Christopher Springate

Born in: Hong Kong Languages: English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, conversational Italian Degrees/Journalistic experience: M.A. in Modern and Mediaeval Languages (St Catharine´s College, Cambridge) Diploma in Periodical Journalism, Grad. Centre for Journalism (City University, London) Diploma in European Journalism (Centre de Formation des Journalistes, Paris) I worked for DW, BBC World Service, Guardian, Independent, New Statesman etc. With DW since: 1992 Favorite quotes: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (Former US President John F. Kennedy) “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.” (Former Soviet Premier, Nikita Kruschev) My personal hero: Nelson Mandela What do I strive to be as a journalist? I have three ideals as a journalist: First of all, I strive to be as independent as possible. I have never been a member of a political party, and never will be. For me, membership of a political party is incompatible with independent journalism. I believe fervently in public service journalism as one of the few sources of independent information in a world full of vested interests. As a journalist, I want to deliver information that is independent of political, economic and cultural influence. Secondly, I strive to be as impartial as possible. This involves reporting on as many sides of the story as possible. There are almost always several perspectives on a story. It is our job as journalists to portray as many of these perspectives as possible and give a full picture of events and issues. It is then up to our audience to make up their own mind. In my view, in mass media such as radio and TV, we journalists should never tell you what to think. And thirdly, I strongly believe in our mission to explain. As journalists, it is our job to put events in a context, to make it easy for our audience to understand what is at stake. With our planet becoming ever more sophisticated and complex, this is a constant challenge. But then … what would life be without challenges, right? 7 trips I must make before I die: 1. The Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area in southern Africa 2. The entire coastline of Mozambique, from Maputo in the south to Ibo in the north 3. The rainbow nation of South Africa, from east to west and then from north to south 4. The Okavango Delta in Botswana, when the water arrives and the animals migrate there 5. North-eastern Brazil, following the footsteps of Walter Salles´ film, “Central Station” 6. The underbelly of the southern US, in a quest for the soul/music of that region 7. Latin America, from coast to coast and from head to toe
Christopher Springate
Hong Kong
Hong_Kong Hong_Kong_people Hong_Kong_national_cricket_team British_Hong_Kong Hong_Kong_national_football_team Cinema_of_Hong_Kong Hong_Kong_Open_(tennis) Hong_Kong_International_Airport Hong_Kong_national_rugby_union_team LGBT_rights_in_Hong_Kong Hong_Kong_women's_national_squash_team Football_in_Hong_Kong Television_in_Hong_Kong Hong_Kong_(TV_series) Hong_Kong_men's_national_squash_team Hong_Kong_women's_national_football_team
English
English_language England English_people English_poetry English_studies Kingdom_of_England English_Americans United_Kingdom English_literature Australian_English England_national_football_team American_English Philippine_English English_law English_Canadians English-speaking_world
German
Germany German_language Germans Nazi_Germany German_Empire German_Americans German_literature Cinema_of_Germany Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine German_Canadians Imperial_German_Navy Football_in_Germany German_cuisine Kingdom_of_Germany Weimar_Republic
French
France French_language French_people French_poetry Cinema_of_France Kingdom_of_France French_cuisine French_Americans First_French_Empire French_Third_Republic French_colonial_empire Canadian_French French_Canadians French_First_Republic French_Army French_Navy
Portuguese
Portuguese_language Portugal Portuguese_people Portuguese_Empire Kingdom_of_Portugal Portuguese_India Portuguese_Americans Portuguese_cuisine Portuguese_Brazilians Portuguese_Ceylon Brazilian_Portuguese Portuguese_poetry Portuguese_Canadians Portugal_national_football_team Architecture_of_Portugal Cinema_of_Portugal
Spanish
Spanish_language Spain Spaniards Spanish_Empire Spanish_poetry Spanish_language_in_the_Philippines Spanish_cuisine Cinema_of_Spain Spanish_language_in_the_United_States Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas Spanish_Americans New_Spain Habsburg_Spain Football_in_Spain Music_of_Spain Spanish_wine
Italian
Italy Italian_language Italians Cinema_of_Italy Italian_Americans Italian_poetry Kingdom_of_Italy Italian_cuisine Italian_Canadians Italian_wine Culture_of_Italy Italian_Brazilians Italian_Australians Politics_of_Italy Kingdom_of_Italy_(Holy_Roman_Empire) Italy_national_football_team
Modern and Mediaeval Languages
St Catharine´s College
St_Catharine's_College,_Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridge University_of_Cambridge Cambridge,_Massachusetts Cambridge_(UK_Parliament_constituency) Cambridge,_Ontario Cambridge,_New_Zealand Cambridge_University_Boat_Club Cambridge,_Maryland Cambridge_railway_station Cambridge_R.U.F.C. Cambridge,_Ohio Cambridge_(electoral_district) Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club Cambridge,_Minnesota Cambridge_(provincial_electoral_district) Cambridge_University_R.U.F.C.
Periodical Journalism
Grad. Centre for Journalism
City University
City,_University_of_London City_University_of_New_York City_University_of_Hong_Kong City_University_of_Seattle City_University_of_Mogadishu City_University,_Bangladesh Department_of_Journalism,_City_University University National_Autonomous_University_of_Mexico Graduate_Center,_CUNY Humboldt_University_of_Berlin Local_colleges_and_universities_(Philippines) University_of_Bucharest Queens_College,_City_University_of_New_York City_University
London
London London,_Ontario London_GAA London_Cricket_Club Greater_London London_Records London_Stadium London_(European_Parliament_constituency) County_of_London City_of_London University_of_London West_End_theatre London,_Kentucky Bishop_of_London London_(electoral_district) London,_Ohio
European Journalism
Centre de Formation des Journalistes
Paris
Paris Paris_Masters Paris_(mythology) University_of_Paris Paris,_Texas Paris,_Ontario Paris,_Tennessee Paris_(rapper) Open_GDF_Suez Paris_FC Paris,_Kentucky Meeting_de_Paris Stade_Roland_Garros Paris_(The_Chainsmokers_song) AccorHotels_Arena Paris,_Illinois
DW
Drum_Workshop Deutsche_Welle DW-TV Defender_(association_football) Dreamworld_(Australian_theme_park) Data_warehouse Delhi_Wizards D.W._Read DW Discworld
BBC World Service
BBC_World_Service BBC_World_Service_Television BBC BBC_World_News BBC_News
Guardian
The_Guardian Legal_guardian Guardian_(DC_Comics) TheGuardian.com Guardian_(band) Custos_(Franciscans) Guardian_(Bahá'í_Faith) GuardiaN Guardian_(Marvel_Comics) Guardian_(song) The_Guardian_(Nigeria) Guardians_of_the_Universe Guardian_(web_series) Guardian_temperament Guardian_(fireboat) Trinidad_and_Tobago_Guardian
Independent
Independent_politician Independent_film Independent_station_(North_America) NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools Independent_school Independent_school_(United_Kingdom) Independence_(probability_theory) Independent_record_label Independent_music Independent_circuit Independent_station The_Independent Independent_baseball_league Independence Independent_(religion) Independent_(United_States)
New Statesman
New_Statesman
DW
Drum_Workshop Deutsche_Welle DW-TV Defender_(association_football) Dreamworld_(Australian_theme_park) Data_warehouse Delhi_Wizards D.W._Read DW Discworld
1992
US
United_States Billboard_200 Billboard_Hot_100 Recording_Industry_Association_of_America United_States_dollar Nielsen_SoundScan Billboard_charts Hot_Country_Songs Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States Billboard_(magazine) Dance_Club_Songs Federal_government_of_the_United_States American_English RIAA_Certification .us Us_(Peter_Gabriel_album)
President
John F. Kennedy
John_F._Kennedy Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy John_F._Kennedy_High_School_(New_York_City) John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport John_F_Kennedy_(horse) John_F._Kennedy_High_School_(Cleveland,_Ohio) USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67) John_F._Kennedy_(Georgia_politician) Presidency_of_John_F._Kennedy Bloomington_Kennedy_High_School John_F._Kennedy_Catholic_High_School_(Somers,_New_York) John_F._Kennedy_High_School_(Warren,_Ohio) State_funeral_of_John_F._Kennedy John_F._Kennedy_College John_F._Kennedy_High_School_(Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa) John_F._Kennedy_presidential_campaign,_1960
Soviet
Premier
Nikita Kruschev
Nikita_Khrushchev
Nelson Mandela
Nelson_Mandela Free_Nelson_Mandela Nelson_Mandela_(EP) Memorial_service_of_Nelson_Mandela Statue_of_Nelson_Mandela,_Union_Buildings Death_of_Nelson_Mandela Nelson_Mandela_Bay_Stadium
Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area
Kavango–Zambezi_Transfrontier_Conservation_Area
Africa
Africa Africa_(Roman_province) Africa_(Toto_song) Poverty_in_Africa Confederation_of_African_Football Confederation_of_African_Athletics African_Cricket_Association Africa_(TV_series) United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Africa Africa_(Petrarch) Africa_(Karl_Wolf_song) Praetorian_prefecture_of_Africa Languages_of_Africa Squash_Federation_of_Africa Music_of_Africa Exarchate_of_Africa
Mozambique
Mozambique Portuguese_Mozambique Mozambique_national_football_team People's_Republic_of_Mozambique Mozambican_Football_Federation Mozambique_women's_national_football_team Mozambique_Defence_Armed_Forces Mozambique_national_cricket_team Mozambique_(film) Mozambique_national_basketball_team List_of_non-marine_molluscs_of_Mozambique Island_of_Mozambique Mozambique_Ports_and_Railways Mozambique_(music) Music_of_Mozambique Elections_in_Mozambique
Maputo
Maputo Maputo_Province Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Maputo Maputo_River Maputo_International_Airport Estádio_do_Zimpeto 2011_All-Africa_Games Liga_Desportiva_de_Maputo
Ibo
International_Boxing_Organization Igbo_people Igbo_language International_Baccalaureate International_Biology_Olympiad Ibo_(Mozambique) Ibo_District Ibo_District,_Hyōgo International_Radio_and_Television_Organisation International_Boxing_Federation IB_Middle_Years_Programme Ibo_(disambiguation)
South Africa
South_Africa South_Africa_national_cricket_team South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team South_Africa_national_football_team Union_of_South_Africa South_African_Rugby_Union A1_Team_South_Africa South_Africa_women's_national_cricket_team Same-sex_marriage_in_South_Africa South_Africa_national_rugby_league_team South_Africa_women's_national_football_team South_African_Football_Association South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team South_African_wine South_Africa_Fed_Cup_team South_Africa_national_baseball_team
Okavango Delta
Okavango_Delta
Botswana
Botswana Botswana_national_football_team Botswana_Football_Association Botswana_national_cricket_team Botswana_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games Botswana_women's_national_football_team Botswana_Defence_Force Botswana_national_rugby_union_team Botswana_Defence_Force_Air_Wing Football_in_Botswana LGBT_rights_in_Botswana Miss_Botswana Botswana_Fed_Cup_team Botswana_men's_national_squash_team Elections_in_Botswana Transport_in_Botswana
Brazil
Brazil Brazil_national_football_team Brazil_(1985_film) Brazil_women's_national_football_team Brazilian_Football_Confederation Brazil_national_beach_soccer_team A1_Team_Brazil Colonial_Brazil Brazil_national_under-20_football_team Same-sex_marriage_in_Brazil Brazil_national_basketball_team List_of_non-marine_molluscs_of_Brazil Brazil_national_under-23_football_team Empire_of_Brazil Brazil_men's_national_volleyball_team Brazil_national_under-17_football_team
Walter Salles
Walter_Salles
film
Central Station
Central_Station_(film) Central_railway_station,_Sydney Montreal_Central_Station Central_Station_(Chicago_terminal) Central_station_(MTR) Rapid_Central_Station Central_railway_station,_Brisbane Hamburg_Hauptbahnhof Amsterdam_Centraal_station Central_station Aarhus_Central_Station Copenhagen_Central_Station Central_Station,_Chicago Memphis_Central_Station Central_station_(Metro_Transit) Central_station_(Jacksonville)
US
United_States Billboard_200 Billboard_Hot_100 Recording_Industry_Association_of_America United_States_dollar Nielsen_SoundScan Billboard_charts Hot_Country_Songs Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States Billboard_(magazine) Dance_Club_Songs Federal_government_of_the_United_States American_English RIAA_Certification .us Us_(Peter_Gabriel_album)
Latin America
Latin_America Senior_League_World_Series_(Latin_America_Region) Little_League_World_Series_in_Latin_America Maunabo,_Puerto_Rico Big_League_World_Series_(Latin_America_Region) Junior_League_World_Series_(Latin_America_Region) Latin_American_literature United_Nations_geoscheme_for_the_Americas Boomerang_(Latin_America) Music_of_Latin_America History_of_the_Jews_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean Intermediate_League_World_Series_(Latin_America_Region) Latin_American_poetry Mexicali Monterrey Latin_American_cuisine
Christopher Springate
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German
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French
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Portuguese
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Italian
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Modern and Mediaeval Languages
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St Catharine´s College
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Cambridge
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Periodical Journalism
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Grad. Centre for Journalism
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City University
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London
London
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European Journalism
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Centre de Formation des Journalistes
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Paris
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DW
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BBC World Service
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Guardian
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Independent
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New Statesman
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1992
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Soviet
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Nikita Kruschev
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Nelson Mandela
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Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area
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Africa
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Mozambique
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Maputo
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Ibo
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South Africa
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Okavango Delta
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Botswana
Botswana
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Brazil
Brazil
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Walter Salles
Walter_Salles
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Central Station
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Latin America
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