Benjamin Bathke

Class of 2016

Born and raised in Northern Germany, Benjamin Bathke earned his B.A. in History & Journalism from the University of Giessen. While he was getting his M.A. in Communications in the U.S. from 2012-14 in the U.S., he circumnavigated the globe with Semester At Sea. Since his graduation, he has been working as an entrepreneurial multimedia journalist covering technology, media innovation, startups and a host of other topics for North American and European publications.

Clippings

  • 2016
  • Miami Herald

Thousands of miles from Miami, Dolphins fans find a community in Germany

  • 2016
  • Miami Herald

Thousands of miles from Miami, Dolphins fans find a community in Germany

  • 2016
  • The Lithuania Tribune

The great reluctance – how can Germany’s lack of leadership vis-a-vis Russian aggression in Ukraine be explained?

  • 2016
  • Reuters

Forced into exile by Putin’s war, Russian journalists are rebuilding their lives in Riga

  • 2016
  • Foreign Policy 

Estonia’s Prime Minister: ‘We Need to Help Ukraine Win’

  • 2016
  • Foreign Policy 

Estonia Battles Its Elected Racists

  • 2016
  • Nieman Lab

Slow down, read up: Why slow journalism and finishable news is (quickly) growing a following

  • 2016
  • Devex

Q&A: How NGOs can protect themselves online

  • 2016
  • DW Business

Cutting Edge Festival

  • 2016
  • Buzzfeed

Tausende Flüchtlinge warten darauf, ihre Familien wiederzusehen – aber Deutschland blockiert

  • 2016
  • Deutschlandfunk

Vorkämpfer der Völkerverständigung

  • 2016
  • Mediashift

Trust and Tech Take Center Stage at 2017 GEN Summit in Vienna

  • 2016
  • Deutsche Welle News

Trump’s Triumph

  • 2016
  • Mediashift

German Chatbot Startup Tries to Help Publishers Reach Larger Audiences

  • 2016
  • Deutsche Welle News

American losers of globalization

  • 2016
  • Betakit

Why two Canadian sports startups are setting up shop in St. Louis

  • 2016
  • Deutsche Welle News

World in Progress: App puts crisis areas on the map

  • 2016
  • Mediashift

Bulgarian Analytics Startup Aims to Fix How Publishers Use Data

  • 2013
  • 2016
  • Financial Post

Canadian junior miner, Colombia in trade dispute over rights at national park

  • 2016
  • Mediashift

Virtual Reality is Growing, But How Can It Make Money?

  • 2016
  • CIUT 89.5 FM

TIME ZONES

  • 2016
  • CIUT 89.5 FM

TIME ZONES

  • 2016
  • Financial Post

SXSW Accelerator proves great launching pad for Canadian startups to take off in the U.S.

  • 2016
  • National Post

‘Can I get a tax receipt?’: Tax confusion muddles Syrian refugee sponsorship efforts

  • 2016
  • Financial Post

Why the Star Wars rebel alliance needs a central bank

  • 2016
  • Financial Post

The real revenge of the Sith: one huge depression

  • 2016
  • Dallas News

How public schools aren’t living up to our expectations in computer science education

  • 2016
  • The Boston Globe

New XPRIZE will map the world’s oceans

  • 2016
  • CBC

XPrize offers $7M incentive to explore oceans, build better sea-floor maps

  • 2016
  • Dallas News

Q&A: XPRIZE senior director Jyotika Virmani on the quest to understand our oceans

  • 2016
  • Financial Post

XPRIZE goes deep with new $7-million competition

  • 2016
  • CBC

How Canada and the U.S. compare on Syrian refugees

  • 2016
  • Deseret News

The importance of early exposure to STEM fields