What the Germans read
What is the situation on the German book market? What books are people buying and what role is the coronavirus playing? We have the answers for you.
Communication and Media
Communication & Media: Newspapers, online portals, blogs, TV and radio: current information and background on communications and media
Learning with literature
People who learn German know Goethe and Kafka, but contemporary literature is better suited for language acquisition. We present the best methods.
Experience the Frankfurt Book Fair online
Book Fair digital: exciting events, stimulating discussions and a wide variety of readings. A tour of the programme.
The world is a book
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.
An insight into two worlds
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.
Israel
She knows what she wants
Maria Schrader is the first German director ever to win at the Emmy Awards – for “Unorthodox. How did she manage that?
Europe
European understanding
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.
The fourth estate
Free media form an important part of any democracy. However, they are denounced by populists for political reasons – in Germany, too.
Facts for democracy
Fake news about coronavirus is spreading almost as fast as the virus itself. How Germany is tackling the problem.
Diversity is its mandate
High quality and a very varied remit: how public service broadcasting functions in Germany.
How a newspaper comes about
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.
