Mio Soric talked about Deutsche Welle’s (Germany) news network in the United States, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the types of stories the network covers, differences between German and American coverage of subjects such as global climate change, and the role of the U.S. in creating Deutsche Welle. A clip was shown of Deutsche Welle coverage of reactions to the Supreme Court health care law decision.
This was the second of a five-day “Washington Journal” series on foreign news operations in the United States. The program identification numbers for the other parts are 306872-5 (Al Jazeera English), 306915-6 (Voice of America), 306916-5 (China Central Television), and 306934-5 (BBC America).