Donato Bendicenti: thirty years of journalism between politics and Europe
Authors . Culture . Interview . Media . Politics . Society(Image source: Instagram profile @donatobendicenti) Telling politics with a european perspectiveDonato Bendicenti is one of the most well-known faces in Italian and European political journalism. With over thirty years of experience, he has closely followed key moments in national and international politics, working for Tg1 and later as head of the Rai bureau in Brussels.
Annika Eller on creating your own journalistic practice by being freelance
InterviewBy Fleur R. Lendemar Annika Eller is a Swedish-German journalist working in Bavaria. Image: Annika Eller (left) and Wikipedia (right) Annika Eller is a Swedish-German journalist based in Bavaria, where she works both as a freelancer and in a permanent role as a radio station manager. Her interest in journalism started with a natural curiosity
Meeting with Jordi Orts: from journalism to intercultural communication
Culture . Germany . Interview . Spain . Student lifeIn the dynamic world of communication and journalism, there are figures who manage to transcend borders and turn their profession into a window to other cultures. One of these cases is that of Jordi Orts, a Valencian journalist based in Germany, whose career allows us to understand not only journalism in different contexts, but also
Reporting from Berlin: the experience of a spanish correspondent
Berlin . Germany . Interview . Media . SpainBy Adriana Piñeiro Born in Madrid, Alberto Freile has spent years telling stories, uncovering contexts, and bringing international news to Spanish audiences. From his early days as an intern at RTVE to becoming a correspondent in Berlin, his career has taken him through various fields of journalism, shaping his perspective along the way. Adriana Piñeiro:
Fabrizio Dragosei: Fifty years in journalism, from field reporting to foreign correspondence
Authors . Culture . Freedom of speech . Interview . Media . Politics . Society(Image: Giornale Sentire) By Elisa Zuliani Fabrizio Dragosei is an italian journalist and writer with a 50-year career in the media world, best known for his work as a foreign correspondent for Corriere della Sera. From his first experience at Rai in London to his years in Moscow, he has always maintained a strong investigative journalism
Building bridges: a chinese journalist’s perspective in Germany
Interviewby Chiajui Yang International journalism serves as a crucial bridge between cultures, shaping perceptions and fostering understanding across nations. However, navigating different media landscapes, political systems, and cultural expectations poses significant challenges for journalists working in foreign environments. To explore these complexities, I interviewed Jiawen Ruan, a seasoned Chinese journalist who has been stationed in
‘Be authentic, people will sense it sooner or later, anyway’: Jana Sprinzová on cultural differences, social media & growing up in Germany
Interviewby Jana Ševčíková Jana Sprinzová, on social media known as @jancasprinz and @byjanii, is an aspiring model and social media content creator, who was born in Czechia, but for most of her teenage years raised in Germany. She has been active on social media since 2020, gaining during the years more than 22 thousand followers
Breaking boundaries: a Chinese woman’s journey in the German media industry
Culture . InterviewInterview and article by Lin Huan | Images courtesy of Tong Ling *Since the interviewee has returned to China, this interview was conducted online. What does a Chinese media student take to secure a competitive internship in Germany’s public broadcasting system? How does one navigate cultural and professional differences while balancing multiple roles—as a journalist,
From the regions of Hyde Park to Hamburg: the story of Rob Hyde and his journalistic experiences
Freedom of speech . Germany . Interview . Media . Media influence . Opinion piece . Research@IfKW . Travelby Ollie Standen Born and raised in England, Rob Hyde graduated from London College of Communications before working for a small English-language newspaper called ‘The Vienna Reporter’. After working in London for the BBC’s ‘German Fix’ language learning Channel he returned to Austria to work for ‘Central European News’ in Vienna before becoming a freelance
From Kyiv to Germany: a journalism student’s journey through two educational worlds
Germany . Interview . Student life . TravelDaryna Honcharuk, a Ukrainian student, completed her bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2022. After a two-year break, she began her master’s studies in Germany at a Hochschule, shifting slightly away from journalism but still within the media field. From her second year of university, she had been planning to study abroad, with Germany as her