• Breaking Stories While Undercover: Insights into the Work of an Investigative Journalist

    Virtual Discussions

    Just two years ago, RTL Deutschland launched the new cross-media format “Stern Investigativ.” The results of the investigative research conducted are released simultaneously as a TV report on RTL, in the print magazine “Stern,” on various websites, and as a podcast. For "Stern Investigativ" the award-winning journalists Christian Esser and Manka Heise have brought several...

  • Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

    Virtual Discussions

    The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, October 14 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Stephan Detjen, Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and the head of the station's capital city studio in Berlin.Stephan Detjen is Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio...

  • Russia’s War in Ukraine: The Situation is Serious 

    Virtual Discussions

    It has been more than two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite heavy fighting, Russia still occupies 18 percent of Ukraine. Ukraine’s counteroffensive efforts have stalled, and Russia has launched a new offensive in Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities and block its ports, and Ukraine has increased drone attacks on...