Category Archives: Media

Am I the future or the past?

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Sabine Muscat

Not just the Washington Post is updating itself as I wrote in my previous post. As journalists, we all have to reinvent ourselves within a changing industry. In a fast-moving, connected world, we have to be able to use different channels … Continue reading →

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Good News from Death Valley

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Sabine Muscat

Could there still be hope in the media industry? Two years ago, I was less than certain about that. (see the post I wrote after the death of my former newspaper, Financial Times Deutschland). Things have become more refreshing lately, for several reasons. New … Continue reading →

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Big Stories on the Small Screen

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Sabine Muscat

If anyone has been wondering what I do for a living these days: A year ago, I took my first steps in television, working in the DC office of German TV station N24. Those first steps were tiresome – especially … Continue reading →

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Return of the Flying Carpet

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Sabine Muscat

The Flying Carpet Blog is back after a long break. But that doesn’t mean that time has stood still. Let me give you a tour of where my professional life has taken me – including links to my work. I … Continue reading →

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Death of a Newspaper

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

Tectonic shifts in my journalism career usually happen on the day before Thanksgiving. On November 21, German publisher Gruner + Jahr decided to shut down Financial Times Deutschland – making me the paper’s last Washington correspondent. Ten years ago on the day before … Continue reading →

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The world is watching! U.S. Election Blogs, Part Two

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

How do you introduce Obama’s and Romney’s campaign strategists David Axelrod and Stuart Stevens to a Chinese audience? One blogger found a solution: You cast them as Zhuge Liang and Liu Ji, two military strategists in ancient China. One was … Continue reading →

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Blogging the U.S. Elections, Part One

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

Less than four weeks to go until November 6th – and Financial Times Deutschland has now launched a new U.S. election blog, in which we share our impressions from on and off the campaign trail all across the country. But if … Continue reading →

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