Good time had by all at annual RIAS Berlin Commission alumni party
June 6, 2022
Good time had by all at annual RIAS Berlin Commission alumni party
A good time was had by all — that was once again the motto at the annual RIAS Berlin Commission party for alumni on June 3, 2022 at the Pusteblume beer garden and restaurant across the street from the famous RIAS building in Berlin’s
Schoeneberg quarter.
About 65
alumni and applicants for future program gathered first for for an illuminating panel discussion with RIAS media prize winners Clare Toeniskoetter,
and
about their prizewinning stories. The American and German journalists offered candid observations about their work and about the differences between journalism practices in the United States and Germany as well as the differences between the commercial networks in Germany and the powerful public broadcast stations.
Also joining the meeting in the courtyard of the RIAS building was a group of 10 American college students from the University of Miami-Ohio taking part in a summer exchange program in Europe under the guidance of RIAS alumni Rosemary Pennington.
After the hour-long panel discussion, the group migrated across the street from the historic RIAS building that is now the home of Deutschlandradio to the venerable Pusteblume restaurant/beer Garten for another rousing alumni reunion that didn’t want to end. A good time was had by all.
