Broadcast Journalism in Germany
This is my
first posting for the SPJ International Committee, so allow me to briefly
introduce myself. I'm Butler Cain, and I'm the news director of Alabama Public
Radio in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (www.apr.org). I
was hoping to use this forum to share some audio interviews I've conducted with
broadcasters from around the world (hey -- I'm a radio guy).
Several
months ago, I went to Germany as a guest of the RIAS Berlin Kommission. It's an
exchange program for German and American journalists. As a result of that trip,
Alabama Public Radio was able to return the favor a few months later and serve
as a host for a German journalist.
Simone von der Forst is a freelance broadcast journalist
in Germany. She is a news anchor and reporter for radio stations YouFM (www.you-fm.de)
and 1Live (www.1live.de).
In this interview, Simone discusses the shortage of international news coverage
within America and the public broadcasting systems in both countries. You can
hear that interview here:
http://streams.ua.edu/aprnews/SPJ_German_Media.WAV
On my next post, I'll share what I learned during my
weeklong trip to Germany.
Butler