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Archive · 12/04/2017“Ask not, what RIAS can do for you – ask what you can do for RIAS”Dear Friends and Fellows of the RIAS Berlin Commission: To borrow the words of John F. Kennedy at his inauguration, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” I would like to appeaRead more →
Archive · 11/10/2017Cologne alumni chapter created to network and keep RIAS spirit aliveA dozen RIAS alumni from Cologne and Bonn created the first-ever RIAS alumni chapter on Wednesday, November 8. The alumni group hopes to hold occasional meetings to network and talk about transatlantic issues with riveti
Archive · 11/09/2017Former RIAS honorary Chairman Murphy elected New Jersey governorPhilip Murphy and RIAS Commissioner Richard Lobo at RIAS Awards Ceremony in Berlin Congratulations to former RIAS Berlin Commission honorary co-chairman Philip D. Murphy, who on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey
Archive · 10/28/2017German fellows complete 3 week tour of United StatesSome of the best and the brightest German broadcast journalists finished a three-week exchange program of the United States. The 12 TV and radio journalists took part in RIAS Berlin Commission tour that featured a wee in
Archive · 10/20/2017Senior Editors spend week in Texas studying immigration, border securitySix German journalists got a chance to take a closer look at US-Mexico border and all the ramifications of border security on a RIAS Berlin Commission week-long program in the Southwestern United States.After enlightenin
Archive · 09/18/2017RIAS Fall 2017 US Fellows Hit Ground Running in BrusselsFourteen U.S.-based journalists taking part in the fall 2017 RIAS Berlin Commission fellowship hit the ground running in Brussels on Monday, September 18 at the start of a busy two-week program in Belgium and Germany in 
Archive · 09/07/2017RIAS alumni share memories, look to future at meeting at RTDNAMore than 50 alumni and friends of the RIAS Berlin Commission came to the annual U.S. alumni meeting at the RTDNA Excellence in Journalism (EIJ17) convention in Anaheim on Thursday, September 7. Coming from far and wide 
Archive · 09/04/2017Applications open for RIAS Berlin Commission 2018 programs in Germany, United StatesSeptember 4, 2017 Applications open for RIAS Berlin Commission 2018 programs in Germany, United States The RIAS Berlin Commission is accepting applications for its journalism exchange programs in the United States and GeArchive · 08/01/2017RIAS Alumni Meeting set for Sept. 7 at EIJ in Anaheim, CaliforniaTo celebrate the 25th anniversary of the RIAS Berlin Commission and its successful long-running partnership with RTDNA/F, alumni from the last quarter century are all cordially invited to attend the annual alumni meeting
Archive · 06/27/2017RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION 2017 spring program concludes with stop at NATO headquartersJune 27, 2017 RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION 2017 spring program concludes with stop at NATO headquarters Twelve American broadcast journalists from eight states and a dozen networks across the United States completed a whirlwin
Archive · 06/18/2017Bush pays heartfelt tribute to RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION co-founder KohlJune 18, 2017 Bush pays heartfelt tribute to RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION co-founder Kohl U.S. President George H.W. Bush , who founded the RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION together with Helmut Kohl Former U.S. President George H.W. Bus
Archive · 06/13/2017Prize winners celebrated 25 years of RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION at gala ceremonyJune 13, 2017 Prize winners celebrated 25 years of RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION at gala ceremony The RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION celebrated its 25th anniversary on Monday, June 12 in Berlin with a gala fest at the historic RIAS Fun
Archive · 06/07/2017Two Week Germany Spring Program, June 12–24, 2017June 7, 2017 Two Week Germany Spring Program, June 12–24, 2017 Twelve American broadcast journalists from eight different states from across the United States will start a two-week RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION fellowship in BeArchive · 05/31/2017EBINGER LEAVING ROLE WITH RTNDF RIAS PROGRAMMay 31, 2017 EBINGER LEAVING ROLE WITH RTNDF RIAS PROGRAM Jon Ebinger , who has helped make the RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION program a success in both the United States and Germany, will be leaving his position as the point pe
Archive · 05/31/2017Two Week Germany Fall Program, Sept. 17–30, 2017May 31, 2017 Two Week Germany Fall Program, Sept. 17–30, 2017 14 U.S.-based fellows selected for September exchange in Germany The RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION and the RTDNF have selected 14 producers, reporters, and editors f
Archive · 04/16/2017President George H.W. Bush congratulatesApril 16, 2017 President George H.W. Bush congratulates George H.W. Bush , the co-founder of the RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION, met Dr. Hildegard Boucsein at his office in Houston recently and expressed to her his heartfelt con
Archive · 03/31/2017German journalists get lesson on U.S. optimism in NJ high school (Journalistenprogramm Frühling)March 31, 2017 German journalists get lesson on U.S. optimism in NJ high school (Journalistenprogramm Frühling) Ten German radio and TV journalists visiting the United States got the chance to see an American high school
Archive · 2017RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION to celebrate 25 years at Awards CeremonyJune 12, 2017 A quarter century after it was created, the RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION will celebrate the 25th anniversary milestone on June 12 at the annual RIAS Media Awards Ceremony at the RIAS building in Berlin by paying 
Archive · 10/24/2010Four German Journalists took part in a special RIAS U.S. midterm election program with visits in Washington D.C. and Texas. Read more…October 24–31, 2010 Four German Journalists took part in a special RIAS U.S. midterm election program with visits in Washington D.C. and Texas. Read more…
Archive · 10/17/2010Twelve German journalists participated in the U.S. fall program 2010 of the RIAS Berlin Commission.October 17 – November 6, 2010 Twelve German journalists participated in the U.S. fall program 2010 of the RIAS Berlin Commission. First week in Washington D.C. for briefings with politicians as well as business and media
Archive · 09/25/2010Thirteen U.S. radio and TV producers and reporters participated in the Germany fall program of the RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION.September 25 – October 10, 2010 Thirteen U.S. radio and TV producers and reporters participated in the Germany fall program of the RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION. The program featured briefings with top-level German political bu
Archive · 06/13/2010Thirteen U.S. journalists participated in the 2-week Germany program .June 13–27, 2010 Thirteen U.S. journalists participated in the 2-week Germany program . After their first week in Berlin, they attended the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum “Climate Change and the Media” in Bonn from JuArchive · 04/10/2010Meeting of U.S. Fellows in Las Vegas coinciding with the 2010 RTDNA convention Read more…April 10 & 11, 2010 Meeting of U.S. Fellows in Las Vegas coinciding with the 2010 RTDNA convention Read more… January 27 – February 3, 2010 RIAS Fellows Miguel Marquez, Susan Stone, Brent Goff, and Tracy Berry were among
Archive · 2010“The Spy in my Bed,” an article about the Stasi and the German reunification by RIAS Fellow Robert Jamieson , a participant of the RIAS Germany Summer Program 2010Read more… October 18 – November 12, 2010 Five German Journalists sponsored by the RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION participated in the Duke University Media Fellowship in fall 2010 , with a special focus on the U.S. mid-term elec