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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 aRead more →
Archive · 02/27/2023Four American and German stories picked RIAS Media Prize winners in 2023The RIAS Berlin Commission announced four winners from this year’s annual RIAS Media Prize RIAS Media Prize trophies Awards on Monday. The 31st annual award is presented by the German-American exchange program and celebr
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 · 01/30/2023RIAS Berlin Media Prize – Career Changing Recognition for Local JournalistsJanuary 30 , 2023 RIAS Berlin Media Prize – Career Changing Recognition for Local Journalists When Texas TV journalists David Wagner and Monica Quintero were invited to take part in the RIAS Berlin Commission’s Program f
Archive · 01/23/2023RIAS Berlin Media Prize Jury chair Gargiulo talks about competition as deadline nearsJanuary 23 , 2023 RIAS Berlin Media Prize Jury chair Gargiulo talks about competition as deadline nears Michael Gargiulo, an anchor at WNBC TV in New York City, has been the co-chair of the RIAS Media Prize Jury since 20
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 · 11/28/2022Enter the RIAS Berlin Media Prize competition, win a trip to BerlinJournalists in the United States and Germany are invited and encouraged to submit entries for the $10,000 RIAS Media Prize competition. It’s a truly transatlantic competition with American and German radio, TV and digitaArchive · 11/23/2022RIAS Berlin Commission 2022 fundraising driveDear RIAS alumni members and friends of RIAS, Thanks to your continued support, the RIAS Berlin Commission has had a record-breaking year in 2022 with seven exchange programs and 114 participants. Alongside our two stand
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 · 10/11/2022RIAS journalists from Germany meet American counterpartsGerman journalists on a three-week fellowship to the United States had the chance to meet many of their American counterparts in Washington DC as well as some German foreign correspondents based in the United States duri
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 · 09/16/2022RTDNA chair-elect Worsley visits RIAS stand at RTDNA conventionSeptember 16 , 2022 RTDNA chair-elect Worsley visits RIAS stand at RTDNA convention Sheryl Worsley, who is running as chair-elect of the RTNDA board, stopped by the RIAS Berlin Commission stand on Friday at the RTNDA con
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
Archive · 07/13/2022Impressions of American Journalism Students on ERP ProgramJuly 13 , 2022 Impressions of American Journalism Students on ERP Program The RIAS Berlin Commission’s ERP Transatlantic program was created thanks a grant from the German Economy Ministry. It connects American journalis