Visiting fellow Florian von Heintze shares insights about covering demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri

Visiting fellow Florian von Heintze, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of BILD, shared with CCLP the story of a BILD reporter who was wounded and arrested while covering the demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri. Below is von Heintze's personal introduction to the story: Three German reporters — among other American and international journalists — were arrested last night while covering the demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. One of the journalists is 26-year-old Lukas Hermsmeier from Berlin, who writes for BILD, Europe's largest selling newspaper with 12 million readers daily, and its……

BILD Deputy Editor-in-Chief named CCLP visiting fellow

Florian von Heintze, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the German newspaper BILD, is joining the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) as a 2014-2015 visiting fellow. While based at CCLP, Heintze will lead a series of programs examining media coverage of global events from different international perspectives. This conversation series will be presented in partnership with the Pacific Council on International Policy. “Florian is a highly regarded newsroom innovator who helps lead one of Europe’s top-selling newspapers,” said Geoffrey Cowan, USC University Professor and CCLP director. “He brings a broad global perspective to CCLP and I am delighted to have him join……