The EU is stepping up border security—with high-security camps and ever-new control systems. Behind this lies not only politics, but also a growing business. The series explores who is investing, who is profiting—and who is losing out. An investigative journey into Europe’s new migration policy by Anja Troelenberg and Franziska Grillmeier.

This time’s guest: journalist Anja Troelenberg. Together with Franziska Grillmeier, she created the series “Border Business – The Business of Europe’s Borders” for Ö1, which was broadcast as part of the Radiokolleg and is also available as a podcast. The series shows how Europe’s border policy has changed—and how this has given rise to a multi-billion-euro business.

At the evening event at Hörfeld, Anja Troelenberg will share insights into her research and discuss with us the challenges of investigative audio work: How do you work under difficult conditions? And how can complex political topics be presented in a way that is both understandable and engaging?

Radio Radieschen …

is our training station, broadcasting on the terrestrial frequency 91.3 FM in Vienna and also via DAB+ in Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. Through this training program, students in the Journalism & Media Management programs learn the theory and practice of radio production. You can hear the results in the programs Kulturcollage, Tonwerkstatt, and Radiolab. Students with relevant prior experience can also produce their own shows and broadcast them live or as recordings.

Über das Redaktionsteam von Radio Radieschen

Beyond the training program, our radio editorial team ensures high-quality content! Programs such as Wissenschaftsradio (“Science Radio”), Start Me Up—the startup magazine, #Vienna, and the feature format Hörfeld are produced by the two editors, Hannah Jutz and Vincent Leb, under the direction of Caroline Schranz.