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Various articles written by me or about me that have appeared in magazines or blog posts.

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Article by Ulrike Nagel for the Germany Institute: Discussion on TV Debates

In the run-up to the early German elections, a debate arose over the format of the televised debates. Public broadcaster ZDF initially planned two separate head-to-head debates: one between Scholz and Merz, and one between Weidel and Habeck. The latter met with resistance from Habeck, who advocated for a broader debate format.

Under pressure from political parties and public debate, several broadcasters adjusted their plans. The commercial network RTL expanded its debate to include four candidates. Merz indicated that he actually welcomed a direct confrontation with Weidel, while the CDU warned that larger panels would come at the expense of substantive depth.

🔗 https://duitslandinstituut.nl/artikel/62050/discussie-over-tv-debatten

One arena. Two people facing each other. Ready to begin a fight, swords at the ready. A real duel!

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Article in the VPRO Guide about the podcast series "Over de muur"

Journalist Ulrike Nagel, who grew up in East Berlin and now lives in the Netherlands, explores in the six-part podcast series “Over de muur” what the GDR era still means to people who grew up there as children.

VPRO Magazine published an article about Nagel and her podcast series, which can be read on the VPRO Guide website.

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My story about the Wall on Berlijnblog.nl

I was 10 when the Wall came down. I moved to Berlin in 1984, when I was 5. I was born on the Baltic Sea, in Greifswald, where my parents were studying. At the time, many East Germans from all over the country were moving to the capital of the GDR; my mother was from the north, my father from the south. Berlin was already the place to be back then if you wanted a good job, so we moved into a two-room apartment with a coal stove.

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RTV Utrecht wint twee NL-Awards

UTRECHT – RTV Utrecht heeft twee NL-Awards gewonnen. Dat zijn de jaarlijkse prijzen voor de beste regionale radio- en televisieproducties.

RTV Utrecht kreeg in de categorie Documentaire een award voor ‘De Koersk’. Deze productie van Erwin Raasveld vertelt het spannende verhaal van de broers Van Seumeren uit De Meern, die op de Barentszee de gezonken kernonderzeeër de Koersk weten te bergen.

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