Arthur F. Burns FELLOWSHIP NEWS
A Publication for Burns Fellows, Alumni and Friends Winter 2003-2004 • Vol. III, No. 2
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Dear Friends,
What a busy year it was for all of us in journalism: a war to cover, economic setbacks around the world, European expansion and small improvements in transatlantic relations, as well as many other events that captured our attention this year. But 2004 promises to be just as exciting with upcoming elections in Europe and the United States. A new group of Burns fellows will have the unique opportunity to cover these events, and I encourage you all to promote and distribute the new application forms so that we have plenty of qualified candidates to choose from.
In this newsletter you also will find excerpts of how Burns Fellows at Airlie (see caption on p. 5) the 2003 fellows fared in their respective host countries during a beautiful summer on both sides of Melting the ice the Atlantic. Once again, the Burns spirit was carried As Burns fellows meet, German-U.S. relations thaw on by the 20 fellows who tried to make the best of By Waltraud Kaserer their two to three months in their host countries and at their host media. The Arthur F. Burns Dinner and Lecture last May in Berlin offered a way for hen the 2003 Burns fellows sions in Washington. I got an up-to- fellows and alums to get together, and a W met in Washington, D.C., at date look into various topics, not only transatlantic alum conference in Washington in the end of July, the ice be- into transatlantic relations but also into November was another chance to reconnect (see tween German Chancellor Gerhard economic, defense and domestic is- article on p. 9). Schröder and U.S. President George W. sues. New ideas for stories to write Bush was beginning to melt. Over the emerged for my upcoming attachment In 2004, we will hold the first Arthur F. Burns past year, the strained relationship be- at The Washington Times. Dinner and Lecture in the United States on Feb. 18. tween the two leaders, the long U.N. Many of the experts we met talked For many years, this dinner has been the prime discussions about a joint strategy for about how deep the rift is between the occasion for German alums to get together and now Iraq and the disappointment in not find- United States and Europe, more spe- U.S. alums will have this opportunity. So, please join ing a common goal were becoming mat- cifically “Old Europe.” It became clear us in New York that evening high above Wall Street ters of the past. that German-U.S. relations would never with Trustee and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry In July, these top-level disagreements be the same as they once were. These Kissinger as speaker. I look forward to seeing many were discussed again when a new group experts also showed us how much we of the U.S. Burns alums in New York and many of of Burns fellows met with Washington need each other, not only because of the German alums on May 7, once again, in Berlin. politicians and policy experts. the economic interdependence the two The orientation week was a perfect oc- countries have, but also because we With my best wishes for a happy new year, casion to catch up with current discus- share the same values. Both sides will Frank-Dieter Freiling
continued on page 4 At right: Charles Lane, The Below: Stanford Warshawsky of Arnhold Washington Post; Phillip Zane, & S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc. and Morgan, Lewis and Bockius; and Frank Loy, former Under Secretary of Robert Kimmitt, AOL Time Warner, State for Global Affairs Inc.
Above: His Excellency and Mrs. Wolfgang Ischinger, Andrew Cohen (ICFJ) and Stanford At left: Robert Kimmitt and Warshawsky Klaus-Peter Gottwald, Deputy Chief of Mission, German Embassy
The Arthur F. Burns Board Patrons/Schirmherren
His Excellency Wolfgang Ischinger The Honorable Daniel Coats German Ambassador to the U.S. Ambassador to the United States of America Federal Republic of Germany Trustees
David Anable, President, International Center for Journalists • Elizabeth Becker, Correspondent, The New York Times • Daniel B. Brewster, Jr., President & CEO, Gruner+Jahr USA Publishing • Richard Burt, Chairman, Diligence • Frank-Dieter Freiling, Director, Internationale Journalisten-Programme • Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Chairman, Worldwide Associates • James F. Hoge, Jr., Editor, Foreign Affairs • Fred Kempe, Editor & Assoc. Publisher, The Wall Street Journal- Europe • Craig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States • Robert M. Kimmitt, Exec. Vice President, Global & Strategic Policy, AOL Time Warner Inc. • Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates • George A. Krimsky, Media Consultant • Charles Lane, Staff Writer, The Washington Post • Fred H. Langhammer, President & CEO, Estée Lauder •Frank E. Loy, Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs • Norman Pearlstine, Editor-in-Chief, Time Inc. • John E. Rielly, Visiting Scholar, Sidley Austin, Brown & Wood • Donald R. Shanor, Cabot Professor Emeritus, Columbia University • Howard A. Tyner, Vice President/Editorial, Tribune Publishing Co. • Garrick Utley, Contributor, CNN • Stanford S. Warshawsky, Co-President, Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc. Legal Advisor: Phillip C. Zane, Attorney at Law, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. ★
Bela Anda, government spokesman and Head of the Federal Press Office • Erik Bettermann, Director-General, Deutsche Welle • Reinhard Bettzuege, Ambassador • Klaus Bresser, former Editor-in-Chief, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) • Sabine Christiansen, Journalist/Anchor Woman • Alexander Dibelius, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. • Mathias Döpfner, CEO, Axel-Springer AG • Michel Friedman, TV-Moderator • Emilio Galli-Zugaro, Head Group Communications, Allianz Group • Michael Gerdts, Department Head, Foreign Office • Tessen von Heydebreck, Member of the Board, Deutsche Bank AG • Albrecht Graf Kalnein, Head of Programming, Zeit-Stiftung • Hans-Werner Kilz, Editor-in-Chief, Süddeutsche Zeitung • Heide Knake-Werner, Senator for the State of Berlin • Kerstin Müller, Deputy Foreign Minister, Foreign Office • Friedbert Pflüger, Member of Parliament, Christlich Demokratische Union (CDU) • Jürgen Richter, Former CEO, Bertelsmann-Springer • Markus Schächter, Director-General, ZDF German TV • Helmut Schäfer, former Deputy Foreign Minister • Frank Schirrmacher, Publisher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung • Gesine Schwan, President, University Viadrina • Friede Springer, Publisher • Franz Thönnes, Member of Parliament, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) • Ludger Vollmer, Member of Parliament, Green Party • Ewald Walgenbach, Member of the Board, Bertelsmann AG • Guido Westerwelle, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP). 2 Alumni NEWS
1989 Susanne Betz-Berckenhagen became the mother of her third child, Harriet, in September. 1998 1992 Drew Leifheit, based in Budapest with the PR agency KPMG, is Marie-Agnes Heine left her job as an U.N. affiliate in Geneva and teaching an evening course on “American Radio” at the Budapest moved back to Wiesbaden with daughter Yara. Elisabeth Niejahr Communication College. was awarded a 2004 German Marshall Fund Fellowship. Her Alisa Roth,a book on German politics was re-released in paperback, and she is freelance journal- working on a new book on aging in Western societies. ist in Berlin, 2002 Burns moved back to Award winner 1993 New York. Jim Marc Fest created myHerald.com, a faster and easier way to read Hagengruber The Miami Herald online. The project was a joint venture between 1999 with his company, Quickbrowse.com, and The Miami Herald’s publish- Along with Ambassador ing company. Since 2002, Fest also has served on the Miami Roth, Hugh Wolfgang Ischinger Advisory Committee of the Knight Foundation. Stefan Menzel is Eakin and Steve deputy editor for companies and markets at Handelsblatt in Kettmann also ended Cologne. Since August 2002, Anke Plättner has worked as their time as freelance jour- parliamentary correspondent for Phoenix, the German live-event nalists in Berlin and moved back to New York. Elisabeth channel in Berlin. Pongratz became a mother of two daughters: Johanna Maria Elfriede and Therese Anna Margarete. Robert Zeithammel had 1995 a new daughter, Clara. In addition to his regular du- ties at television’s Pre- 2000 miere, Stephan Heather Greenfield introduced her son Toren Nicholas, born Millies is the edi- June 21, to Burns fellows and alumni at the reception in July, where tor in chief of TV she was assured that the five-week-old was the youngest visitor Kofler, a new ever at the ambassador’s residence. Toren also joined Heather at Munich-based the alumni conference in Washington in early November (see page bi-weekly TV 9). She said it was the only way for her to attend the conference, and magazine. An- Toren was fast asleep throughout the keynote speaker’s address. drea Witt joined the German 2001 Marshall Fund as Sabine am Orde became a proud mother of Antonia in May, and program officer at its she is taking a leave of absence at Tageszeitung until April 2004. Berlin office after fin- Susanna Ray joined Dow Jones at the Frankfurt office. Anar ishing her dissertation at Virji left her job as associate producer for “People in the News” at Humboldt University. Frank Loy and 2002 alum Hans Nichols CNN in June to study for a master’s degree in International Studies and Diplomacy at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1996 London. After six years at the Reuters office in Frankfurt, Thomas Atkins and his family moved to Geneva to cover European private banking, 2002 the U.N. and WTO for the wire service. Matthias Lambrecht Adrian Feuerbacher now works as a capital correspondent for now works as a reporter for Financial Times Deutschland in NDR in Berlin. Jim Hagengruber moved from Billings, Mont., to Hamburg. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where he recently accepted a job as the North Idaho correspondent for the Spokane Spokesman-Review 1997 newspaper. Oliver Junker moved back to Berlin from Paris, still working for Agence France Press. Richard David Precht published a new 2003 novel, “Die Kosmonauten” (Kiepenheuer & Witsch). Andreas On Oct. 20, Francesca and Clemens Wergin announced the birth Wunn started a new job as an editor on the foreign news desk at of their baby girl Livia, who they think will enter the contest for a ZDF. Burns Fellowship from 2030 onward.
Winter 2003 3 Ice, continued from page 1 have to work much harder to achieve a At lunch, Professor G. John Ikenberry better understanding for their different from Georgetown University spoke on stances and interests. President Bush’s foreign policy after At orientation last summer, the Ger- Iraq. He talked about the White House’s man-U.S. relationship was not a taboo new thinking and explained why this subject for us and was immediately dis- would not be sustainable, and that the cussed when we met on July 29 for a costs of unilateralism will be higher traditional dinner at Dacor-Bacon than Bush and his colleagues think. Some House. There were no separate tables German ears were pleased to hear that Frank Freiling, Michael Streck (taz) and Steven Erlanger (The N for the Germans and Americans, and we prediction. York Times) at Airlie Conference Center in Virginia. started mingling immediately on this first night. But it took some time until our group was complete: dinner on 18th Street. Thanks to one fellow was held up by immi- our guide Sascha, we saw more of gration at Dulles Airport because D.C. neighborhoods Adams Mor- he previously tried to enter the gan and Dupont Circle than we country without a proper visa. He “It was sobering to see wanted to on our way back to the missed the appetizers. hotel. On the first full day, we saw one how journalists competed On Thursday, Frank Loy, former of the holy grails of the Bush- Undersecretary of State , engaged Administration: the Pentagon. We for the attention of us in a discussion about hard and were accompanied through the White House spokesman soft power as well as about do- building by three guards—one of mestic politics regarding the up- them walked backwards to see if Scott McClellan, and coming U.S. presidential elec- someone left the group. Then, Dr. tions. J.D. Crouch, Assistant Secretary how little he wanted Afterwards, Cathleen Fischer, of Defense for International Se- associate director of the Ameri- curity Policy, explained the mo- to say.” can Institute for Contemporary tives and strategy of the Adminis- German Studies, was blunt about tration toward NATO. He stressed the future of transatlantic rela- that Germany does not spend tions. “They will not be normal- enough on defense. During that ized,” she said. briefing I could feel the hawkish atti- At the German Marshall Fund, we dis- Lunchtime that day was reserved for tude of the Pentagon. cussed the German and U.S. media with press briefings. Half of the group went Charles M. Lane from The Washington to the White House, and the other half to Post and Ed Andrew from The New the State Department. The first thing we York Times. saw in the White House garden was Then we headed off to prepare for the Barney, one of the First Dogs. He looked nightlife. Some of us went to see a a bit frightened when he saw us: so many soccer game between AC Milan vs. FC Germans! Barcelona at RFK Stadium. Others had We entered the press briefing room. What a surprise! The room was small with a shabby carpet and chairs like in an old cinema in the countryside. We smelled food and drinks from the media professionals. Because I did not know the hierarchy of the White House press briefing room, I soon was removed from my seat by a Voice of America corre- spondent. It was sobering to see how journalists competed for the attention of White House spokesman Scott McClellan, and how little he wanted to The “First Dog,” Barney, at the White House. say. If this is the only thing a White Burns fellows (from left): Tony Conte, House correspondent does, he must have Steven Zeitchik and Frank Hessenland a boring job—except maybe, traveling at the Pentagon. with the president. 4 The group that attended the State De- given for the Holocaust fueled partment press briefing had a different our discussions the whole day. experience. They sat in a new briefing The orientation week in room, were allowed to ask questions Washington was a good prepa- and had some time afterwards to talk ration for my stay in the United with Philip Reeker, the State Depart- States. It gave me the opportu- ment spokesman at that time. nity to immediately start con- Afterwards, we had an eye-opening tacting people in the D.C. po- discussion with Bob Kimmit, the ex- litical community, the State ecutive vice president of AOL Time Department as well as the Warner. German defense companies Pentagon.★ will have problems winning contracts from the Bush Administration as well as Waltraud Kaserer is the for- companies that bid for state contracts, eign news desk editor at Welt he predicted, as it turns out now, cor- am Sonntag in Berlin. She was rectly. hosted by The Washington That evening, the German Ambassa- Times in Washington, D.C. dor Wolfgang Ischinger invited us fel- Left to right: Andrew Curry (2003 fellow); Anna Mulrine (1997 alum, U.S. lows, Burns alumni, Burns Trustees and News & World Report); Thoralf Schwanitz (2003 fellow); Waltraud Kaserer (2003 fellow). other guests for a reception at his resi- dence. We not only enjoyed the discus- sions but also the great view of Wash- Pictured in front page photo (from left to right): Bottom row: Andrew Berg, Detour magazine, New York; Aaron Ricadela, Information Week, San Francisco; Waltraud Kaserer, Welt am Sonntag, Berlin; Karen Radziner, KCRW-National Public Radio, Santa Monica, Calif.; Anthony Conte, CNN, New York; Second row: Thoralf Schwanitz, Passauer Neue Presse, Berlin; Clemens Wergin, Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin; Stefanie Bolzen, Die Welt, Berlin; Thomas Reichart, ZDF (“Frontal 21”), Berlin; Ilya Marritz, WNYC-NY Public Radio; Markus Verbeet, Freelance journalist, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen; Third row: Joellen Perry, U.S. News & World Report, Washington, D.C.; Arno Schütze, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), Gera, Thüringen; Sigrid Aufterbeck, Handelsblatt / The Wall Street Journal, Brussels; Andrew Curry, U.S. News & World Report, Washington, D.C.; Allison Bruce, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.; Sascha Lehnartz, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Munich; Top row: Frank Hessenland, Deutsche Welle Radio, Berlin; Steven Zeitchik, Publishers Weekly, New York; Sarah Hanan, The Dallas
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Sascha Lehnartz (second from left) injured his foot at Airlie. Andrew Berg and Frank Hessenland “share his pain” at Arthur F. Burns Dinner and Lecture Dulles Airport. Arthur F. Burns Dinner and Lecture Wednesday, February 18, 2004 ington. Reception: 7 pm • Dinner & Speeches: 7:30 pm For the weekend, we headed off for Airlie Conference Center in Virginia, Goldman Sachs where we enjoyed our afternoons riding bikes, lying at the pool, playing volley- 85 Broad Street • New York City ball and tennis. While at Airlie, New York Times Cul- Speakers tural Editor Steve Erlanger’s bright Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State analysis brought us back to the sad real- Wolfgang Ischinger, German Ambassador to the United States ity of transatlantic relations. His com- ments on the role of religion on both sides of the Atlantic as well as his asser- for more information, contact: tion that Germans should never be for- Mario Scherhaufer: (202)737-3700 or [email protected] Winter 2003 5 find that reporters both in the United “I spent most of my fellowship talking war-inspired redrawing of the German- States and in Germany are drawn to news- to Germans about America, generally U.S. relationship; and for a challenging paper reporting for many of the same on the defensive but also trying to ex- and rewarding experience that stretched “Ireasons. There is a love of the news, plain parts of the American mindset I me, personally and professionally…. I watching the wires, interviewing people thought people in Berlin misunderstood. was able to write about things I’d never in the community and seeing the finished Young professionals I met spoke excel- get near at home (where I’d compete piece in print in a matter of days. Sure, we lent English and often had a better grasp with people who actually are experts), speak different languages, but the re- of the ins and outs of American politics and, to my surprise, learn more about porters and editors I met at Badische than Americans. …The transatlantic re- my own country while living in a foreign Zeitung were devoted to their jobs. It’s lationship is a live concern in Germany— one.” a devotion I also see in my friends and I got the feeling that how Germans get —Joellen Perry, hosted by co-workers in this business, and a pas- along with a country half a continent and Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin sion for doing this job that no other job an entire ocean away is tremendously will properly satisfy.” important to people.” “My experience in Germany has truly —Allison Bruce, hosted by —Andrew Curry, hosted by been a challenging and unique opportu- Badische Zeitung, Freiburg Welt am Sonntag, Berlin nity that I believe will contribute to my
“The fellowship is something I will most certainly recommend to colleagues at CNN and other journalism organiza- tions. It offers a broadening of the horizons that cannot be accomplished by covering a story abroad for a few days Fellowship or even a few weeks. Two months in Germany, understanding the role that the United States plays abroad and the view from German soil of our own poli- Impressions tics offers a perspective that I’ve brought Impressions home with me to CNN. Now I take a second look at stories I might have oth- erwise passed over. I pitch stories with “MultiKulti is unpretentious, friendly, professional and personal growth like the understanding that there is an acces- helpful, and will put as much on your no other I have had before. Most impor- sible way to discuss European politics plate as you wish to take. The editors tantly, the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship to middle America, and a way to make it were receptive to my ideas, and be- was a wonderful opportunity to gain a interesting.” cause, as the name suggests, MultiKulti deeper understanding of German soci- —Tony Conte, hosted by has a special mission to create pro- ety and culture, and in turn attempt to NTV, Berlin gramming for Berlin’s different com- present and explain the German per- munities, my accent was not an issue. I spective to listeners abroad.” had initially worried that MultiKulti —Karen Radziner, hosted by would be a ghetto for Auslaender and Deutsche Welle Radio, Bonn the politically ueber-korrekt, but this fear was not borne out. My secret hope “There are many things German and U.S. that the station would be a hotbed of newspapers could learn from each other, anti-Americanism was not fulfilled, and but none seemed as important as this: A I had lots of intelligent political discus- sense of humor. American media seem far sions with my colleagues—but no shout- too entrenched in its ways to ever be that ing matches.” playful. [As part of its 25th anniversary, —Illya Marritz, hosted by taz invited editors of the tabloid Bild to Radio 88.8 and MultiKulti, Berlin edit their paper for a day.] Rupert Murdoch editing the Village Voice for a day? Bill “What a trip. Especially now that I’m Keller at The Washington Times? It’s back in D.C., and real life is crashing hard to imagine.…Of course, trying to Stefanie Bolzen at the Illinois State mercilessly down, I’d like to say thanks sell America to German editors and Fair in Springfield. for the chance to live in a vibrant city Germany to American ones could get with a rich, still-raw history at every confusing. In one recurring nightmare, I turn; for the opportunity to be in Ger- worried that I’d offer to explain Califor- many in the aftermath of yet another nia politics to the L.A. Times and Berlin 6 ‘All the President’s Men’ only once on TV, but I was sure that this must be the location where they made the movie.…The hospitality at the Inquirer was incredible. I cannot imagine that a newsroom in Germany would undertake such efforts, and I can only hope for the American Burns fellows that I am wrong.…It helped to be taken for seri- ous in the newsroom after my second article went on the front page (and caused a stir in the newsroom after an evening talk-show host held and read it to the camera).” Sascha Lehnartz, hosted by The —Markus Verbeet, hosted by Times-Picayune(New Orleans), papers. However, much of what’s printed The Philadelphia Inquirer wrestles with alligators in the in our papers is far from thorough jour- swamps of Louisiana. nalism because opinion and impressions are not tools that should be used so carefree.” “My experience in Germany has —Stefanie Bolzen, hosted by truly been a challenging and Chicago Tribune unique opportunity that I believe beach bars to the taz—but thankfully I will contribute to my professiona managed to avoid that particular disas- “... I [traveled] with the former governor and personal growth like no ter. In fact, the idea of being, in however of Vermont [Howard Dean] on his other...” small a way, an ambassador for two “Sleepless Summer Tour.” The trip truly —Karen Radziner, hosted by countries at once was rather enjoyable. measured up to its name, and the follow- Deutsche Welle Radio, Bonn For this I have the Burns fellowship to ing became in turn my most impressive thank, which by offering us an intense memory of the fellowship: to see orientation in D.C. taught us not only Howard Dean, who—in his role as presi- how to better understand a foreign cul- dential candidate—traveled to villages “Americans, especially those in the Mid- ture but how to explain (or laugh at) our and cities to ask for (if not to say begs west, are damn friendly, obliging and own.” for) campaign contributions of $20 and always put out an extra effort to inte- —Steven Zeitchik, hosted by $50. And who could already within a grate you. And that’s why colleagues at tageszeitung (taz), Berlin year be the next president of the most the Chicago Tribune welcomed me with powerful country in the world, so that he open arms. And, surprisingly, I was al- “The big difference I found between can then, in turn, have his staff feed the lowed to write many editorials. Surpris- German and U.S. newspaper pages was: White House correspondents [and vis- ing, because a German opinion editor fact-based news reporting: yes; Opin- iting Burns fellows] with little pieces of and an American editorial writer are two ionated reporting: no. While journalists information. The result: An article and completely different things, as I found in Germany tend to include opinion in an interview with the most promising out.…I was astonished that simply the almost all articles, or at least give them a presidential candidate of the Democrats attempt to think in the English language certain spin, American editors and re- for Welt am Sonntag and two articles and in terms of the American editorial porters see this as an absolute taboo. If for the Republican-leaning Washington categories spontaneously led to a change opinion, then it has to come from a source, Times.” in writing approach strategy and content authorized interview quotes or back- —Waltraud Kaserer, hosted by of an opinion story. The best example ground information. Each quote, each The Washington (D.C.) Times was an editorial that I wrote for the detail about a person, location, etc., Tribune about the Iranian atomic weap- mentioned in my story was carefully “It didn’t take more than 15 minutes ons program. After it was published I and merciless scrutinized by a fact until I thought I was in a movie. Just as I offered it to my colleagues at checker and copy editor. I planned to put arrived at The Philadelphia Inquirer, I Tagesspiegel, but had to completely re- more emphasize on diligence and accu- sat down in what might be the largest write the commentary piece, because racy after my return to Germany—even U.S. newsroom, and counted five rows emphasis and structure simply were not if it means to add more phone calls and of desks in front of me, 10 behind, four suitable for German expectations and online research efforts. Of course, one on my right and 10 on my left. In the reading habits.” might say that this results in bone-dry middle I was now in my little cubicle, —Clemens Wergin, hosted by coverage by the majority of U.S. news- testing the telephone headset. I had seen Chicago Tribune Winter 2003 7 Visit Our World Wide Web Sites for full information on the Burns Fellowship, downloadable application forms and updates on activities: Internationale Journalisten- Programme International Center for Journalists International Journalists’ Network
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Burns Program makes front page of Wall Street Journal 2003 Burns Journalism Frank Freiling and most of this year’s German fellows met on Nov. 15 in Berlin at Bocca di Bacco restaurant to evaluate their two months in the United States and to present Freiling with a framed “front page” of The Wall Street Journal —a satire developed AAWWARDARD by 2003 fellow Sigfrid Aufterbeck featuring the program’s fellows.
The Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany and IJP award two journalism prizes of $1,000 each for the best published article or broadcast radio/video segment produced by current or former Arthur F. Burns Fellows.
One entry from Germany and one from the United States will be selected. The entry must be written or produced in calendar year 2003 and focus on relations between the United States and Germany or on a topic in either country.
In addition, there is a special prize for the best commentary on German-American or transatlantic relations published or aired by any journalist in Germany during 2003, which is also awarded by the German Foreign Minister at the Burns Dinner in Berlin in May 2004.
The deadline for this year’s entries is January 30, 2004.
Send entries to: Arthur F. Burns Award Auswärtiges Amt Referat 012 Werderscher Markt 1 10117 Berlin Germany
The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship News is published twice a year by the International Center for Journalists, Washington, D.C. Burns Program Staff: Frank-Dieter Freiling, Director, IJP Mario Scherhaufer, Program Officer, ICFJ ★ Newsletter Layout/Design: Jill Gallagher, Communications Associate, ICFJ 8 Global responsibility focus of alumni gathering Divisions on war, religion discussed
Burns alumni joined alumni from the Robert Bosch Foun- wars—illustrating how reporting often resembles public dation, the Fulbright Commission, Atlantik-Brücke and relations instead of news, especially when considering the others, for the Global Re- position of embedded report- sponsibility Alumni Confer- ers. ence at Georgetown Univer- Brent Goff, a Bosch alum sity in Washington, D.C. and Deutsche Welle host, The Nov. 6-9 event, orga- tackled the topic, “In God We nized by the Institute for For- Trust: More or Less.” He eign Cultural Relations (IFA) emphasized the European- and Georgetown’s BMW Cen- American religious divide and ter for German and European illustrated it with some tell- Studies, began with a cocktail ing figures. He noted that 95 party and welcome from Kurt- percent of Americans profess Jürgen Maass, Secretary Gen- to believe in God, and 55 per- eral of the IFA. cent say they attend church The conference convened weekly, while 21 percent of the next morning with a key- Europeans say religion is im- note speech by Daniel S. portant, and 15 percent attend Hamilton, director of the Cen- Johns Hopkins University’s Jackson Janes, director of the American Institute for church regularly. ter for Transatlantic Relations Contemporary German Studies (right), introduces keynote speaker Daniel S. After lunch and a keynote Hamilton, director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations. at the Johns Hopkins School speech on “Transatlantic Re- for Advanced International lations in Perspective” from Studies. He talked about trans- Karsten D. Voigt, coordina- atlantic relations after the war tor for German-American Co- in Iraq, saying that never be- operation in Berlin, Gayle fore have the economies of Tzemach of ABC News pre- Europe and America been so sented a working paper titled, intertwined. When one par- “Journalists as Objective Ob- ticipant asked Hamilton what servers? American and Ger- he found distinctive about the man Perspectives.” Tzemach U.S.-Europe transatlantic argued that German journal- partnership today, he said, ists regard the so-called “reli- “When we agree, we are a glo- gion of objectivity” in Ameri- bal force, when we disagree, can media as a bit naive. She we are the global break.” also posited that right-wing After Hamilton’s opening Burns alumnus Markus Guenther (center) talks to Christiane Brehl (left) and programs like Fox News’ Barbara Scherle (right). speech, the conference broke “O’Reilly Factor” are good for down into four working journalism, which prompted a groups: security issues, en- lively discussion on the grow- ergy and environment, poli- ing so-called punditocracy of tics and media, and migration issues. American television. Rüdiger Lentz of the Robert Bosch Foundation gave the The evening was capped off by a reception at the German keynote speech in the politics and media working group, Embassy, hosted by Thomas Wriessnig, head of the Cul- attended by Burns alumni Markus Günther, Washington tural Affairs Department. The next morning, participants correspondent for Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung convened for a final keynote speech on the topic of “New (WAZ); Anna Mulrine, senior editor at U.S. News & World Aspects of Crisis Prevention and Conflict Management in Report; and Heather Greenfield, reporter for the Associ- German Foreign Policy” by Claus Wunderlich, director of ated Press. Group 22 Global Issues at the Federal Chancellery in Lentz argued that images from Iraq televised in the United Berlin.★ States and in the European Union presented two different
Winter 2003 9 Fellowship Sponsors About the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Named in honor of the late former U.S. ambassador to the Federal Republic The Arthur F. Burns Boards of Trustees in the of Germany and former Federal Reserve Board chairman, the Arthur F. Burns United States and Germany gratefully acknowledge Fellowship Program fosters greater understanding of German–U.S. relations the support of the following organizations and among future leaders of the news media. individuals who have made the Arthur F. Burns The Burns program was established in 1988 in Germany by the program possible in 2003. Internationale Journalisten-Programme (formerly the Initiative Jugendpresse) Sponsors in the United States and was originally designed for young German journalists. In 1990, the AOL Time Warner fellowship expanded to include American journalists, making it a true BMW of North America, LLC exchange. DaimlerChrysler AG Each year 20 outstanding journalists from the United States and Germany Dow Jones Foundation are awarded an opportunity to report from and travel in each other’s The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. countries. The program offers 10 young print and broadcast journalists from Fuchs Corporation each country the opportunity to share professional expertise with their The German Marshall Fund of the United States colleagues across the Atlantic while working as “foreign correspondents” for Gruner + Jahr USA their hometown news organizations. Jenoptik AG The Ladenburg Foundation Fellows work as part-time staff members at host newspapers, magazines Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation and radio and television stations. In addition to covering local news, fellows Tupperware Corporation report on events for their employers back home, while learning more about The Starr Foundation their host country and its media. Time Inc. This competitive program is open to U.S. and German journalists who are employed by a newspaper, news magazine, broadcast station or news agency, Individual Contributions and to freelancers. Applicants must have demonstrated journalistic talent and David Anable a strong interest in U.S.–European affairs. German language proficiency is Elizabeth Becker not required, but is encouraged. The program is administered jointly by: Daniel B. Brewster, Jr. Frank-Dieter Freiling International Center for Journalists Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Frank E Loy 1616 H Street, NW • Third Floor • Washington, DC 20006 Craig Kennedy Tel: (202) 737-3700 • Fax: (202) 737-0530 Charles Lane E-mail: [email protected] • www.icfj.org Fred H. Langhammer ICFJ, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving journalism Norman Pearlstine worldwide, solicits U.S. applicants for the program, organizes the selection John E. Rielly process, helps participants prepare for the fellowship, arranges the U.S. Donald R. Shanor Howard A. Tyner attachments for the German participants, and organizes a joint meeting in Garrick Utley Washington with the German journalists. Interested U.S. journalists should Stanford S. Warshawsky contact ICFJ for program information or an application (deadline: March 1, 2004). Sponsors in Germany Allianz AG Internationale Journalisten-Programme Bundesministerium für Familie, (International Journalists’ Program) Senioren, Frauen und Jugend Postfach 1565 • 61455 Königstein/Ts.• GERMANY IJP Bundespresseamt Telephone: (06 174) 7707 • Telefax: (06 174) 4123 DaimlerChrysler AG E-mail: Freiling.F@zdf.de • www.ijp.org/afburns Deutsche Bank AG Dresdner Bank AG IJP is a nonprofit organization of German journalists founded in 1981 Goldman, Sachs & Co. and dedicated to advancing the interests of media professionals and the public Gruner+Jahr AG they serve. IJP supports promising young talent, furthering the international Körber Stiftung exchange of ideas among opinionmakers and encouraging the flow of Philip Morris Deutschland GmbH information between people in key positions and the media. IJP runs eight Ruhrgas AG fellowship programs similar to the Burns Fellowship. German journalists Siemens AG should contact IJP for information or an application (deadline: Feb. 1, 2004).
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THE A RTHUR F. B URNS F ELLOWSHIP P ROGRAM — APPLICATION FORM — FOR U.S. APPLICANTS PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT. APPLICATION DEADLINES: FOR GERMANAPPLICANTS: FEBRUARY 1, 2004. FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: MARCH 1, 2004.
I - PERSONAL DATA
NAME
DATE OF BIRTH CITIZENSHIP
CURRENT EMPLOYER CURRENT POSITION
BUSINESS ADDRESS
TELEPHONE FAX E-MAIL
HOME ADDRESS
TELEPHONE FAX E-MAIL
II - EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE (BEGIN WITH PRESENT POSITION)
1. ORGANIZATION DATES
POSITION AND DUTIES
2. ORGANIZATION DATES
POSITION AND DUTIES
3. ORGANIZATION DATES
POSITION AND DUTIES
4. ORGANIZATION DATES
POSITION AND DUTIES
III - EDUCATION (BRIEFLY LIST ANY HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES, INSTITUTIONS AND DATES)
The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, c/o International Center for Journalists, 1616 H St., NW, ThirdWinter Floor, 2003 11 Washington,DC 20006 • 202.737.3700 • Fax: 202.737.0530 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.icfj.org IV - INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (Briefly describe any overseas work or travel abroad, including all previous travel to Germany.)
V - GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS Applicants are not required to be proficient in the German language but those with German language proficiency sufficient enough to work as a journalist in a German newsroom are given preference. Please rate your German language skills by circling the appropriate response):
READING: NONE BEGINNER PROFICIENT FLUENT WRITING: NONE BEGINNER PROFICIENT FLUENT SPEAKING: NONE BEGINNER PROFICIENT FLUENT LISTENING: NONE BEGINNER PROFICIENT FLUENT
VI - PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL GOALS AND INTERESTS (On a separate sheet, briefly explain why you should be selected for this fellowship and describe any special issues or topics you wish to explore during this program.)
VII - AGREEMENT TO PROGRAM CONDITIONS There is a great deal of opportunity for individual initiative in this fellowship program, but there are several minimum expectations to which participants are asked to adhere. If you wish to be considered for this program, please read and sign the agreement below. If selected to be an Arthur F. Burns Fellow:
I agree to foster and endorse the overall goals of the program, which are to increase awareness and knowledge of Germany and to promote closer and lasting personal contacts with my professional counterparts in Germany.
I understand that this is a professional training program in which work is required. If selected for this fellowship, while I am affiliated with a German news organization selected by the sponsors, I agree to work for approximately half of the time on news coverage for my home news organization. Furthermore, I agree to work and/or observe journalism practices in Germany for approximately half of the time at the host news organization, serving, in effect, as a temporary staff member. For broadcast journalists, I understand that the fellowship does not guarantee the availability of technical crews and equipment. However, fellows can make private arrangements whenever possible. I also understand that, although I may want to work in a particular region or city in Germany, my preferences will be considered but not guaranteed.
I agree to participate in a group orientation in Washington, D.C., beginning on July 27, 2004, prior to my departure for Germany.
I agree to provide, by November 1, 2004, a written report to the Fellowship administrators about my European experience.
I understand that the program sponsors/administrators agree to provide me with a stipend of $4,000 and a travel allowance of $1,000, which is expected to cover my transportation to and from Germany and my basic living expenses. In addition, if I may require some German language instruction prior to the fellowship to increase my proficiency, the sponsors will help fund such instruction, up to $500.
Because the purpose of the program is to enhance understanding between journalists in the U.S. and Germany, all travel, personal and professional, undertaken during the fellowship period is restricted to Germany unless approval has been granted in advance.
I agree to state my qualifications accurately in the application process, particularly in regard to proficiency in the German language.
I have read and agree to adhere to the above guidelines if I am selected for the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship.
Applicant’s Signature Date
How did you hear about the Burns Fellowship?
Send your application package to The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, c/o International Center for Journalists, by March 1, 2004. Please include five copies of the following: ❏ An up-to-date curriculum vitae. ❏ Three samples of recent work as they appeared in print or were broadcast (home-use audio cassette and NTSC videotape formats only please). ❏ A letter of recommendation from your direct supervisor.