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2008 U.S.- Austria Journalism Exchange Print  Print this page  
Author: Mario Scherhaufer Created: 8/14/2008 3:39 PM
This is a blog for the 2008 fellows of the U.S. - Austria fellowship. In addition, Program Director Mario Scherhaufer will be live blogging from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Long live Tirol! Which Tirol?
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 10/16/2008 10:28 AM
The alpine region was carved up in the aftermath of World War I. The two halves have grown more distinct in those 90 years.
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Dead and gone, but memories linger
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 10/16/2008 10:24 AM
For all the scorn that media outlets and everyday Austrians have heaped upon nationalist Jörg Haider over the last two decades, the public mood this week has been surprisingly solemn.
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Lange Nacht der Museen
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 10/5/2008 9:10 AM
It turned into Long, Cold Night of Museums, Interviews, Cycling and Partying.
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Big Happy Family
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 10/4/2008 7:19 AM
Try finding a Black Ploughman in Germany, or a Li'l Mason.
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That ad sucked
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 10/3/2008 1:42 PM
I just saw the worst television ad ever, for a soft drink called "Georgia." Following eight snappy and clever spots, the exception proved the rule.
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Fräulein X doesn't say "Buy me."
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 9/30/2008 5:01 PM
European television ads are reeeeeally good. But what are the billboard models trying to tell me?
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Right makes Streit
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 9/30/2008 9:33 AM
Austria's two nationalist parties gained an unprecedented share of the vote on Sunday. That alarmed the other 70 percent of the population and prompted my colleague to ponder emigration.
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Last nudist standing
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 9/28/2008 4:30 PM
In August, the nudists were shoulder to shoulder at a riverside park three miles down the Danube from central Vienna. But then came three weeks of cold drizzle, and just a dozen of them turned out for the Indian summer afternoon that followed.
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Wahlkrampf
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 9/28/2008 9:06 AM
Die Banalitäten, die US- Wahlkämpfe regelmäßig dominieren, beherrschen dieses Jahr auch den Wahlkampf in Österreich.
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Little people, big world
Chris Bagley By Chris Bagley on 9/24/2008 4:15 PM
With only 8 million countrymen and -women, Austrians take close relationships into account when making decisions.
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