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Archive · 07/03/2023American journalism students on 3-week fellowship to GermanyJuly 3, 2023 American journalism students on 3-week fellowship to Germany The fourth annual RIAS Berlin ERP fellowship for American students in Germany got off to a flying start with dozens of meetings with German journaRead more →
Archive · 07/02/2023Impressions of American journalists after RIAS program to GermanyJuly 2, 2023 Impressions of American journalists after RIAS program to Germany Here are some impressions from 10 American journalists after a two-week fellowship with the RIAS Berlin Commission to Brussels and Germany fr
Archive · 04/06/2023Impressions from German Journalists on USA Standard Program March, 2023Impressions from 10 German journalists on a two-week RIAS Berlin Commission fellowship to the United States from March 5, 2023 to March 18, 2022 Madeleine Hofmann, ZDF TV & Deutschlandfunk, Berlin The two weeks in the US
Archive · 04/03/2023German students discover American Midwest, Southwest on RIAS ERP student programFifteen German journalism students have been spending two weeks in the Midwest, Southwest and Mountain states to learn more about how American students learn the journalism trade at universities, college campus radio and
Archive · 04/02/2023RIAS Berlin alumni at Netflix premiere of “Transatlantic” with Ambassador GutmannA group of RIAS Berlin Commission alumni attended an advance premiere screening of a new Netflix seven-part film series called “Transatlantic” in Berlin together with American ambassador Amy Gutmann and the film’s makers
Archive · 03/25/2023German students start 3 -week ERP Transatlantic Program fellowship in New YorkThe second annual RIAS Berlin ERP fellowship for German students to the United States got off to a flying start in New York City during the first week with journalists, editors, directors, politicians, community leaders,
Archive · 03/22/2023RIAS group tours New York at end of busy USA fellowshipA busy two-week fellowship to the United States for 10 German journalists concluded with a week in New York for more talks about politics, media culture and life in the United States after the group spent four days in Wa
Archive · 03/13/2023German journalists explore Washington, Pennsylvania on exchange programA group of 10 German journalists spent a week in Washington DC learning more about they way politicians and journalists from both Germany and the United States do their work. The 10 Germans from public broadcasting and c
Archive · 03/02/202315 German students head to USA for RIAS ERP programA group of 15 German students will be traveling to the USA for a three-week RIAS Berlin Commission ERP fellowship starting on March 17. The students — 10 of whom are from eastern Germany — will spend a week together as a
Archive · 02/23/202310 German journalists head to USA for first of 8 RIAS programs in 2023February 23 , 2023 10 German journalists head to USA for first of 8 RIAS programs in 2023 A group of 10 German broadcast journalists will be traveling to the USA for a two-week RIAS Berlin Commission fellowship starting 
Archive · 02/22/2023RIAS alumni Dornblüth warns about long-term problems in RussiaFebruary 22 , 2023 RIAS alumni Dornblüth warns about long-term problems in Russia RIAS alumni Gesine Dornblüth and her co-author Thomas Franke presented their new book “Jenseits von Putin” (Beyond Putin) to a RIAS Berlin
Archive · 02/13/2023Alumni database for RIAS Berlin participants in USA, Germany on the wayFebruary 13 , 2023 Alumni database for RIAS Berlin participants in USA, Germany on the way The RIAS Berlin Commission is hoping to building a stronger and more transparent RIAS network and we need your help! Pam Ortega O
Archive · 01/11/2023RIAS Alumni donations rise again in 2022Private donations to the RIAS Berlin Commission climbed to a record total of 22,100 EUR in 2022 — with contributions coming from 96 alumni and friends of RIAS in Germany (54) and the United States (42). Ninety-six was th
Archive · 12/06/2022Martin Richter is RIAS Alumnus of the Year 2022Martin Richter, senior producer and reporter at Phoenix TV in Bonn, was honored by the RIAS Berlin Commission as Alumnus of the Year 2022 for his efforts to bring American and German journalists together. Richter partici
Archive · 11/16/2022RIAS Berlin Commission plans 8 programs in 2023The RIAS Berlin Commission is planing to operate a total of eight exchange programs for broadcast journalists in the United States and Germany in 2023 for a total of about 130 journalists. There will be four programs to 
Archive · 11/04/2022Impressions of Journalists from Germany on USA Program – Oct 23-29Here are the thumbnail impressions that a group of 42 German journalists had recently on their one-week long RIAS Berlin Commission fellowship to Washington DC and Pennsylvania. They met US and German journalists such as
Archive · 11/03/2022Impressions of Journalists from Germany on USA Program – October 3-21Here are the impressions that a group of 11 German journalists had recently on their three-week long RIAS Berlin Commission fellowship to the United States. After spending a first week in Washington DC meeting US and Ger
Archive · 10/28/2022Biggest alumni program ever for journalists to Washington before midtermsThe largest-ever RIAS Berlin Commission alumni group has spent a week in Washington DC learning more about the state of U.S. politics just ahead of the midterm elections. The 42 journalists from alumni chapters across Ge
Archive · 10/22/2022Journalists from Germany get glimpse of USA on RIAS fellowshipBroadway musical star Katy Geraghty talk with RIAS group in New York before her performance as Little Red Riding Hood in “Into the Woods” Michael Cohen talks with RIAS group in New York one day after his book was publish
Archive · 10/03/202211 German journalists start three-week RIAS fall program fellowship to the USAA group of 11 broadcast journalists from Germany started their three-week RIAS Berlin Commission fellowship to the United States on October 3 in Washington DC. After week in the capital city meeting American and German jArchive · 09/17/2022RIAS fall program to Europe concludes after 12 daysTen American journalists completed a 12-day whirlwind trip of four cities in Germany and Brussels on September 17 with two days of meetings in Brussels. The journalists had a total of 41 meetings in Berlin, Hamburg, Colo
Archive · 09/14/2022RIAS alumni Worsley running for RTNDA Chair-ElectSeptember 14 , 2022 RIAS alumni Worsley running for RTNDA Chair-Elect Sheryl Worsley is running for the position of Chair-Elect of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA board), which calls itself the world
Archive · 09/10/2022RIAS fellows spend busy week in Berlin on fall exchange programSeptember 10 , 2022 RIAS fellows spend busy week in Berlin on fall exchange program On an exchange program to learn more about Germany, the European Union and NATO, a group of 10 American journalists from across the Unit
Archive · 08/24/202210 American journalists headed to Europe for two-week RIAS fellowshipAugust 24 , 2022 10 American journalists headed to Europe for two-week RIAS fellowship A group of 10 American journalists from across the United States will take part in the September 4-17 RIAS Berlin Commission fellowsh