Bringing Germany to the world
You don’t have to speak German to indulge your interest in Germany: these media publish stories from Germany in English.
deutschland.de: your gateway to Germany
What’s it like to study and work in Germany? What role does Germany play in the world? What has an impact on politics, the economy, academia and science and culture? Find the answers on deutschland.de - the website you’re visiting just now. In ten languages - including English, of course - deutschland.de provides background articles, interviews and features aimed at anyone wishing to better understand Germany, such as students and skilled professionals. A daily news ticker provides the latest news from and about Germany. deutschland.de is also highly active on social media, including Instagram and TikTok. The content is created on behalf of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office.
Deutsche Welle
International public service broadcaster Deutsche Welle provides news and background reports in English about Germany and global politics. Its services are taxpayer-funded. The overriding priority for its journalistic work is not to reach the widest possible audience but to provide news and reporting in places where access to information is restricted, the aim being to foster free opinion-forming abroad and to combat disinformation.
Key German media in English
Germany’s established media are increasingly publishing their content in English, too. Weekly newspaper Die Zeit has its most important articles translated. News magazine Der Spiegel has its ownInternational section. In addition, it offers a Substack newsletter entitled “The German View”. It gives people around the world the chance to discover how Germany and Europe view global crises.
European media for young people
What do Majorcans think of German tourists who come to their island to party? What’s it like to be a young woman playing in Germany’s eSports Bundesliga? How does Germany’s electoral system work? These are just some of the questions that are answered on ENTR’s multilingual social media channels. A content creator network, ENTR is run by Deutsche Welle in collaboration with the French media company France Médias Monde and works with media partners from all over Europe. The project was launched in response to Brexit, when the UK left the EU in 2021. Its vision was to create a pan-European media network for young people.
