Franz Strasser
Reporter and Videojournalist, BBC
- Arts and Entertainment, Politics, U.S., United Kingdom
- Washington, DC
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Reporter/VJ for BBC News in the US. Do video features on culture, immigration & trends across the country.
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2009 - Columbia University
Awarded for graduating as the valedictorian, this fellowship allowed me to travel anywhere in the world to report a story. It is part of Joseph Pulitzer's gift to Columbia University which established the Pulitzer Prize.
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What was your first job as a journalist?
In 2005, I started a sports podcast with a friend of mine in Germany which quickly grew to become the most listened-to in its category.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
There might have been a typewriter app on my iPhone once. The answer is no.
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Goodbye Rio, I'll see you again tomorrow. São Paulo here we come! #bbcgoesconfedcup instagram.com/p/aqYwfvB4mU/
Our story from yesterday: Brazil Maracana stadium protest ends in clashes bbc.in/12D2lV0
Brazil Maracana stadium protest ends in clashes
bbc.co.uk — Hundreds of protesters in Brazil have clashed with riot police near Rio de Janeiro's Maracana football stadium.
About to go live on #BBCWorld just a few minutes after we were running away from tear gas.… instagram.com/p/aoZhs-h4qz/
No qualifying here RT @espn The World Cup's a year away, but qualifying implications are decided now. Watch Mexico/Italy here
Riot police at Maracana now using tear gas, had to scramble along with a few hundred protesters. Back in safety now, things calmed down.
Wow, good job everyone! MT @chrishams: BBC is most shared mainstream news source on the web m.techcrunch.com/2013/06/15/can… pic.twitter.com/OqXDdyq4Gf”
Can BuzzFeed Be Stopped?
techcrunch.com — It's been a good week for old media. The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal have all done a superb job of reporting on the NSA/PRISM revelations. Unfortunately it has also been a terrible decade for them. Newspaper advertising revenue has fallen by..
chrishams: BBC is most shared mainstream ...
twitter.com — BBC is most shared mainstream news source on the web, says @Scanvine http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/06/15/can-buzzfeed-be-stopped/ ... ht @michaelroston pic.twitter.com/EdgQxEOaOW
RT @siwilso BBC colleague Nada Tawfik found threatening note on flight from Cairo to New York. Plane now in Scotland. m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-229209…
Cairo to New York plane diverted after 'problem'
bbc.co.uk — Egyptair plane from Cairo to New York lands at Prestwick Airport in Scotland after being diverted.
It's simple, listen to 'Wish You Were Here' a million times, unlock the entire #PinkFloyd catalog: rol.st/19Bl4TJ #nobrainer
Pink Floyd Seek a Million Spotify Streams
rollingstone.com — Pink Floyd has avoided Spotify thus far, but the band has announced on Twitter that they're willing to posting their catalog on the streaming service - on one condition: they're holding out until their 1975 track "Wish You Were Here" hits a million streams. 100 Greatest Artists: Pink Floyd EMI Records holds Pink Floyd's catalog, and although Spotify signed a deal with EMI in 2011, Pink Floyd was not part of the agreement, according to Mashable.
It's not like we don't do this every four years @TVNewser: Changes at the BBC in the USA bit.ly/164BrDT
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