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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 Read more →
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 · 06/07/2017Two 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 · 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 · 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
Archive · 2010RTDNA Chair Elect Kevin Benz reported from the RIAS Germany Fall Program 2010 in his Blogs from GermanyRead more…
Archive · 10/22/2009German RIAS Fellows visit the German Embassy in Washington DCOctober 22, 2009 German RIAS Fellows visit the German Embassy in Washington DC October 18 – November 7, 2009 12 German journalists participated in the US Fall Program 2009 . They spent the first week in Washington D.C. f
Archive · 10/04/2009Ten U.S. News Directors and Gatekeepers participated in a special Berlin program Read more…October 4–11, 2009 Ten U.S. News Directors and Gatekeepers participated in a special Berlin program Read more…
Archive · 09/13/2009Sixteen U.S. broadcast journalists participated in the 2009 Germany Fall Program with stays in Berlin, Dresden, Prague and Brussels Read more…September 13–27, 2009 Sixteen U.S. broadcast journalists participated in the 2009 Germany Fall Program with stays in Berlin, Dresden, Prague and Brussels Read more…Archive · 06/14/200916 U.S. broadcast journalists participated in the 2009 Germany Summer Program with stays in Berlin, Leipzig, Cologne and Brussels Read more…June 14–28, 2009 16 U.S. broadcast journalists participated in the 2009 Germany Summer Program with stays in Berlin, Leipzig, Cologne and Brussels Read more…
Archive · 04/18/2009Meeting of U.S. Fellows in Las Vegas , coinciding with the 2009 RTNDA/NAB annual convention Read more…April 18 & 19, 2009 Meeting of U.S. Fellows in Las Vegas , coinciding with the 2009 RTNDA/NAB annual convention Read more…Archive · 03/29/2009German Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth , Washington, D.C., meets with German journalists of the U.S. Spring Program 2009 Read more…March 29 – April 18, 2009 German Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth , Washington, D.C., meets with German journalists of the U.S. Spring Program 2009 Read more…
Archive · 2009Fall & Spring 2009 Seven German journalists participated in the two Spring and two Fall Duke Visiting Media Fellowship Programs 2009 Read more…Fall & Spring 2009 Seven German journalists participated in the two Spring and two Fall Duke Visiting Media Fellowship Programs 2009 Read more… June 7, 2009 Peter Kloeppel (RTL) received the 2009 TV Award of the Rias BerArchive · 10/26/2008German editors in the one-week Washington D.C. Pre-election Program 2008 Read more…October 26 – November 1, 2008 German editors in the one-week Washington D.C. Pre-election Program 2008 Read more…