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he Arthur F. Burns Fellowship program is an exchange of journalists between and the /Canada, with the primary purpose of increasing public knowledge and understanding about the three countries, and the rela- tions between them, through independent mass media. A parallel goal of the program is to develop reporters who Tare interested, skilled and informed about transatlantic relations. On its 25th anniversary in 2013, the fellowship expanded s the novel coronavirus Cov- to include Canada. id-19 has spread around the Each year, the program brings together 10 reporters from each side of the Atlantic and, following a week-long orienta- globe this year, bringing much tion program in Washington, places them in newsrooms of the other country to work for two months, producing articles and Aof the world’s economy and daily life Although journalists programs for home and foreign audiences. to a halt, we’ve been forced to reex- Alumni of the Burns program constitute a strong and growing network of journalists, many of whom move into positions of amine what is considered “essential” have not always greater responsibility in the United States, Canada and Germany. The program is supported by a board comprising leaders work. Although journalists have not “ in journalism, business, diplomacy and government. been considered always been considered essential workers by the authorities, they have essential workers by proven time and again to be essen- the authorities, they tial to democracy. Facing an unprec- edented worldwide challenge and have proven time and widely varying responses by local and again to be essential federal officials, their work keeps a to democracy. much-needed spotlight on how gov- ernments are managing the crisis and the economic fallout that has resulted dreds of stories the new Burns class from it. produces each year, alumni contin- Reporters have braved the front ue to cover transatlantic affairs with Marcus W. Brauchli lines at hospitals to tell the full story greater insight and depth throughout Managing Partner, North Base Media; of what’s happening—a story that their careers. This wealth of reporting Former editor-in-chief of some governments have actively tried results in an ongoing and thoughtful and to suppress. When protests broke dialogue among the United States, out for racial justice in the U.S. and Germany and Canada. worldwide after the killing of George I am proud to support this impor- Floyd, journalists again left the safety tant program that makes a vital contri- of their homes to cover the turmoil in bution to strong media and the trans- the streets. atlantic relationship. We are grateful Intelligent, thorough and deep re- to our generous donors who support porting that spans the globe—exactly our mission and make our work pos- what Burns Fellows and alumni pro- sible. The Burns Fellowship helps sup- vide—is critical for both citizens and port an essential pillar of democracy policy planners. Without high caliber and perhaps the most successful in- reporting that informs citizens and ternational alliance of our time—an holds governments accountable, de- invaluable combination. 2018 Burns Fellows at the German Embassy reception in Washington, D.C. mocracy cannot function. For more than 30 years, the Burns Sincerely, Fellowship has trained young report- ers to adopt a broader worldview, find new expert sources and delve deeper into under-reported stories that explore the web of transatlantic Marcus Brauchli Cover Photos (from top): Anna-Maria Schuck (Burns 2018) filming in Toronto; John Eligon (Burns 2018) interviewing Muhterem Aras, president of connections. In addition to the hun- the Baden-Württemberg Landtag in Stuttgart; Eliza Relman (Burns 2019) interviewing a climate activist in ; Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi (Burns 2019) taking a Trabant tour of the former East Berlin for a story on how the GDR’s planned economy and its demise are remembered; Anorte Linsmayer (Burns 2019) filming at the Wende Museum in Los Angeles (photo Yann Martini). Writing and Editing: Maia Curtis; Design: Jill Gallagher The Burns Impact Highlights from the 2018 and 2019 Classes ...a transformative“ experience.

Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi Associate Producer NPR’s Planet Money, Brooklyn Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi’s primary re- Manisha Krishnan porting project on his 2019 Fellow- Anna-Maria Schuck ship was on Native American hob- Pacinthe Mattar Senior Editor byism in Germany. While based at Marina Kormbaki Reporter VICE, Toronto Der Tagesspiegel Senior Producer Georgia Wells in Berlin, he trave- Correspondent, Capital Bureau ZDF (TV), Bingen led to a theme park of the Ameri- Antica Productions, Toronto Canadian journalist Manisha Reporter RND, Berlin Anna-Maria Schuck spent her 2018 Krishnan was based at Deutsche The Wall Street Journal, can wild west in eastern , 2018 Fellow Pacinthe Mattar, pre- Fellowship at CBC in Toronto work- Welle during her 2019 Fellow- complete with a pasture of grazing Marina Kormbaki spent her 2019 viously at CBC in Toronto, did not San Francisco The Houston ing for their flagship newscast The ship. When the scandal broke North American buffalo. Burns Fellowship at expect her language abilities to be Chronicle in Texas where she re- National and their award-winning over the photos of Prime Minister 2018 Fellow Georgia Wells was able “I had traveled to Pullman City to such an asset on her Burns Fellow- ported on a wide range of issues, investigative show The Fifth Estate. Justin Trudeau in blackface, DW to broaden her perspective on her report for an upcoming episode of ship. But on day three with her host from the Texas Green Party to Aus- While she had previously studied News interviewed Manisha for home beat while working at the NPR’s Code Switch podcast about Deutsche Welle in Berlin, she found Handelsblatt tin’s homeless camping ordinance. and worked in the United States, her perspective on the issue (pic- Berlin bureau of . Germany’s long-standing fascination herself on a shoot at the Ministry A week spent reporting along the she had never been to Canada and tured above). “I write about social-media compa- with Native American culture—how of Foreign Affairs interviewing the she described it as “a new, fantastic border for her home media outlet head of the Syrian White Helmets in “As a working journalist in an increas- nies for The Wall Street Journal. At thousands of Germans spend time terrain” for her. was a particular highlight. Arabic (pictured above). ingly challenging media climate, op- home in Silicon Valley, I have a pretty each year assuming the identity of “The Burns Fellowship pushes you portunities for professional devel- good view of most of the biggest ac- particular Native peoples, and the di- “Reporting along the U.S.-Mexico “The Burns Fellowship gave me a out of your comfort zone to expand opment are hard to come by. What tion. Adventuring 5,000 miles away verse ways in which Native American border was definitely one of the most chance to be as versatile as I’ve ever new professional and personal hori- I loved about Burns was that it was from the epicenter of social media, performers and activists are engag- impressive and educational experi- been in my journalism career to date. zons. I had the time of my life working well-rounded. It wasn’t just focused however, offered me a broader per- ing with, and in some cases, actively ences of my professional life. The Working at DW in Berlin allowed with Canadian broadcast colleagues on reporting, although that was a spective on my beat. Today, Germany pushing back against those practices. cross-border reality on the ground, the me to bring my whole self to work, while reporting for the different dai- huge component, but it also gave has some of the most aggressive poli- As my reporting continued, the story bicultural essence of people’s every- and be able to use different parts ly newscasts of my German home me the chance to immerse myself in cies in the world aimed at holding so- grew into an exploration of how Ger- day life, appeared to be far away from of me and my expertise. Within my base—ZDF. I did my very first news a different culture and language. I saw cial-media companies accountable for mans and Americans see themselves the divisive public image fueled by first two weeks, I had filed for radio, story (on the legalization of cannabis) stories everywhere. By taking a pause content that is posted to their sites. and each other, how our respective political leaders. This reporting trip, TV, and online—and in three differ- for our flagship newscast heute jour- from my normal grind, I felt a lot more Many of these policies contradict leg- societies address and represent the as well as the Fellowship as a whole, ent languages—English, Arabic, and nal during my time with Burns. Back refreshed and creative when I got islation in the U.S. Working with re- atrocities and injustices of the past, made clear to me why journalism is French. It showed me just how flex- home I have now been promoted to back home and that’s carried over into porters from Germany’s top business and the ways in which race, identity, needed: showing reality the way it is.” ible and adaptable I could be, and work for this wonderful newscast. And my work.” paper, Handelsblatt, I got to learn and history are refracted through the soon I was being sought out and as- who knows: Maybe I’ll be a foreign more—and write stories about—what prism of another culture. That story signed stories because of what I was correspondent one day!” happens at these companies when and reporting trip are just one piece able to do.” regulators take such a different ap- of how I spent my time in Germany, proach. The Burns Fellowship helped but they encapsulate why I found the me see my beat with fresh eyes—and Burns Fellowship to be such a trans- for that I am deeply grateful!” formative experience.”

2 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report 3 “I wanted to experience a fairly new Where Burns Alumni Are Now and digital-only newsroom, which is what I got at The Verge. Founded in The program’s 614 alumni span across their countries and the world 2012, their ways of communicating, working in different time zones and “The Burns Fellowship gave me a taste of life as different places while still connecting on a foreign correspondent—which was not only topics was impressive. Even how simply valuable for my broader career, but taught me the they welcomed a new staff member patience, pacing and perseverance necessary to with an onboarding guide and a clear United States & Canada work seamlessly with my newsroom during the Germany mission of their newsroom provided lots unexpected exile to my apartment because of the of good ideas, which I took home to my “During my fellowship, I got a chance to explore the Afro- COVID-19 crisis. I miss speaking to colleagues newsroom and was able to adapt here. Usually I don’t work as a video German community and the nuances of race at a time of and sources in real life—and I very much miss Schleswig- great tension in Germany. It was eye opening to see the ways Germany—but I’m much more agile today because Holstein: journalist, recording films myself, but 2 on the Fellowship I was forced out in which Germany’s reckoning with race and multiculturalism of the Burns Fellowship.”—Josh O’Kane (Burns overlapped with and diverge from what we experience in 2019), Reporter, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON Hansestadt of my comfort zone and it relit the the United States. The Burns Fellowship was an excellent, Hamburg fire of doing everything by myself. It 52 once in a lifetime opportunity to see these dynamics Mecklenburg-Vorpommern showed me that I am capable of doing play out up close.”—John Eligon (Burns 2018), National 1 so much more when I am pushed into Correspondent, , Kansas City, MO it.”—Anorte Linsmayer (Burns 2019), Hansestadt Economics Reporter, MDR, Leipzig Bremen: 1 4 “I spent two months in Toronto in Niedersachsen 2018 with The Globe and Mail, which 4 British Columbia was a fantastic experience and helped 1 Berlin me to learn a lot about Canada. I Sachsen- 126 Quebec had spent several years covering U.S. Anhalt Alberta 2 1 1 politics based in Washington and I Nordrhein-Westfalen am very grateful to spend time “up 26 North” as a Burns Fellow. After my Ontario Sachsen 11 time in Toronto, I moved to Brus- 7 sels to cover the Thüringen and NATO (of which Canada is a Hessen 1 member) for Süddeutsche Zeitung. 23 Transatlantic relations are part of Rheinland- ashington “Working for a rather young W my portfolio and I have profited Pfalz 7 immensely from my Burns experi- 5 media company [The Verge] that Montana ence and from the conversations was completely digital from the 1 Minnesota Vermont 3 1 with my 2018 fellows and with Burns Saarland start was a valuable experience. e: 2 1 Oregon New Hampshir alumni.”—Matthias Kolb (Burns Although the team was larger 2 Wisconsin New York Idaho Massachusetts: 9 2018), EU and NATO Correspond- Bayern than in many German newsrooms, 1 2 50 47 Michigan ent, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Brussels the reporters and editors worked Connecticut: 1 Baden-Württemberg 3 14 together so efficiently, yet Iowa Pennsylvania creatively and thoroughly. Many 1 4 New Jersey: 5 companies in Germany could learn Ohio District of Columbia: 37 Illinois Indiana 5 something from this.”—Wolfgang 1 3 Maryland: 12 Kerler (Burns 2018), Editor-in- Colorado Virginia: Missouri Chief, 1E9 Magazin, München 4 7 California 2 46 North Carolina Tennessee 5 2 “Americans, especially the ones who work for The Denver Post, are definitely the nicest Arizona South 1 Carolina people in the world. They helped me find a flat, write the perfect headline, and choose the 1 Georgia 0 participants right PB&J. I am working on importing to my hometown in Bavaria their open attitude to 0 participants 8 change. We have a lot of great traditions back home (Denver even has its own Octoberfest 1-4 participants 1-4 participants Alabama which I wrote about for the paper). But our minds aren’t always as open as they could be. I am Texas Louisiana 1 7 2 5-10 participants deeply grateful for that learning experience during my time as a Burns Fellow in Colorado.” 5-10 participants “The Burns Fellowship gave 10+ participants —Anna Clauß (Burns 2019), Correspondent, Bureau, Der Spiegel, München 10+ participants Florida me time to report on a wide 4 variety of issues that were both fun and challenging—I covered everything from hate crimes to Burns alumni are also living and working in these countries: artists and not only was I able to use the skills I already had, Australia: 1 Egypt: 1 The Netherlands: 1 Switzerland: 2 but I was also able to build on Austria: 2 France: 3 Russia: 4 Thailand: 1 what I learned.”—Lakshmi Sarah Belgium: 7 Israel: 1 Singapore: 2 Turkey: 2 (Burns 2018), KQED / Tiny World Productions, Berkeley, CA China: 1 Italy: 2 Sweden: 1 United Kingdom: 11

4 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report 5 A Portrait of Two Fellows How the Fellowship changes lives

I sometimes pinch myself and recall how in the span of“ two months in 2012, Tim Loh I managed to—without fully realizing Anna Sauerbrey Bloomberg News it at the time—lay the foundation for Der Tagesspiegel my career that I’m loving today.

hen Tim Loh found out at a national news outlet, let alone one Christian Science Monitor and BBC nna Sauerbrey had been work- admit that at the time, I did not real- contributing opinion writers, produc- about the Burns Fellowship, that would send me overseas. That’s Travel. “I also found a fun angle that ing for the opinion section at ize the scope of what I had seen there, ing regular columns on Germany for he was 27 years old and where the Burns Fellowship came in, connected a Bavarian village and my Der Tagesspiegel for two years but my thoughts keep returning to their readership. She readily credits working at a regional news- offering a wonderful platform—and home in Connecticut, which allowed after her traineeship there Frackville ever since Donald Trump the Burns Fellowship with improving paper in Connecticut. He had hopes financial support—to give me a much- me to write a Sunday feature for my when she decided to apply to the was elected in 2016. It was all there— and supporting her career opportuni- Wof becoming a foreign correspondent, needed boost both professionally and home paper, the Connecticut Post, ABurns Fellowship. She had been in- the angry, the forgotten, the poor, the ties. but was starting to become anxious mentally.” surprising my editors there who had terested in the United States and U.S. conspiracy-theorists, the gun-lovers, In turn, she now informs and influ- about how that would ever happen. He spent his Fellowship in 2012 at told me it wasn’t even worth trying to politics since she spent a year there in the nationalists.” Their anger struck ences readers on both sides of the “From my spot then, it seemed like it the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich find a Connecticut-themed piece in high school. She was eager to return her and increased her understanding Atlantic with her knowledge and in- would be a big leap simply to get a job where a nice group of Burns alumni Germany. That was one of my most after a long absence since U.S. politics of the various political forces at work sights gained from thoughtful, on-the- immediately took him in—introducing memorable clips.” plays an important role in her work. in the U.S. ground reporting. him to other staff and helping to sup- “Taken all together, the experience She hoped to gain greater insights That trip, along with all her Fellow- port his goals for the Fellowship. He definitely raised my confidence that I and start writing more on foreign pol- ship experiences, continued to impact was impressed with their experiences could make the leap to a national pub- icy. She also wanted a break from her her reporting after returning home. but could also relate to some of the lication in the U.S., and that I could find usual routines—to get inspired again, With a deeper understanding and beats they were covering. one that would send me over to Ger- learn new perspectives and report new ideas and insights, she said that “They were doing all sorts of cool many, too. And here I am today, almost from new and interesting places. She she hasn’t “stopped writing about the things, from reporting internationally, eight years later, working in Munich for wrote recently that all of her hopes U.S. ever since.” She has continued to or covering the goings on in Berlin and Bloomberg News. I moved here with and expectations for the Fellowship travel to the U.S. for one long report- Frankfurt and Brussels, etc.,” he wrote my wife in September 2018 and we were realized. ing trip each year, once courtesy of a recently. “That helped me feel like I had our first child here last spring. I Anna spent her Fellowship at The Holbrooke Grant (available to Burns had elevated myself above my local read the Süddeutsche Zeitung most Philadelphia Inquirer in the summer of alumni). Through these trips, she has newspaper days. But I also got to hang every day, and bump into their re- 2013. One memorable reporting trip gained many sources in the think-tank out with reporters and editors who porters sometimes while I’m covering was to the small town of Frackville, a community and now writes more on were doing much the same work that events. I sometimes pinch myself and former coal-mining town in northern foreign policy. I was familiar with back in Connecti- recall how in the span of two months in Pennsylvania. As she wrote, “I went She rose through the ranks of Der cut—covering Munich and Bavaria, 2012, I managed to—without fully real- there to interview a local police chief Tagesspiegel and now serves as a from the police beat to city hall to local izing it at the time—lay the foundation who had made regional headlines for member of the editorial board and businesses. I found that a blast, too, for my career that I’m loving today.” founding a Second Amendment mili- head of the Opinion section. Fel- which reminded me not to be so jaded tia and building an impressive stock- low Burns alumnus Clay Risen (Burns about my job back home.” pile of heavy weapons. I spent a full 2010), the deputy op-ed editor at The He also had the opportunity to day in town, including an evening at New York Times, invited her to submit travel around—reporting from Ber- the bar, talking not only to him but a piece for the Times’ opinion section, lin, the Alps and various small towns to many inhabitants of this rundown, and after submitting individual pieces in Bavaria, freelancing pieces for The impoverished and half-empty place. I for a while, she became one of their

6 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report 7 Alumni Resources Investing in the Future of Journalism and the Transatlantic Relationship 1

3 he Burns Fellowship represents tions. The Holbrooke Grant provided The Fellowship also occasionally a long-term investment in inter- the time and resources for Ridderbusch hosts small sessions for local alumni national reporting that continues to produce an enlightening series for to meet with a preeminent leader. For Tto pay dividends for many years. The a German audience on an important example, the Right Honourable Adri- program selects young journalists to facet of American society. enne Clarkson, the former Governor help educate them and broaden their Another recent Holbrooke grantee General of Canada, spoke to Burns perspectives early in their careers for is Peter Mellgard (Burns 2014), the alumni in Berlin in late 2018. 2 maximum benefit. And the program is features editor at The WorldPost, a To encourage alumni to continue committed to providing support and partnership between The Washing- producing insightful stories on trans- opportunities for alumni to continue ton Post and the Berggruen Institute. atlantic topics, the Fellowship awards 4 learning about and reporting on im- During his Burns Fellowship in 2014, journalism prizes to the best articles portant transatlantic issues throughout Mellgard reported on the restoration of or broadcast stories produced that their careers. former coal mines in Germany. In 2018 year. The Arthur F. Burns Awards are when Germany announced a commis- presented to alumni for an outstand- sion that would decide on an end date ing journalistic contribution, and the for using coal for power, Mellgard was George F. Kennan Commentary Award immediately interested in returning is presented to any journalist for a re- to report further on this important is- markable commentary related to the 8 sue. With support from a Holbrooke transatlantic relationship or the United Grant, Mellgard traveled around one States in a German publication. 5 6 7 of Germany’s major coal regions and As alumni numbers keep growing produced a long and thoughtful article and alumni rise into leadership posi- for a U.S. audience on the controversy tions in their newsrooms, the initial Marie-Astrid Langer (Burns 2015) of surrounding the still-expanding lignite investment in these young journalists NZZ receiving Kennan Award from mining industry and Germany’s goal to pays out dividends throughout their Frank Freiling at 2020 NY Dinner. lessen its dependence on coal. careers with more and better coverage The Holbrooke Research Grants, In addition to alumni reporting of critical global issues in media organi- 12 13 named in honor of diplomat Richard grants, the Fellowship hosts several zations on both sides of the Atlantic. Holbrooke, offer stipends for Burns dinners a year—in Berlin, New York, 9 10 11 alumni to work on large reporting pro- Washington and every other year in jects on issues that affect the transatlan- San Francisco—to provide alumni (1) 2019 New York City Dinner, (2) 2019 Berlin Dinner, (3) John F. W. Rogers, Executive tic community. One recent Holbrooke an opportunity to network with each Vice President at Goldman Sachs, at 2020 NY Dinner, (4) The Rt. Hon. Adrienne grantee is Katja Ridderbusch (Burns other and leaders in the transatlantic Clarkson, former Governor General of Canada and a former journalist, and her 1999), a freelance journalist based community, as well as hear from a husband spoke to alumni in Berlin in 2018, (5) Christian Sewing, CEO of , at 2018 Berlin Dinner, (6) Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, showing the in Atlanta, Georgia, who reports for prestigious speaker. Recent speakers t-shirt he received from his U.S. newspaper host during his 1988 Burns Fellowship, both German and U.S. media outlets. have included German Ambassador to while speaking at the 2018 Berlin Dinner, (7) Alumni Sonia Kennebeck (Burns 2012), She applied for a Holbrooke Grant in the United Nations Christoph Heusgen; Tetiana Anderson (Burns 2012), and Holly Pickett (Burns 2008) at 2019 NY Dinner, 2018 in order to produce an in-depth Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer; (8) German Ambassador to the U.S. Emily Haber at 2018 Washington reception, (9) German Ambassador to the U.N. Christoph Heusgen and New Jersey Governor Phil 14 15 series of radio features investigating New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy, who Murphy at the 2019 NY Dinner, (10) Then State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office healthcare in the United States. The previously served as U.S. Ambassador Andreas Michaelis and the winner of the German Burns Award Christian Schweppe series aired on German national public to Germany; Christian Democratic of Die Welt at the 2019 Berlin Dinner, (11) German Ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser at 2019 NY Dinner, (12) Canadian Ambassador to the U.N. Marc-André radio, Deutschlandfunk, and explored Union party leader Annegret Kramp- Blanchard at 2020 NY Dinner, (13) Chairwoman of the CDU and current Minister issues from the dearth of medical care Karrenbauer; Salesforce.com’s chief of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer at June 2019 Berlin Dinner, (14) Alumna and facilities in rural areas, including the scientist Richard Socher; and Canadian Oluwakemi Aladesuyi (Burns 2016) and Jörg Kukies, Deputy Finance Minister for Financial Market Policy and European Policy, at the 2018 NY Dinner, (15) Alumni shuttering of hospitals, to mental health Ambassador to the United Nations Franziska Holzschuh (Burns 2014) and Steffi Dobmeier (Burns 2010) at the 2018 care in prisons, to health challenges Marc-André Blanchard. Berlin Dinner, (16) Burns Vice Chairman Stan Warshawsky, Chairman Marcus Brauchli 16 17 and care on Native American reserva- and German Ambassador to the U.N. Christoph Heusgen at the 2018 NY Dinner , (17) 2018 German Burns Fellows before their Fellowship at the May 2018 Berlin Dinner. 8 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report 9 German Hosts U.S. and Canadian Hosts

Host Organizations The Local, Berlin The Globe and Mail, Toronto The Plain Dealer, Cleveland “At The Local Germany, we report “I just wanted to record what a great “While we hope and believe Burns The following media organizations hosted on the country’s news and culture for pleasure it was having Matthias [Kolb] Fellow Gianna Niewel (Burns 2019) Burns Fellows from the 2018 and 2019 classes: international residents—both those (Burns 2018) stay with us at The Globe was enriched by her experience in who have already lived here for a and Mail, if only it could have been for Cleveland, it was The Plain Dealer that while and new arrivals. Our Burns Fel- longer. From day one he seamlessly was the net winner in this exchange. lows, belonging to the latter group, fit in, attending news meetings and Gianna is an extraordinary journalist UNITED STATES GERMANY bring fresh perspectives and ideas getting to know staff that connected who made us all better, in the news- & CANADA that we often overlook. They have to his areas of interest… As part of room, in print and online. She contrib- Deutsche Presse-Agentur the ability and enthusiasm to carry his research, he took the initiative to uted insight and reporting to projects The Austin American-Statesman International—Berlin out the on-the-ground reporting that make several trips across Canada to our journalists were working on, and we often lack the time for within the gain a broader perspective. Matthias Gianna wrote several pieces for us Deutsche Welle Berlin —Austin, TX — busy daily news cycle. We also enjoy has a thirst for insight and knowledge that were terrific reads. Her curiosity, CBC—Toronto, ON Handelsblatt—Berlin having lively discussions with them to get both sides of a story… It was tenacity and enthusiasm rubbed off The Denver Post—Denver, CO The Local—Berlin about journalism in their host coun- also refreshing for us to get a firsthand on all of us. We loved the fact that The Globe and Mail—Toronto, ON RedaktionsNetzwerk try versus Germany, which in turn perspective into German politics and she wanted to report from the Mid- also leaves us actively contemplating what was going on in the E.U. cur- west to get a clearer picture of what Houston Chronicle Deutschland—Berlin —Houston, TX ways to improve our publication go- rently. I hope we will be able to repeat was happening in the country, and to LA Weekly—Culver City, CA Der Spiegel—Hamburg ing forward.” the hosting next year, this was a great be able to tell her readers in Germany Mother Jones—San Francisco, CA Stuttgarter Zeitung / Stuttgarter Rachel Stern (Burns 2012), experience for us.” things she said they might not have

The New Yorker—New York, NY Nachrichten—Stuttgart Editor-in-Chief Adrian Norris, fully grasped, such as the reasons for l Former Head of Newsroom the strong support Donald Trump has The Oregonian Süddeutsche Zeitung—München —Portland, OR Development, Staffing and Budgets built in the region. We, in turn, gained The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Der Tagesspiegel—Berlin Süddeutsche Zeitung, l a greater appreciation of issues in Eu- —Pittsburgh, PA Die Tageszeitung (taz)—Berlin München rope, and common problems in search The Tennessean, The Plain Dealer—Cleveland, OH Die Welt—Berlin “Eric Morath (Burns 2019) was only Nashville of solutions. Gianna was embraced by “We were so delighted to have Jo- our staff and we were sad to see her ProPublica—New York, NY Zeit Online —Berlin supposed to speak for a few minutes in the big editorial conference of the hanna [Roth] (Burns 2019) on our leave, but she promised she would be The Seattle Times —Seattle, WA SZ, as part of an unusual newspaper team. Not only was she a hard worker, a good ambassador for Cleveland and The Tennessean—Nashville, TN and site criticism: How does a U.S. but she also collaborated so well with the region, and encourage other fel- our opinion team. Her presence gave The Verge—New York, NY journalist evaluate the work of his lows to explore it as well.” us the opportunity to set up a series Tim Warsinskey, Editor and San Francisco, CA German colleagues? But it turned out that the SZ colleagues also had many of field study trips to monuments and Vox—New York, NY questions for him: How do authors historic landmarks across Middle Ten- The Wall Street Journal and editors communicate at The Wall nessee. We even took a team field trip to the Wilson County Fair where she —San Francisco, CA Street Journal? What is the relation- ate her first corn dog. On a more se- WNYC—New York, NY ship between online and print, how was it reformed? How has Trump rious note, Johanna is a committed, changed the work of journalists? Eric thoughtful and dedicated journalist. has a lot of experience with various She wrote insightful columns for The U.S. institutions, such as the U.S. Fed- Tennessean on issues including afford- eral Reserve, which are also impor- able housing, the 30-year anniversary tant for German business reporting. of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Any decision made there, arrives as a Nashville election which she helped breaking news story in German news- cover. It was a privilege to work with rooms. So it helps to have talked to her and have her work with us while someone who was there live when the she was in town.” newsflash came up.” David Plazas, Above: Laurel Wamsley (Burns Director of Opinion and Engagement 2019) of NPR, hosted by The Local, Bastian Brinkmann, Berlin; At left: Anorte Linsmayer Deputy Head of the Business Desk (Burns 2019) of MDR, hosted From top: Max Tholl (Burns 2019) in The Globe by The Verge, San Francisco and Mail newsroom in Toronto; Fumiko Lipp At right (top): Wolfgang Kerler (Burns 2018) reporting for WNYC in New York; (Burns 2018) visiting Wired magazine; Eric Morath (Burns 2019) presenting to Süddeutsche (bottom): Salvan Joachim (Burns Zeitung colleagues on differences between The Wall 2019), hosted by Vox in New York Street Journal and SZ, and U.S. media practices.

1010 ArthurArthur F.F. BurnsBurns FellowshipFellowship ProgramProgram 20202020 AnnualAnnual ReportReport ArthurArthur F. F.Burns Burns Fellowship Fellowship Program Program 2020 2020 Annual Annual Report Report 11 Program Donors Arthur F. Burns Trustees The following individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations have North America Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling, Director, Internationale Journalisten Programme generously donated to the 2018-2020 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship programs (IJP), e.V. (Burns President) Prof. Dr. Ronald Frohne, President and CEO, GWFF USA, Inc. Reto Gregori, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg News Jacob Heilbrunn, Editor, The National Interest (Vice Chairman) Sponsors in the Individual Contributions Sponsors in Germany Lieutenant General (ret.) Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, United States Thomas Banse Allianz SE Center for European Policy Analysis AB InBev Marc and Lynne Benioff Auswärtiges Amt James F. Hoge, Jr., Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence (Honorary Chairman) Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA American Friends of Bucerius James D. Bindenagel Bundesministerium für Familie, David Kamenetzky, Chief Executive Officer of Joh. A. Benckiser and BASF David Detjen Senioren, Frauen und Jugend Chairman of JAB Investors The Honorable Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, ; Bismarck Capital LLC Allison Frost Daimler AG Former U.S. Secretary of State Bloomberg Philanthropies Jacob Heilbrunn Deutsche Bank AG Bernhard Kuhnt, President and CEO, BMW of North America, LLC Christian Lange, Chairman, EII Capital Management BMW of North America, LLC David Kamenetzky Deutsche Börse Group Lars Leitner, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Brauchli-Farley Fund Erika Mikkalo Patrons/Schirmherren: The Honorable Dr. Emily Haber, German Turner Construction Company Ambassador to the United States; The Honorable Sabine Sparwasser, The Honorable Frank E. Loy, Former Under Secretary of State for Global Comcast NBCUniversal Steven Norton In-Kind Contributions German Ambassador to Canada Affairs (Honorary Chairman) Edelman Rick Perera Deutsche Bank AG Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Jennifer McGuire, Former General Manager and Editor-in-Chief, CBC News Ambassador (ret.) J.D. Bindenagel, Professor of and Centres EII Capital Management, Inc. David H. Petraeus / Veterans Goldman, Sachs & Co. Governance and International Security, University of , Germany General (ret.) David H. Petraeus, Member, KKR & Chairman, KKR Global Goldman, Sachs & Co. Center Fund of Berks County Lufthansa German Airlines Marcus W. Brauchli, Co-founder and Managing Partner, North Base Media Institute (Chairman) Christiana Riley, Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG GWFF USA, Inc. Community Foundation Phillip C. Zane, Attorney at Law Elisabeth Bumiller, Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times and CEO of Deutsche Bank USA Kaye Family Foundation Susanna Ray Ambassador (ret.) Richard Burt, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates John F. W. Rogers, Executive Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Honorary Chairman) Calvin Sims, President and CEO, The International House The Ladenburg Foundation Damaso Reyes Dr. Martin Bussmann, Managing Director, Mannheim Holdings LLC Dr. Nina Smidt, Managing Director / Spokesperson, Siemens Stiftung MasterCard Karen Samelson Elena Cherney, Editor, News Features and Special Projects, Richard Socher, Entrepreneur The Wall Street Journal Robert Steiner, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Pew Charitable Trusts Richard Socher The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Former Governor General of University of Toronto; Director, Dalla Lana Fellowship in Global Journalism Siemens USA Stanford S. Warshawsky Canada David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief, The Globe and Mail Nikhil Deogun, CEO of the Americas, Brunswick Group Stanford S. Warshawsky, Chairman, Bismarck Capital, LLC (Vice Chairman) Turner Construction Company Tobias Dratt, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Legal Advisor: Phillip C. Zane, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Health The Wall Street Journal BASF Corporation Administration and Policy, George Mason University Zeit Stiftung Germany Michael Bröcker, Editor-in-Chief, Media Pioneers Stephan-Andreas Casdorff, Publisher, Der Tagesspiegel Dr. Mathias Döpfner, CEO, Axel Springer SE Jörg Eigendorf, Global Head Communications, Deutsche Bank Dr. Wolfgang Fink, CEO, Goldman Sachs SE Leonhard F. Fischer, Partner, LfiCapital Dr. Rüdiger Frohn, Former State Secretary; Advisory Board, Mercator GmbH Foundation Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, Former Member of the Board, Deutsche Bank (Honorary Chairman) Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner, State Minister, State of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Co-Owner, Funke Media Group Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Member of Parliament, FDP Peter Limbourg, Director-General, Deutsche Welle Gesine Lötzsch, Member of Parliament, Die Linke Patrons/Schirmherren: The Honorable Stéphane Dion, Canadian Georg Löwisch, Editor, “Christ und Welt” section, Die Zeit Ambassador to Germany Rob Meines, Meines & Partner, Den Haag Sven Afhüppe, Editor-in-Chief, Handelsblatt (Chairman) Claudia Roth, Vice President of the Bundestag, Member of Parliament, Die Dorothee Bär, Member of Parliament, CDU/CSU, and State Minister for Gruenen Digitalization, Chancellery Michael Roth, Member of Parliament, SPD, and State Minister for Europe, Dr. Thomas Bellut, Director-General, ZDF Foreign Office Prof. Dr. Reinhard Bettzuege, Former German Ambassador Patricia Schlesinger, Director-General, RBB Nikolaus Blome, Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bild Dr. Gregor Peter Schmitz, Editor-in-Chief, Augsburger Allgemeine Johannes Boie, Editor-in-Chief, Welt Am Sonntag Steffen Seibert, Parliamentary State Secretary, Government Spokesperson Dr. Volker Breid, Member of the Executive Board, Frankfurter Allgemeine Dr. Dominik Wichmann, Co-Founder and CEO, Looping Group Zeitung Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program 2020 Annual Report 12 “As a Burns Fellow, I had a chance to challenge assumptions that, at home, I take for granted—to reconceive of what is ordinary and what is newsworthy, informed by a worldview bigger than just Washington, or even the United States…. Personally and professionally, I feel richer, smarter and better equipped to interrogate the world, having spent two months in Germany.” Ms. Shefali Luthra, Correspondent, Kaiser Health News, Washington, D.C. Hosted by: Der Spiegel, Hamburg

2019 Burns Fellows at the German Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C.

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