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Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program

2018 Annual Report

Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report 1 Mission Chairman’s Letter

he Arthur F. Burns Fellowship pro- gram is an exchange of journalists between and the United TStates/Canada, with the primary pur- he Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Germany and Canada to counter-balance pose of increasing public knowledge and celebrated its 30th anniversary in misinformation, and educates reporters to understanding about the three countries, 2017. It also marked a tumultuous strengthen the media against distrust and Tyear in transatlantic relations. The U.S.- attacks. While diplomatic relations are and the relations between them, through independent mass media. A parallel goal German partnership has been one of the strained, Burns Fellows rise to the chal- of the program is to develop reporters who strongest and most stable in global affairs lenge—producing hundreds of thought- are interested, skilled and informed about since World War II. It surprised even ful, in-depth news pieces every year that transatlantic relations. On its 25th anni- seasoned experts how quickly it deterio- inform citizens and elevate public dis- versary in 2013, the fellowship expanded rated over the past year—from questions course on critical issues. to include Canada. about the U.S. commitment to NATO to This valuable program enriches the Each year, the program brings together talk of trade wars. The Trump administra- journalists who participate, their readers 10 reporters from each side of the Atlan- tic and, following a week-long orientation tion took more than a year to appoint an and audience, and the broader transatlan- program in Washington, places them in ambassador to Germany and Chancellor tic dialogue. It’s an outstanding program newsrooms of the other country to work Merkel declared after the G7 meetings in that makes an important contribution to- for two months, producing articles and May 2017, “The times in which we could ward preserving the historic transatlantic programs for home and foreign audiences. completely depend on others are, to a bond. I’m proud to be associated with this Alumni of the Burns program consti- 2017 Burns Fellows with Dr. Frank Freiling and Ambassador at the German certain extent, over. I’ve experienced that program and look forward to many more tute a strong and growing network of jour- Embassy reception in Washington, D.C. in the last few days. We Europeans truly years of its success. nalists, many of whom move into positions have to take our fate into our own hands.” Sincerely, of greater responsibility in the United Marcus W. Brauchli The Burns Fellowship mission has nev- States, Canada and Germany. The pro- Managing Partner, North Base Media; er been more vital. Each year the program gram is supported by a board comprised of Former editor-in-chief of works to increase public knowledge and leaders in journalism, business, diplomacy and understanding about the , Marcus Brauchli and government.

years “The Burns Fellowship mission has never been more vital.”

Cover Photos (clockwise from top): Oliver Bilger (Burns 2017) interviewing an actor who gives historic tours of Philadelphia; Mareike Aden (Burns 2016) reporting on a Trump protest in Miami; Steven Norton (Burns 2016) interviewing people at a TTIP demonstration in ; Stefanie Dodt (Burns 2017) interviewing a Hurricane Harvey survivor whose home was destroyed; Max Muth (Burns 2017), at top left, facebooking live for The New Orleans Advocate on a rescue mission in Katy, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey (Photo credit: Travis Spradling/The Advocate). Writing and Editing: Maia Curtis; Design: Jill Gallagher

Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report 3 The Burns Impact ‘Emissaries of a Transatlantic Perspective’

upporting journalists has a unique impact—a journalism fellowship not only benefits the participant, Maggie Penman (Burns 2017) interviews FDP politician Sbut thousands of readers and viewers as Sebastian Kluckert in Berlin well. By raising just one reporter’s quality of work, the effect is extensive—educating “The best work I did happened whenever I em- citizens and voters and informing high- braced my role as an American abroad in Ger- level discussions between corporations, many, rather than trying to shake it. A piece policymakers and diplomats. In addition, I wrote about the violence in Charlottesville the Burns Fellowship’s influence extends to both sides of the Atlantic, as fellows from my vantage in Berlin garnered hun- produce stories for both their host and dreds of thousands of page-views on NPR.org, home news outlets. and was one of the most popular articles that Each year, 20-24 fellows are selected month. So my next bit of advice to new fellows: through a rigorous recruitment and ap- lean in to the perspective that you bring as an plication process. Fellows represent a wide outsider. You might see things in a new way.” Left to right: Dana Heide (Burns 2016), reporting on Google; Yvonne Müther (Burns 2016) reporting on police education and the police academy in Dallas; Kajetan Dyrlich (Burns 2017) reporting in Houston. range of media outlets, from smaller re- —Maggie Penman (Burns 2017), Contrib- gional newspapers such as the Arkansas uting Reporter, National Public Radio, Wash- Democrat-Gazette and the Heilbronner German election, and they each had inter- tive Unit and formerly the senior producer Dana Heide (Burns 2016), a correspond- approximately 250 stories. And their sto- ington, DC; Hosted by: DPA International Stimme, to large national dailies like The esting cultural parallels back to the U.S.” for The National. “Just as importantly, he ent for Handelsblatt, chose to work at The ries cover a vast range of topics, includ- Desk, Berlin Wall Street Journal and Süddeutsche Zeiting, “It was a great time to be in Germany,” was willing to share his thoughts and expe- Wall Street Journal in to fo- ing comparing the bikeability of Denver and major broadcasters such as CNBC, wrote Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, an as- riences, especially with our relatively inex- cus her reporting on the tech industry. to Munich, Daimler’s investment in its “Thanks to the Burns Fellowship, I not only CBC and Bayerischer Rundfunk. Fellows sistant editor at Foreign Policy magazine. perienced associate producers at the time.” “My goal was to learn about the Silicon Tuscaloosa plant to expand production learned what it means to work as a correspond- are placed at host news organizations for “The federal elections were on September The 2016 class performed similar roles Valley culture. And I did. I took my time of electric cars, Cuban life in Miami, how two months, where they produce stories 24, right around the end of the fellowship, in the lead up to the U.S. election. Claire to really get to know it, allowed myself to Germany is handling its refugee influx, ent and prove myself to my newsroom, but un- for both their home and host media. so editors back home were interested in all Williams, a business reporter for the Ar- meet more people than was probably nec- Prime Minister Trudeau’s use of social expectedly I got to know a very cool city and a Each fellow makes an important con- kinds of Germany stories. And I’m an in- kansas Democrat-Gazette at the time of her essary for my stories in the end, and trav- media, and a comparison of Germany’s progressive country. Toronto is fabulous—a tribution on both sides of the Atlantic ternational politics reporter so it was like 2016 fellowship, was hosted by Süddeutsche elled to the Valley frequently. I ended up historic memorials versus those in the kind of relaxed New York, with fantastic res- to the quality of international news. The being in a candy shop. I got to write tons Zeitung in Munich. writing two bigger reports for Handelsb- United States after the neo-Nazi rally in taurants, hip bars, and a beach right in the city. 2017 class started their fellowships as the of election-related pieces and in the days “I discovered that my colleagues at SZ latt around that topic and a few other sto- Charlottesville. But what impressed me deeply, especially in German national election was heating up. right around the election, I got more TV and Germans in general were interested in ries, one for example about the method of Fellows appreciate the valuable boost light of the move to the right and the growing U.S. and Canadian fellows were able to and radio requests than I knew what to do talking about the election, and even more using data to predict crime. I also wrote a the program provides their career. As they hostility toward foreigners in Germany, is how provide their home media with in-depth with.” interested when they found out that I’m weekly column for Handelsblatt Online— learn and grow, many get promoted or re- this country deals with its immigrants, how coverage that they could not have done On the other side of the ocean, Ger- living and working in Arkansas,” she wrote. a good way to make use of all the informa- ceive coveted correspondent positions af- naturally the social life of multiple nationali- from their desks back home or even on a man fellows were able to help their host “It turned out my niche at SZ was being the tion that would not make it into a bigger ter their fellowships. But their readers and ties functions. Toronto is one of the most mul- short reporting trip. media cover the German elections, bring- expert in non-coastal elite America.” article but was also very interesting.” audience are the true beneficiaries of the ticultural cities in the world, more than half of “I found some interesting voices to ing their unique perspective to stories and While Claire helped her host make Oluwakemi Aladesuyi (Burns 2016), program—gaining deep insights into the the population was not born in Canada, more highlight outside of my original plans,” editorial advice on coverage. For example, sense of the U.S. election campaign, that currently a producer for Gimlet Media many issues, both big and small, that affect said Colleen Hagerty of BBC North Kajetan Dyrlich, a reporter with MDR, was only one of many issues she and the and previously at NPR, wrote a lengthy the transatlantic community. The world than 230 different nationalities live there— America. “These were the types of stories was hosted by CBC News in Toronto and other fellows covered in their productive article for The Atlantic about East Ger- gets smaller every day, and Burns Fellows and at the same time, it is one of the safest cities I never could have prepped for from the was able to pitch in on their German elec- time abroad. “Throughout the course of my man pickles, EU trade certifications, and are there to explain it. in the world. I am very grateful that I had this U.S., as it was only from meeting locals tion stories. fellowship, I spoke with German farmers the complex path of negotiations for the Barbara Junge, a 1998 alumna and now experience—in retrospect I am glad that I did or seeing flyers around the city that I dis- “I found him [Dyrlich] extremely help- and policy experts about agriculture and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Part- a host to new fellows as deputy editor-in- not land in New York and instead got to know covered them. I really enjoyed working on ful in helping guide us (me) through the politics in Germany, but I ended the fel- nership (TTIP). chief of Die Tageszeitung, summed it up a completely new city.” these stories in particular, as I felt like they German election story and the refugee lowship with stories from across all differ- Burns Fellows’ contribution to interna- when she wrote, “Arthur F. Burns Fellows —Judith Liere (Burns 2017), Reporter, were new and different voices for a North stories,” wrote Raj Ahluwalia, currently a ent industries and policy areas,” she wrote. tional news is deep, broad and substantial. are true emissaries of a transatlantic per- Stern, Hamburg; Hosted by: VICE Canada, American audience to hear from about the senior producer at CBC News Investiga- Fellows’ output is diverse and extensive. In just two months, each class produces spective.” Toronto, ON 4 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report 5 Where Burns Alumni Are Now “Experiencing the energy and confi- The program’s 575 alumni span across their countries and the world dence in the newsroom of The Wash- ington Post strengthened my belief “The Burns Fellowship has broadened my in the future of journalism again. “My Burns Fellowship didn’t just cover my horizons. It allowed me to gain experience in They had already lost big parts of living expenses during my time in Berlin. Fellow United States & a new and international professional setting, Germany their newspaper and now it is thriv- Burnsies also helped me find a translator and making me able to compare and improve my ing again. What especially impressed fixer, facilitated a meeting with a member of “In the summer of 2016 in Florida, Canada way of doing journalism. I am sure it will be a me was the determination of report- the German parliament, and introduced me to which later voted for , I strong argument to convince my newspaper ers regarding neutrality and objectiv- the editor at Foreign Policy who would end up spoke to many unlikely Trump voters to send me to report from abroad in the Schleswig- ity—especially during the polarized Holstein: publishing the feature article that resulted from my and thus got a glimpse of his election campaign of 2016. This experience future.” —Philippe Teisceira-Lessard (Burns 1 work during the fellowship. (And, as it happens, victory later that year. I also took part 2017), Reporter, La Presse, Montréal, Canada Hansestadt made me look at German newsrooms that editor is also a Burns Fellow.) The fellowship in one of the few press conferences Hamburg in a more critical manner. We tend 51 was invaluable, in more ways than I can count.” with then-candidate Trump and a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to give our opinions too much room. 1 —Vauhini Vara (Burns 2017), Contributing Writer, couple of his rallies. These invaluable I had a great time in Washington. I NewYorker.com, Fort Collins, CO insights helped me understand the Hansestadt was just sent on a one-month-long phenomena of his presidency early Bremen: Brandenburg reporting trip to the U.S. Without the on.”—Mareike Aden (Burns 2016), 1 4 Niedersachsen experience that I gained through the Freelance Journalist, NDR/ARD TV, 3 Burns Fellowship, this might not have Hamburg been possible.”— Philipp Alvares de Berlin Souza Soares (Burns 2016), Tech Re- Sachsen- 119 Anhalt porter, Manager Magazin, Berlin Nordrhein-Westfalen 25

Sachsen 7 “For me, NPR was one of the most Thüringen 2 intense, fascinating and educational Hessen 23 times of my career. How do I sell a story? How can radio stations Rheinland- Washington effectively promote their work on Pfalz 7 Maine 5 the web and through social media? Montana North Dakota 1 Minnesota Vermont These questions provided me with Saarland 5 1 New Hampshire: 2 good food for thought.” 1 Oregon Idaho 2 Wisconsin New York Bayern Massachusetts: 6 —Yvonne Müther (Burns 2016), South Dakota 3 51 Rhode Island 37 Editor, WDR, Köln 0 participants Connecticut: 1 Baden-Württemberg Wyoming 1 14 1-4 participants Iowa Pennsylvania 1 3 New Jersey: 5 5-10 participants Nebraska Ohio District of Columbia: 37 Illinois Indiana 4 Delaware 11-20 participants Utah 1 3 West Maryland: 10 20+ participants Virginia Colorado Virginia: Missouri 5 Kansas 8 California 1 Kentucky 42 North Carolina Tennessee 6 “If you want to understand how German companies operate in deep Trump Oklahoma 1 Arkansas country, you have to go there. You have to talk with ordinary citizens. Trump Arizona South 1 New Mexico Carolina has heavily criticized the German economy for its export surplus in recent 1 Georgia Mississippi months. And hardly a state exports as much as Baden-Württemberg, where 8 my home paper is located… Such conversations can only be conducted in Alabama Texas Louisiana 1 person—they have changed the way I think and write about this country.” 5 1 —Anne Guhlich (Burns 2017), Senior Economics Editor, Stuttgarter Florida Zeitung/Nachrichten, Stuttgart “My Burns experience informs my work as 3 a startup reporter every single day. Spend- ing time in Berlin gave me a new perspec- tive on Silicon Valley, and I continue to 0 participants Burns alumni are also living and working in these countries: stay in touch with some of the companies I 1-4 participants Austria: 3 Egypt: 2 Japan: 1 Singapore: 4 Thailand: 1 connected with during my travels.” 5-10 participants Belgium: 3 France: 3 Mexico: 1 Sweden: 1 Turkey: 2 —Cat Zakrzewski (Burns 2017), Venture Capital Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, 11-20 participants Cabo Verde: 1 Israel: 1 The Netherlands: 1 Switzerland: 2 : 8 San Francisco, CA 20+ participants China: 1 Italy: 2 Russia: 6

6 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report 7 A Portrait of Two Fellows How the fellowship changes lives Barbara Junge Anton Troianovski Deputy Editor-in-Chief Moscow Bureau Chief Die Tageszeitung (die taz) The Washington Post “I wanted to experience new professional “I went home with experience, new challenges, write new kinds of stories, refresh friends and befriended colleagues, my German, learn about German journalism, with a lot of insight and an expanded and see if indeed being a foreign correspondent professional network. My bond to the was something that I wanted to do. I got all of U.S. became closer with the fellowship.” those things out of the fellowship.” (photo credit: Bertrand Benoit) hen asked recently why she everything she could about the newspaper taz as their deputy editor-in-chief. nton Troianovski started as an Journal’s Berlin bureau to cover German ence in my professional life,” Anton wrote applied to the Burns Fellow- and the region. Although it’s been 20 years since intern at The Wall Street Journal stories as well. For Der Tagesspiegel, he recently. “I learned to think more creatively ship in 1998, Barbara Junge “At my U.S. host, I made friends with a her fellowship, she still keeps in regular less than two weeks after gradu- wrote about topics such as the U.S. debate and to shape story narratives more careful- Wresponded, “Why would one not apply for bunch of people and they took me every- touch with many “dear friends” from San Aating from college. Three years later, after over the debt ceiling and the Internet’s ly. I learned that it can sometimes be good Burns? I was and still am—though the where. Whatever they were reporting on Diego and still feels a strong bond to the covering commercial real estate, he was impact on American politics. Most of the to operate at a slower, more thoughtful pace political circumstances are difficult these from politics, to music, to sports, to social program. She recently ran into a fellow interested in going overseas and ready Journal’s Berlin reporters were focused on than the hectic newsroom environment of- days—in love with that country. Not to issues. I am thankful to them still today.” Burns alumnus in a Berlin restaurant. At to explore new opportunities when he the euro crisis, which left the field wide ten allows.” In addition, the contacts he mention that U.S. journalists for a long She worked heavily on a story about the time of their fellowship, they worked learned about the Burns Fellowship. The open for Anton. made while working at the Journal’s Berlin time have been the heroes of journalism. community policing that she planned be- at the same paper, but their careers have program seemed like a good fit and he ap- “I could write about pretty much what- bureau helped secure him a job there when I was covering security issues at the time fore leaving Germany. But she discovered since taken them in different directions. plied in 2011. ever I wanted but had to work hard to find one opened up a couple of years later. And and wanted to compare certain features. new and surprising sources while report- They are now both back in Berlin and “I wanted to experience new profes- something of interest to the editors back once he started as a correspondent in Ber- So I had an idea what I wanted to cover ing in the U.S., and later won the Burns Barbara writes, “every time we run into sional challenges, write new kinds of sto- in New York that wasn’t euro-related. I lin, his Burns experience and connections and the fellowship made it possible.” Award for her article, which appeared in one another, we both seem to enjoy the ries, refresh my German, learn about Ger- sought to write ‘a-heds,’ the quirky stories helped him hit the ground running. At the time, Barbara was a local re- Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt. moment and feel close. I can say Burns man journalism, and see if indeed being that run on the bottom of Page One every “Once I arrived in 2013, I benefited from porter for die taz and still quite new to When asked about a particular high- definitely forms a bond.” a foreign correspondent was something day.” my friendships with fellow Burns alumni journalism. She was intellectually curious, light from her fellowship, she is hard- The Burns Fellowship, along with sub- that I wanted to do,” Anton wrote. “I got His second a-hed, about controversy in and events such as the Burns annual din- eager to explore and test out being a for- pressed to pick just one. The whole expe- sequent alumni trips, were formative ex- all of those things out of the fellowship.” the world of German facial-hair competi- ner, giving me a wonderful network from eign correspondent. Like many fellows, rience was enlightening and positive, and periences for Barbara. As she describes Anton was hosted by Der Tagesspiegel tions, turned out to be a highlight of his the start.” she discovered the fellowship experience she went home determined to return one it, they “set the tone” for her professional in Berlin, but as they were most interested fellowship and one of his most memorable After four years in Berlin covering Ger- to be a real gift for a young reporter—a day as a U.S. correspondent. development—and what turned into a in stories about the United States from early journalism experiences. man politics and society, as well as varied chance to get off the treadmill of beat re- “I went home with experience, new highly successful journalism career. him, he started splitting his time with the “My reporting trip by plane, car and topics such as the crisis and the porting and delve deeply into chosen top- friends and befriended colleagues, with a train across southern Germany to report Sochi Olympics, Anton took a new job as ics, a chance to explore a wide range of lot of insight and an expanded profession- the facial-hair a-hed gave me an unfor- the Moscow bureau chief for The Washing- interests in a vast country. al network. My bond to the U.S. became gettable taste of the feelings of discovery, ton Post. “The fellowship gave me the opportu- closer with the fellowship.” independence, and adventure that remain Still early in his career, Anton has already nity, time, helpful American colleagues— In the following years, Barbara took my favorite things about being a foreign held two prized correspondent positions— everything I needed to concentrate on advantage of several IJP alumni tours— correspondent.” engaging and enlightening his readers on thorough reporting over a longer period to Israel, Turkey and Syria—to continue His experience on the fellowship not some of the most important international of time. It was kind of a time between learning and building her resume. She only cemented his interest in working as stories of the day. And the Burns Fellow- times. I could write for the U.S. paper, eventually became the Berlin bureau chief a foreign correspondent, it also gave him ship helped him take his first step. I could do stuff for my home paper. But of die taz, and then switched to Der Ta- the tools and connections to make the first “Burns played a really big role in setting mainly I was free to set my own agenda.” gesspiegel to become a U.S. correspondent step. me on a path to be a foreign correspond-

She was sent to The San Diego Union- out of their Washington bureau. After al- Troianovski reporting from the Russia-Norway border “Writing for the Journal during the fel- ent.” Tribune and threw herself into learning most four years in DC, she returned to die in the Arctic in January 2018 (Photo credit: Ksenia lowship turned out to be a seminal experi- Junge with the Hillary Clinton campaign in Manhattan Ivanova). 8 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report on election night 2016. Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report 9 newspaper was reporting on it openly and on transatlantic affairs. Recent keynote the Burns Fellowship mission remains as accurately. Marritz discovered many paral- speakers have included Harjit Singh Sajjan, vital now as it did in the months follow- Expanding the Impact lels to populist movements in the United Canada’s Minister of National Defence; ing Reagan’s demand that the Berlin Wall States and the struggle to reclaim credibility Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, former Ger- be torn down. And now, with 30 years of Burns Alumni Resources among news outlets. man Defense Minister and current chair- alumni continuing this important work to Another recent Holbrooke grant win- man of Spitzberg Partners; Max Hollein, further understanding between the United ner is Anna Sauerbrey (Burns 2013), who Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San States, Germany and Canada, the program’s fter 30 years of Burns Fellows, energy policy to learn more about Ger- The Holbrooke Grants are another produced a major multi-media report for Francisco; and Christoph Heusgen, Ger- impact is broader than ever. alumni have spread throughout many’s ambitious goals and progress toward valuable resource for alumni working on her paper Der Tagesspiegel on racial justice man Ambassador to the . To and the Black Lives Matter movement in encourage high quality reporting, awards Photos below, left to right: (1) 2016 Alumni Study the industry and risen through renewable energy production. The program ambitious journalism projects. These grants, Tour on Germany’s energy transition; (2) Christoph Athe ranks of their newsrooms—as editors, included a dinner with both German and which honor the international service the United States. Sauerbrey crisscrossed are presented at these dinners to alumni Heusgen, German Ambassador to the United Nations, correspondents, and often managers of their American Burns alumni living in Berlin of Ambassador , are the country exploring the issues of police who have produced outstanding work on at 2018 New York Dinner; (3) Kennan Award winner Nicolas Richter and Burns Award winner media outlet’s foreign coverage. The Burns to share information about the upcoming awarded to alumni to support a large report- and state violence, mass incarceration, a transatlantic topic. Marie-Astrid Langer (Burns 2015) with then-U.S. Ambassador and Fellowship works hard to keep these journal- German elections. ing project about the partner country or a and black empowerment. She covered the Finally, in honor of its 30th anniversary, Burns Patron John B. Emerson at 2016 Berlin Dinner; ists informed and productively engaged on “As a political reporter, the Energiewende transatlantic issue. They provide the time and Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s the Burns Fellowship hosted a panel discus- (4) Damaso Reyes (Burns 2007) at New York Dinner; transatlantic issues. The fellowship is com- was an entirely new topic for me: my past funding for journalists to delve deeply into annual conference, as well as interviewing sion in May 2017 to commemorate another (5) 2017 Burns Award winner Nora Gantenbrink (Burns 2015); (6) Kennan Award winner Ansgar Graw one of the founders of Black Lives Matter, historic milestone—the 30th anniversary of mitted to providing long-term support to experience with covering energy and climate a topic of interest—a rare opportunity for and Burns Award winner Kerstin Kohlenberg (Burns its alumni, which it accomplishes through issues has been confined to how the topic is daily reporters and a gift for their audience. comedian W. Kamau Bell, and residents President ’s famous speech 2002) at 2017 Berlin Dinner; (7) Frank-Dieter Freiling a number of resources. used in campaign and political rhetoric here Recent Holbrooke awardee Ilya Mar- from Baltimore’s east side, among many at the Brandenburg Gate. The panel in- with Max Hollein, director of the Fine Arts Museums others. Her report detailed the progress cluded Burns trustee , the of San Francisco, and German Consul General Hans- Alumni study tours are a key tool for in the U.S.,” participant Emily Schultheis ritz (Burns 2003), a reporter for WNYC Ulrich Südbeck at 2017 San Francisco Dinner; (8) Karl- educating journalists on a particular topic (Burns 2013) wrote. “But with a packed in New York, researched German media made on racial justice, but also the many U.S. ambassador to Germany at the time, Theodor zu Guttenberg at 2017 New York Dinner; (9) of importance to the partner countries or study tour full of industry and political ex- and their reporting on crime and migra- issues that remain from the early civil rights and Peter Robinson, the speechwriter who Brandenburg Gate panelists and Burns board members movement. wrote what is now considered Reagan’s best in front of a piece of the Berlin Wall in DC - from left: related to the transatlantic relationship. In perts, I came away with a new understand- tion. His stories were broadcast on “On the Peter Robinson, speechwriter to President Reagan; December 2016, 13 Burns alumni traveled ing of the issue and its importance. Overall, Media” and explored how German media Neither of these alumni could have speech. Moderating the panel was Romesh former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt; to Germany for a four-day study and report- the tour was a useful and interesting deep are grappling with publishing information produced such thought-provoking and Ratnesar, journalist and author of Tear German Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Wittig; Burns ing tour centered around Germany’s energy dive into an issue about which I previously on ethnic or national identity when report- extensive reports without the support of Down this Wall: A City, a President, and the chairman Marcus Brauchli; and Burns board member Frank Loy; (10) Panelists at Brandenburg Gate event: transition, the Energiewende. The group met knew very little—and a wonderful chance ing on crime. A recent survey showed that the Holbrooke Grants. Speech that Ended the Cold War. Robinson, Burt, and Romesh Ratnesar, author, Tear with officials from private energy companies to bond with fellow Burns alumni from all German readers overestimated migrants’ Annual dinners offer alumni a chance to While so much in global politics and Down This Wall: A City, A President, and the Speech and government leaders on climate and corners of the journalism world.” roles in crimes and questioned whether their network and hear from eminent speakers media has changed in the intervening years, That Ended the Cold War; (11) New York Dinner; (12) Emily Schultheis (Burns 2013) at New York Dinner. Burns Events

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8 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report 9 German Hosts “Having fellow journalists from abroad in our editorial offices is Host News Organizations always an enrichment for us. This has once again been demonstrated by Lisa Hagen who worked at the Handelsblatt Berlin office during The following media organizations hosted Burns the 2017 federal election campaign. The vivid exchange about differences and similarities in terms of working methods, as well as transatlantic topics and challenges, proved to be a great benefit for Fellows from the 2016 and 2017 classes everyone in our editorial office. Lisa Hagen wrote a regular column for the Handelsblatt digital channels about the American perspective Above: Sara Germano (Burns 2017), hosted on the federal election campaign and the time after, which was well by BILD in Berlin, interviewing a voter in UNITED STATES & CANADA GERMANY received by our readers. We are already looking forward to the next ahead of the German election. Right: Colleen Burns fellow!” Hagerty (Burns 2017) before filming a stand- The Austin American Statesman Agence France Press Berlin up for BBC North America about forming —Austin, TX — —Thomas Sigmund, Berlin Bureau Chief and Head of Politics, political parties in Germany, with the Reichstag CBC—Toronto, ON BILD—Berlin Handelsblatt in the background. The Denver Post—Denver, CO Correctiv—Berlin “Sara [Germano] was at BILD during the height of the German Discourse Media—Vancouver, BC Deutsche Presse-Agentur—Berlin federal election campaign, which was great for her as well as for us. The Globe and Mail—Toronto, ON Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), English/ Sara could really help us to avoid some of the mistakes the U.S. me- The Miami Herald—Miami, FL International Service—Berlin dia made during the presidential election campaign, like for exam- U.S. and Canadian Hosts ple not looking sufficiently into certain voting blocks which feel ne- Mic—, New York TV—Berlin glected by their government. It was wonderful to have her with us.” “We enjoyed hosting Martin Schlak in the business section at The NBC/MSNBC—New York City, New York Dow Jones—Frankfurt/Main —Nikolaus Blome (Burns 1993), Deputy Editor-in-Chief, BILD Seattle Times. Among other things, his expertise and interest in bio- The New Orleans Advocate—New Orleans, LA Handelsblatt—Berlin technology proved fortuitous. He wrote an excellent, in-depth piece NPR—Washington, D.C. Kölner Stadtanzeiger—Köln “Shara Tibken was a real enrichment for our editorial office. Due to on one of our large biotech companies, interviewing a patient in its her great knowledge of Silicon Valley, her placement proved to be a clinical trial and explaining how the company plans to move forward The Oregonian—Portland, OR Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk - MDR Radio—Halle, benefit on both sides: We were able to learn more about the compa- after some major setbacks.” The Philadelphia Inquirer —Philadelphia, PA Leipzig and Dresden nies and way of thinking in this exciting region. Shara, on the other —Rami Grunbaum, Business Editor, The Seattle Times ProPublica—New York, NY Spiegel Online—Berlin hand, has not only learned about the work inside a German daily The Seattle Times—Seattle, WA Süddeutsche Zeitung—München newspaper, but also gained knowledge during her research and trav- “Alexandra [Eul] was a welcome addition to the Globe’s newsroom, els on what an important role innovation and digitalization plays in where she spent time on the Arts, Opinion and National desks. She Vulture.com—New York, NY Der Tagesspiegel—Berlin German companies.” quickly proved herself capable of adding to our audience experience, The Wall Street Journal Die Tageszeitung (taz) —San Francisco and —Berlin —Ulrich Schäfer, Head of Economics, Süddeutsche Zeitung penning columns about life in Canada from her unique perspective as Washington, D.C., bureaus Die Welt—Berlin a foreign journalist. In addition to making a real contribution to the The Washington Post—Washington, D.C. Globe in her second language, Alexandra also immersed herself in the culture of the newsroom and was an equally avid student of Canada WLRN-Miami Herald News—Miami, FL during her time at the Globe, using her free time to travel widely and immerse herself in a broad range of places and experiences. This will- ingness to engage helped inform the pieces she wrote for the Globe and also the perspective she has since applied to her work at Emma.” —Gabe Gonda, Managing Director, Corporate Development, The Globe and Mail

“Our Burns Fellow [Kajetan Dyrlich] fit in from the day he arrived. He was very curious about Canadian political life and social issues. He quickly zeroed in on specific stories he wanted to cover and need- ed very little assistance or support to bring them to life. He had a nice, relaxed presence on camera and provided CBC News with a number of interesting value-added reports including analysis of the German election campaign.” —Greg Reaume, Managing Editor, CBC Daily News and Bureaus Left to right: Dylan Robertson (Burns 2016), hosted by Kölner Stadtanzeiger, interviewing locals in front of ’s central station; Simon Schütz (Burns 2017), hosted by NPR; Daniel Stahl (Burns “The Discourse benefitted from hosting Daniel Stahl in 2016 as part 2016), hosted by Discourse Media in Vancouver, of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship. He quickly adapted to our collab- interviewing Canadian Minister of National Defence orative culture and was able to contribute to both investigations and Harjit Sajjan; Alexandra Eul (Burns 2017), hosted by The Globe and Mail, Toronto; Kajetan Dyrlich our overall thinking on digital engagement. We really valued learning (Burns 2017), hosted by CBC in Toronto, on the set from Daniel and having him as part of our team.” of The National. —Lindsay Sample, Managing Editor, Discourse Media

12 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2018 Annual Report ArthurArthur F. F.Burns Burns Fellowship Fellowship Program Program 2018 2018 Annual Annual Report Report 1311 Program Donors Arthur F. Burns Trustees The following individuals, corporations, organizations North America Jacob Heilbrunn, Editor, The National Interest James F. Hoge, Jr., Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence (Honorary Chairman) and foundations have generously donated to the Martina Hund-Mejean, Chief Financial Officer, MasterCard, Inc. Mitra Kalita, Vice President of Digital Programming, CNN David Kamenetzky, Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer, AB InBev 2016-2018 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship programs Ambassador (ret.) Robert M. Kimmitt, Senior International Counsel, WilmerHale; Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Sponsors in the United States Individual Contributions Sponsors in Germany The Honorable Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, ; AB InBev Thomas Banse Allianz SE Former U.S. Secretary of State Bernhard Kuhnt, President and CEO, BMW of North America, LLC American Friends of Bucerius Joyce Barnathan Auswärtiges Amt Christian Lange, President and CEO, EII Capital Management Inc. BASF James D. Bindenagel BMW AG The Honorable Frank E. Loy, Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (Honorary Chairman) Bismarck Capital LLC Richard Burt Bundesministerium für Familie, Senator Richard G. Lugar, President, The Lugar Center; Former United BMW of North America, LLC Nikhil Deogun Senioren, Frauen und Jugend Patrons/Schirmherren: The Honorable Peter Wittig, German States Senator Ambassador to the United States of America (until June 2018); The Davan Maharaj, Former Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Times Brauchli-Farley Fund David Detjen AG Honorable , German Ambassador to the United States of Kati Marton, Journalist and Author Burson-Marsteller Jacob Heilbrunn Siemens AG America (from July 2018); The Honorable Sabine Sparwasser, German Jennifer McGuire, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief, CBC News and Ambassador to Canada Centres Comcast NBCUniversal Frank E. Loy Donald Baer, Worldwide Chair & CEO, Burson-Marsteller Matt Murray, Executive Editor, The Wall Street Journal Edelman Richard G. Lugar In-Kind Contributions Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Gen. David H. Petraeus, Member, KKR & Chairman, KKR Global Institute Ambassador (ret.) J.D. Bindenagel, Professor of John F. W. Rogers, Executive Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. EII Capital Management, Inc. Rick Perera Deutsche Bank AG Governance and International Security, University of Bonn, Germany The Honorable Hugh D. Segal, Master, Massey College; Former Canadian Ford Foundation David H. Petraeus Goldman, Sachs & Co. Rebecca Blumenstein, Deputy Managing Editor, Senator Marcus W. Brauchli, Co-founder and Managing Partner, North Base Media; Calvin Sims, President and CEO, The International House Goldman, Sachs & Co. Susanna Ray Lufthansa German Airlines Consultant, Graham Holdings Company (Chairman) Dr. Nina Smidt, President, American Friends of Bucerius GWFF USA, Inc. Damaso Reyes Phillip C. Zane Elisabeth Bumiller, Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times Wayne T. Smith, Chairman of the Board and CEO, BASF Corporation Ambassador (ret.) Richard Burt, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates Robert Steiner, Professor of Global Practice, Director, Fellowships in Global Kaye Family Foundation Karen Samelson (Honorary Chairman) Journalism, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto The Ladenburg Foundation Stanford S. Warshawsky Dr. Martin Bussmann, Managing Director, Mannheim Holdings LLC Kara Swisher, Co-CEO, Revere Digital; Co-Executive Editor, Re/code; and Nikhil Deogun, Senior Vice President, Business News, CNBC Co-Executive Producer, The Code Conference MasterCard Daniel Eilemberg, President and Chief Content Officer, Fusion David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief, The Globe and Mail Pew Charitable Trusts Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling, Director, Internationale Journalisten Programme Stanford S. Warshawsky, Chairman, Bismarck Capital, LLC (Vice Chairman) (IJP), e.V. (Burns President) Legal Advisor: Phillip C. Zane, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Health The Wall Street Journal Prof. Dr. Ronald Frohne, President and CEO, GWFF USA, Inc. Administration and Policy, George Mason University Ambassador (ret.) Marie Gervais-Vidricaire, Former Canadian Ambassador to Germany Germany Tom Buhrow, Director-General, WDR Stephan-Andreas Casdorff, Editor-in-Chief, Der Tagesspiegel Dr. Mathias Döpfner, CEO, Axel Springer SE Thomas Ellerbeck, Director, TUI AG Dr. Wolfgang Fink, Co-CEO, Goldman Sachs SE Leonhard F. Fischer, Partner, RHJI Swiss Management Dr. Rüdiger Frohn, Former State Secretary; Advisory Board, Mercator GmbH Foundation Emilio Galli-Zugaro, Chairman, Methodos S.p.A. Prof. Monika Grütters, State Minister for Culture and Media Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, Former Member of the Board, Deutsche Bank (Honorary Chairman) Peter Limbourg, Director-General, Deutsche Welle Gesine Lötzsch, Member of Parliament, Die Linke Georg Löwisch, Editor-in-Chief, Die Tageszeitung Patrons/Schirmherren: The Honorable Stéphane Dion, Canadian Rob Meines, Meines & Partner, Den Haag Ambassador to Germany; The Honorable , U.S. Mathias Müller von Blumencron, Former Editor-in-Chief of Digital Media, Ambassador to Germany Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Sven Afhüppe, Editor-in-Chief, Handelsblatt Claudia Roth, Vice President of the Bundestag, Member of Parliament, Die Dr. Thomas Bellut, Director-General, ZDF Gruenen Prof. Dr. Reinhard Bettzuege, Former German Ambassador Helmut Schäfer, Former State Minister, Foreign Office(Honorary Chairman) Nikolaus Blome, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bild Sabia Schwarzer, Head Group Communications, Allianz SE Klaus Brinkbäumer, Editor-in-Chief, Steffen Seibert, Parliamentary State Secretary, Government Spokesperson Michael Bröcker, Editor-in-Chief, Rheinische Post Christian Sewing, CEO, Deutsche Bank (Chairman) Arthur F. 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