Monthly Archives: October 2008

Hans Fritz In Trouble

Today was not such a great day. It is the middle of the day and my workday is not over, the old calculation for foreign-correspondent-workhours might not work today. That is not usual for a professional German journalist in New York. Not usual.
I got a phonecall from my editor. The editor was fuming. She [...]

Why Journalists Do Not Travel

German journalists in the USA do not travel because they have everything they need: They have an office and a computer. They have google. And three newspapers. Also they have only two hours every day. So a professional journalist does not travel. Exceptions are when a company invites you. Then you may travel, but only [...]