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Speaking to DW, Dani Dayan, chairman of the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem, warns leaders to act immediately against rising antisemitism. He urges people to remember the Holocaust and take action before it's too late Go to article
With the new Spanish-language podcast "Dime cómo lo lograste" ("Tell me how you made it"), DW and the Colombian broadcaster Blu Radio want to take the pressure off young people to succeed. Go to article
How can journalism help us in overcoming societal divisions? This is the question we will examine during the 16th edition of DW's international media conference, which will take place on June 19 and 20, 2023. Go to article
The video series features young people discussing disputed topics that move them. DW and France Médias Monde, in partnership with other European media outlets, launched the digital plattform ENTR in 2021.
In January 2023, DW Akademie is opening the "Pop Up Think Tank" in central Tunis in a space designed for co-working, brainstorming, discussion and exchange.
In a closed session of the Bundestag's Committee on Cultural and Media Affairs on Jan. 25, agenda item 2 was the implementation of the action plan DW had developed in response to the allegations of antisemitism.
Jan Kuhlmann, until recently head of news agency dpa's Middle East regional office, will take over as DW Head of Middle East at the beginning of January 2023.
DW Türkçe is a well-known media website in Turkey and is also active on different social media platforms.
The DG8 summit, held in Paris on December 15-16, confirmed the importance of guaranteeing access to reliable information, combatting disinformation and ensuring the security of editorial teams.
DW's joint investigation with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reports on the unregulated, shady world of honorary consuls.
MEDIA LOVES TECH supports new digital tools for media in the Maghreb. The incubation program helps journalists combine high-potential reporting with emerging technology to make storytelling more efficient and effective.
On Friday, DW was honored with the Berlin Inclusion Prize for its "Inclusive Vocational Training." The prize is endowed with 10,000 euros.
Stunning scenery, history and traditional food are on the menu as DW strikes out on a second season of the travel series, Destination Culture – Exploring Germany, featuring Brandenburg,Thuringia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
After the rockets comes the propaganda — pro-Russian voices have claimed that wounded people in Kyiv were just actors staging their suffering. But a DW fact check shows that the victims are real.
Launching today on DW Russian, the "DW Novosti Show" podcast will be hosted by high-profile radio producers Tatiana Felgenhauer and Alexandr Plyushchev.
As DW's Russian service celebrates its 60th anniversary, its news offer remains blocked in Russia. First introduced during the Cold War, Russia's renewed attempt at censorship has so far failed.
Deutsche Welle (DW) will relocate its Moscow-based broadcast operations to Latvia following the closure of its Moscow bureau and the withdrawal of its staff's accreditation by the Russian government.
Following allegations of antisemitism against some DW employees and distributors, the general management developed a comprehensive action plan and presented the status of implementation to the Broadcasting Council today.
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The latest issue of DW's Weltzeit is available to read digitally. The new title "Special journalistic operation: War in Europe" covers censorship, frontline reporting, espionage, cyber security and much more.
Weltzeit: As world leaders demand that Russia put an end to the war in Ukraine, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth calls for international action to stop China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
Founded in 2014, the Riga-based news website Meduza is the only major independent Russian media outlet that continues to report on the war in Ukraine. Its co-founder Ivan Kolpakov contributed this essay to Weltzeit.
Putin's invasion of Ukraine has unleashed its own interpretive battle online, an unprecedented confrontation of military force and media power. An essay by media scholar Bernhard Pörksen.
Since the 2013 Gezi Park Istanbul protests in Turkey, nothing has been the same. Erdogan's declaration of war against independent media coincides with this milestone, writes DW Editor Bülent Mumay for DW's Weltzeit.
In this essay contributed to DW's Weltzeit, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme David Beasley explores the wider repercussions of the war in Ukraine on global food security.
On June 20 and 21, the Global Media Forum explores opportunities to foster resilient journalism in times of crisis. Learn more here and join us in Bonn or online.
Since 2015, the DW Freedom of Speech Award has honored a media person or initiative that has shown outstanding promotion of freedom rights.
DW honors Ukrainian journalists Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka with Freedom of Speech Award at GMF in Bonn.
MethodKit for Podcasts was developed with experts from around the world to support the development and production of podcasts. The kit will be officially launched at the PodcastDay24 Conference in London on October 4.
Starting today, filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda are invited to apply for film development funding and training offered by DW Akademie. The open call will run until October 26, 2022.