Media Ambassadors China - Germany

The exchange program for journalists “Media Ambassadors China - Germany” is organized by the Robert Bosch Stiftung in cooperation with the Hamburg Media School and aims to win over journalists for the task of strengthening Sino-German relations. Every year, fifteen fellowships are awarded to Chinese and German journalists. Journalists from China are invited on a three-month fellowship to Germany, while German fellows spend three months in China. The fellows receive a stipend of 1,000 euros per month. The visit by Chinese fellows in Germany includes a one-month course at Hamburg Media School and a two-month job-shadowing stage with renowned print, radio, online-, or television editorial teams. The course at Hamburg Media School includes studies on German affairs and the entire spectrum of journalistic forms of presentation. The job-shadowing stage in a German editorial team then gives fellows a deeper insight into the system and working methods of the German media. The program includes meetings, discussions and forums with important per-sonalities in German politics, journalism and society.

German fellows deployed in China take part in an intensive course on contemporary Chinese affairs at the renowned Tsinghua University during the first month. Months two and three are spent working in English or German language ediotrial departments of major Chinese media in Beijing or Shanghai.

In addition to a deeper and broader understanding of journalism in the respective host country, the aim is to obtain first hand experience which the Chinese and German journalists then use in their coverage back home returning from their three-month stay abroad.

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