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Consulate General of the United States Munich, Germany - Home About UsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas InformationU.S. Policy & IssuesMeet the USATrade & CommerceDeutsch In Focus Spotlight On Youth April 15, 2008 Student expresses her opinion © Marianne Pidala click to enlarge Media and youth shared the spotlight as the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate Munich, Bavarian broadcaster BR and the Berlin Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance welcomed 120 youth from different ethnic and educational backgrounds to the BR headquarters for a one-day conference on the image of migrant youth in the media. Amidst a multitude of symposia dealing with similar questions, this one (part of U.S. Mission Germany s "Building Bridges" series) stood out because of its novel format: Young people directly speaking with media professionals. Representatives from Munich media were peppered with critiques and questions like "Why are the ethnic backgrounds of delinquents from ethnic minorities always reported in the press" or "Why are people with migrant background always shown as drug dealers or aggressors on TV" Among the panelists were BR radio representative Sybille Giel, famous TV actor Charles M. Huber, and PR specialist Nadja Rahal. A journalism fair during the lunch break allowed the students to get information about media jobs. Experts from the Bavarian Ministry of Culture as well as the City of Munich were there as observers. The Consulate Public Affairs section also arranged for two of its Windows on America alumni to participate in a film project on the conference. Their film will be shown on BR’s youth program Südwild in July. Some 100 youth and media representatives also attended an icebreaker event at Amerika Haus the night before. German-Zimbabwean percussion group Pamuzinda further helped melt the ice and set the stage for the next day s conference. • Flip through the photos • article in Süddeutsche Zeitung • article in...