Spiegel Online – Brand Enhancement and News Provision
Spiegel and Its Online Mission
It is impossible now to argue that the internet is not taking over the world by means of penetrating the very fundamental institutions of human society, and the press is not exempted. Spiegel Online is a good example of how a traditional press organization is coming to terms with the Net, i.e. an established print magazine extending to online, and interactive, news. But a more interesting question is whether the move signals the end of traditional news provision.
Life as a woman reporter
Working as a reporter espicially for women is not an easy job. There are many challenges that you face. Yana Pareigis is working as a DW TV news reporter, she says that working as a reporter is hard as sometimes people might not take you as serious as they would take a male reporter. So have to wrok really hard to make sure that you are respected.
Potsdam shines with splendid Neue Palais
Neue Palais is enlisted in UNESCO World Heritage Sites
It is only a stone’s throw from Berlin to Potsdam. Idyllic Havel-river lakes, forests and palaces surround this quite region. New Palace is a mind-blowing architecture among the other palaces in Potsdam that has a long history.
With the German re-unification, Potsdam became the capital of the newly constituted State of Brandenburg in 1990. I along with my fellow Asian colleagues from the DW-Akademie online journalism workshop and its Projecct Manager, went there to visit Neue Palais or the New Palace. We travelled there from the busy Berlin and the beauty of natural landscape and the palace really charmed us. Continue reading →
Bonn and Berlin: a tale of two German cities
I’ve read a Deutsche Welle article about the capital city (or should I say, cities?) of Germany after reunification, and it seemed to me that the issue has not yet really been settled.
Which city truly deserves the honor of being the capital city of the country?
I’m not going to answer that question since I’m not even from Germany, but of course I have my impressions of both cities.
German’s Verbal Defense
OK, I found two German guys to debate against some of the “assumptions” that people usually make toward them. One of them is Mr. Stephan and the other is Manuel. Both are the graduate students from Bonn University. Now let’s hear the defense.
Sign Boards in Germany
Locals always offer something nice. Including, the sign boards in Germany that is soooo Germans! I bet that the tourists who don’t know German language will be surprised with these kinds of unique letters-words-sentences. Then, things will be kept in their mind: confusing.
