Gerd Ruge
Gerd Ruge (9 August 1928 – 15 October 2021) was a German journalist, author and filmmaker. As a journalist he was associated with public broadcasters Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR), ARD and WDR. Through his career spanning over 50 years, he reported from many countries including the former Soviet Union, China, the United States, and Afghanistan. He was the first German journalist with a visa to work in Yugoslavia, and the first correspondent for national television ARD in Moscow. He was ARD correspondent in the U.S. from 1964 and 1969, where he reported after the assassination of both Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. Ruge summarised his reports in books such as ''Sibirisches Tagebuch'' ("Siberia Diary") and ''Russland: Portrait eines Nachbarn'' ("Russia: Portrait of a Neighbour") and ''Unterwegs: politische Erinnerungen'' ("On the way: political memories")Ruge co-founded the German chapter of Amnesty International in 1961. He was professor of television journalism at Munich's University of Television and Film. He received awards for journalism, peace movement and national merit including the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2014. Provided by Wikipedia
-
1
-
2by Kathrin Schuldt, Christa Ehmen, Jennifer Evans, Juergen May, Daniel Ansong, Juergen Sievertsen, Birgit Muntau, Gerd Ruge, Tsiri Agbenyega, Rolf D HorstmannGet full text
Published 2014-01-01
Article -
3by Kathrin Schuldt, Christa Ehmen, Juergen Sievertsen, Jennifer Evans, Juergen May, Daniel Ansong, Birgit Muntau, Gerd Ruge, Christian Timmann, Tsiri Agbenyega, Rolf D. Horstmann, Thorsten ThyeGet full text
Published 2017-03-01
Article -
4by Muna Affara, Hakim Idris Lagu, Emmanuel Achol, Richard Karamagi, Neema Omari, Grace Ochido, Eric Kezakarayagwa, Francine Kabatesi, Anatole Nkeshimana, Abdi Roba, Millicent Nyakio Ndia, Mamo U. Abudo, Alice Kabanda, Etienne Mpabuka, Emil Ivan Mwikarago, Philip Ezekiel Kutjok, Donald Duku Samson, Lul Lojok Deng, Nyambura Moremi, Maria Ezekiely Kelly, Peter Bernard Mtesigwa Mkama, Alex Magesa, Stephen Karabyo Balinandi, Godfrey Pimundu, Susan Ndidde Nabadda, Dewi Ismajani Puradiredja, Julia Hinzmann, Sophie Duraffour, Martin Gabriel, Gerd Ruge, Wibke Loag, Rogers Ayiko, Stanley Serser Sonoiya, Juergen May, Michael J. Katende, Florian GehreGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
Article