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The German swing band that vows to keep you entertained through the pandemic

2 days ago

Really enjoyed talking with Andrej Hermlin and watching Andrej Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra during their living room livestream concert recently for this KCRW Berlin story on their promise to play every evening at 7 pm until the coronavirus crisis is over — even if it takes many years www.facebook.com/andrej.hermlin ... Read MoreRead Less

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In this week's edition of Amplified, Erik Kirschbaum meets big band leader Andrej Hermlin

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US-Truppenabzug könnte noch scheitern

5 days ago

#RIAS Berlin board member Peter Beyer said in a NTV interview that he believed it was possible that President Trump's proposal to withdraw 9,500 American troops from German could be stopped. Beyer, who is the German government's transatlantic coordinator, said there were many opposed to the plans in Washington DC - Republicans and Democrats alike. "It is not in the security interests of Germany or Nato and it doesn't make any sense from a geo-political standpoint," Beyer said. www.n-tv.de/politik/US-Truppenabzug-koennte-noch-scheitern-article21939085.html ... Read MoreRead Less

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US-Präsident Trump will Tausende Soldaten aus Deutschland abziehen. Nun sollen Einzelheiten zu dem Plan folgen, der deutsche Regionen hart treffen könnte. Aber es gibt auch Zweifel - nicht nur im ge...

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Germany sets aside €52 million in scholarships for freelance artists: How and where to apply

6 days ago

In response to the coronavirus crisis, federal scholarships for freelance artists and musicians are slated to significantly increase, Germany’s Culture Ministry has just announced.https://www.thelocal.de/20200723/germany-sets-aside-52-million-for-freelance-artists-how-and-where-to-apply?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=213&tpcc=thelocal_newsletter_de&pnespid=lbJmr.kADBONr5pPD8BGpNKRTp8wXIDO3Yp5r6s ... Read MoreRead Less

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In response to the coronavirus crisis, federal scholarships for freelance artists and musicians are slated to significantly increase, Germany’s Ministry for Culture told The Local on Thursday.

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CNN Profiles - Richard Roth - CNN

1 week ago

CNN‘s Richard Roth will be the featured guest speaker on the #RIASBerlin Zoom Talk program this Wednesday at 7 pm Berlin time (1 pm EST). In a conversation with Adam Reiss, Roth will talk about his experiences of 40 years at CNN in the usually entertaining way he talks with RIAS groups visiting CNN in NYC in more normal times edition.cnn.com/profiles/richard-roth-profile

We hope you can join us for Roth‘s talk as well as the RIAS Zoom talk a week later with an American citizen born in Los Angeles who is now a member of German parliament— Dr Andrew Ullmann.
Please write info@riasberlin.org for login information

Wednesday, July 29, 1 p.m. EST (1900 Berlin time) – Please join us as we welcome special guest and CNN original Richard Roth hosted by NBC’s Adam Reiss. Richard is one of two CNN’ers who joined when the network went on the air in June of 1980. Since then he has literally covered the world. He is currently senior UN correspondent, having served since 1993 covering international crises including Iraq, North Korea, Bosnia and Iran. For 12 years he hosted Diplomatic License, CNN’s global affairs program devoted to coverage of the United Nations. On September 11th Roth was reporting from the World Trade Center when the towers fell. From 1991-1992 Roth covered the Gulf War and was portrayed in the HBO film Live From Baghdad. In 1990, Roth covered the opening of the Berlin Wall and the overthrow of communist governments in Eastern Europe.

Adam Reiss is a RIAS alumni currently a reporter/producer for NBC having joined in 2014 after more than 25 years at CNN. Reiss has covered the globe from North Korea to James Cameron’s Deep Dive to the Mariana Trench. He has covered numerous presidential campaigns and high profile trials from Bill Cosby to Harvey Weinstein and John Gotti. Most recently he has covered the saga of Michael Cohen’s legal troubles. The discussion will cover Richard’s career at CNN, developments in broadcast media, the coronavirus impact on coverage and there will be time for your questions.

Wednesday, August 5, 2 p.m. EST (2000 Berlin time) – Prof. Dr. Andrew Ullmann is a member of the German parliament who holds U.S. citizenship – along with German. He was born in Los Angeles in 1963 and grew up there until 1972 before moving to Germany with his family that was originally from Germany. Ullmann studied infectious diseases at Harvard Medical School and has maintained close ties with the United States. He joined parliament in 2017 with the Free Democrats (FDP) party, one of three opposition parties in the Bundestag, after a long career in Germany as a doctor. Prof. Dr. Ullmann will be talking about transatlantic relations, growing up in California, his career as a physician in Germany and joining the German parliament in 2017. He will also be talking about Germany’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. He is a regular guest on German TV and recent gave this interview.

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Richard Roth serves as CNN's senior U.N. correspondent and also covers international stories in New York City.

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Merkel makes improbable comeback as Germany’s ‘crisis leader’

1 week ago

Angela Merkel has been so successful in outfoxing and systematically eliminating any would-be challengers that there are not any political heavyweights left in her conservative party with the clout or stature to step in to succeed her when she retires next year. No heir apparent. No one in the wings.
Angela Merkel makes improbable comeback as Germany’s ‘crisis leader’
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With the clock winding down on Angela Merkel after 15 years at the helm of Germany, the 66-year-old is once again at the height of power, in part because of her leadership during the Covid-19 crisis.

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2 weeks ago

Former RIAS and AFN DJ Rik De Lisle took part in an interesting RIAS Zoom talk with about 20 journalists and RIAS alumni from the United States and Germany on July 22. Well known in Berlin affectionately as "der alte Ami", De Lisle is a legend in the formerly divided city for his work as a DJ, his bridge-building between the United States and Germany and for his delightfully American-accented German. Thanks Rik! ... Read MoreRead Less

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3 weeks ago

NTV anchor Isabelle Körner treated a group of RIAS alumni members and candidates for upcoming programs to a riveting talk about how her job and the working world for TV journalists in Germany has changed since coronavirus pandemic starting wrecking havoc. An alumni from the fall 2019 program, Isabelle also talked about how the RIAS trip to the United States and especially her station week in San Antonio, Texas helped her understand more deeply about life in the United States ... Read MoreRead Less

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