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Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2016 Annual Report Mission Chairman’s Letter Ottawa It’s an eventful time to be a journalist in the United States, Canada and Germany. The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship program With the refugee crisis in Europe, Britain’s is an exchange of journalists between Ger- referendum on European Union member- many and the United States/Canada, with ship, the U.S. presidential election, the re- the primary purpose of increasing public cent shift of government in Canada, and knowledge and understanding about the the war in Ukraine, among many others, three countries, and the relations between there is no shortage of major events to them, through independent mass media. cover that affect the entire transatlantic A parallel goal of the program is to devel- community. Knowledgeable, experienced op reporters who are interested, skilled and reporters are vital to understanding these informed about transatlantic relations. On complex situations. its 25th anniversary in 2013, the fellow- The best training ground for report- ship expanded to include Canada. ers is on the job, and working as a foreign Each year, the program brings together correspondent is akin to graduate-level 10 reporters from each side of the Atlan- training. For many Arthur F. Burns Fel- lows, their fellowship is one of their first tic and, following a week-long orientation Marcus W. Brauchli program in Washington, places them in Managing Partner, opportunities to report overseas. Fellows newsrooms of the other country to work North Base Media; often describe their experience as a trial by Former editor-in-chief of fire—one in which they emerge stronger, for two months, producing articles and The Wall Street Journal and programs for home and foreign audiences. The Washington Post more confident and highly skilled. They Alumni of the Burns program consti- take advantage of these new abilities tute a strong and growing network of jour- and perspectives to improve coverage of nalists, many of whom move into positions 2015 Burns Fellows at the Canadian Embassy reception in Washington, D.C. transatlantic issues—covering everything of greater responsibility in the United from multinational corporations to arts States, Canada and Germany. The pro- and politics with greater expertise and re- gram is supported by a board comprised of sources. leaders in journalism, business, diplomacy It is an honor to be associated with this and government. valuable program that makes such vital progress in improving understanding of transatlantic issues and creating a cadre of skilled and knowledgeable reporters. It is always a pleasure meeting alumni at fellowship events and learning how they are still contributing meaningfully to journalism and the transatlantic dialogue. We look forward to many more years of Arthur F. Burns Fellowship alumni who continue this important work. Sincerely, Cover Photos (clockwise from top): Daniel Guillemette (2015) interviewing a Syrian refugee outside the LaGeSo registration office in Berlin; Pia Dangelmayer (2015) reporting in New York; Clare Richardson (2014) reporting for Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin; Tomas Urbina (2014) at a farm in Schleswig-Holstein; Peter Mellgard (2014) with Sabine Weyermann at the Weyermann malt factory in Bamberg. Marcus Brauchli Writing and Editing: Maia Curtis; Design: Jill Gallagher “In my job at Spiegel Online, I some- times write up to 10 news briefs a The Burns Impact day… While I was in Boston, I wanted to do something I generally cannot do Highlights from the 2014-2015 Classes in Hamburg: take more time to write fewer stories. I succeeded.” —Frauke Lüpke-Narberhaus (2014), Reporter, Spiegel Online, Hamburg; Hosted by: The Boston Globe The Burns Fellowship’s impact is like a set ports, including stories on the ongoing ef- of dominoes. It starts with young and tal- fect of the NSA scandal, an exhibition of ented reporters and places them overseas German art from the Weimar Republic in in a new and challenging work environ- Venice, Germany’s energy transformation, “Being at The Post was great be- ment—with enough support to learn, but and Hitler’s drug addiction. cause staff writers and editors were enough freedom to take risks and try new Many fellows in the 2015 class had to extremely happy to share their things. The first impact is immediate— quickly shift gears in order to cover the experience with me either at work, or they gain new reporting skills, learn about biggest news story of the day—the sud- during lunch or dinner. It also helped another country, acquire resume-building den influx of thousands of refugees into Nora Gantenbrink (2015) interviewing Tyler Ford. clips, and become more tenacious and con- Europe. quite a lot that I was allowed to con- fident in their abilities. The next domino is Emmarie Huetteman (2015), a re- tribute my own stories and to have more far-reaching. They produce a wealth porter in the Washington bureau of The access to The Post’s analytics tools of stories for both home and host media New York Times, expected to attend press to experiment with digital journal- on issues large and small that affect the conferences in Berlin and interview gov- ism myself. I think I still benefit from transatlantic relationship. And last but not ernment officials about the Greek debt that experience in D.C. every day.” least, their experiences help them leap for- crisis, much like her beat in D.C. But her —Rick Noack (2014), Freelance ward in their careers—reporting with new fellowship took a radical turn soon after Journalist, London; Other fellows used their program to “The Burns Fellowship offered me a knowledge and skills, writing with greater arriving. Hosted by: The Washington Post delve deeper into their regular beats, launchpad to make the jump from text to nuance and depth, and with an ongoing “I found myself talking to refugees in gaining different perspectives and access broadcast journalism. During my time at focus on international issues and stories. the same pair of jeans day after day, cov- to new contacts on the other side of the the international broadcaster Deutsche Alumni often gain greater responsibility ering a different international crisis and ocean. Welle TV, I learned how to write and edit in their newsrooms and continue to work getting a crash course in being a foreign “The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship for television. Now I’m working as a re- as foreign correspondents. Not only do correspondent,” she said. “The Burns Fellowship has altered opened up to me the opportunity to porter at their studios in Berlin and regu- alumni benefit from the fellowship over She gained new skills in covering the the course of my career in more broaden my knowledge about the internet larly producing the show’s top stories,” the life of their careers, but their readers critically important story. “On a story that ways than one. When I applied to and tech industry which I cover at home wrote Clare Richardson (2014). and viewers reap the rewards as well. saw print virtually every day for weeks, Burns, I was a reporting assistant on on a daily basis,” wrote 2015 fellow Mar- Maris Hubschmid (2015), an editor at Each class contains 20-22 fellows who it was incumbent on me to think crea- The Wall Street Journal’s arts desk tin Gropp, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Der Tagesspiegel who spent her fellowship who spent his fellowship at CNET in San at The Seattle Times, wrote, “For me, the are eager and motivated to make the most tively—What sort of questions can I ask in New York. By the time I finished of their two-month fellowship. They are this migrant that would differentiate this Francisco. fellowship was a wonderful opportunity my fellowship, I had accepted a job hosted by media outlets across each coun- interview from the dozens of other ‘happy Debbie Pacheco (2015), a CBC radio to leave behind my daily job routine and as a foreign correspondent cover- try—from The Washington Post, Chicago to be in Germany’ interviews that have producer who worked at The Local Ger- to expand my view to new areas and sub- ing arts and culture in Europe out Tribune and Vox, to CBC Radio in Toron- already been published? Where are other many, found that not only did it help her jects, adopt different points of view and to, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Die Welt and reporters not going?” of the Journal’s London office. Two make contacts in Germany, but in her look into other journalistic concepts. The Spiegel Online. Their regular beats run the David Blanchard (2015), a producer months on the Burns Fellowship home country as well. “For instance, I was USA is worth any trip. But what meant gamut from business and finance, arts and for Oregon Public Broadcasting, faced a helped me build sources and make able to produce a television piece in the the most to me was the chance to work on politics. But they are given the freedom to similar experience. His host radio station, connections I still use in my report- streets of Berlin for a new CBC arts pro- stories at my own pace and following my explore new areas, write commentaries for Bayerischer Rundfunk, allowed him to ing today. It opened my eyes up to gram called Exhibitionists,” she said. “It own interests.” their host, or work as foreign correspond- switch tracks to start covering the refugee the particular joys and frustrations of was both a harried and exhilarating expe- Through this rich and varied program, ents for their home media. As a result of Martin Gropp (2015) interviewing Roy crisis. “I basically set up camp at the cen- rience and one of my favourite moments fellows make an immediate and signifi- Perticucci, Vice President for EU Operations reporting abroad, and gave me the all these conditions, every class is highly of Amazon, at their fulfillment center in tral train station and started interviewing confidence I needed to apply for a in Berlin.” cant contribution to the transatlantic dia- productive.
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