Communication and Media

The German Book Prize, the Frankfurt Book Fair and the German book trade: here you can find out all you need to know about books.

Germany has been one country again since 1990, and memories of the division are gradually fading. Anyone who fancies a journey back in time should check out these films and books.

Maria Schrader is the first German director ever to win at the Emmy Awards – for “Unorthodox. How did she manage that?

Texts, documents, websites: researchers at the DFKI together with the Technologie-Company Tilde have developed an online translation tool for Germany’s EU Council Presidency.

Free media form an important part of any democracy. However, they are denounced by populists for political reasons – in Germany, too.

Fake news about coronavirus is spreading almost as fast as the virus itself. How Germany is tackling the problem.

High quality and a very varied remit: how public service broadcasting functions in Germany.

How does a German newspaper get its news? Who verifies whether it is true? Let us explain the whole process, from selection of news stories to final print.

deutschland.de has more than one million followers on Facebook

Myths, rumours, false information: the role they are playing in the Corona crisis and how to recognize them.

Independent journalism: how the coronavirus crisis affects press freedom, and how Germany is supporting freedom of the press.

Unorthodox, the series by the German director Maria Schrader, is enjoying great success. We spoke to the actor Aaron Altaras.