Jenna L Belhumeur | Journalist
Personal Project: Tour of my Berlin apartment
I collaborated with Unreal Real Estate GmbH to give a quick tour of my Berlin home.
My Life After 44 Years In Prison
Full interactive: http://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/shorts/life-after-prison/index.html
Otis Johnson went to jail at the age of 25. When he got out at 69, he rejoined a world that was starkly different from the one he remembered. This is his story. (Part of AJ Shorts)
Running Time: 6:21
The Case to Halt AI
Are we playing with fire when it comes to artificial intelligence? AI is currently progressing at an incredible pace and with its potential also come dangers. Some even consider it a threat to humanity. Now a group of experts is calling for a pause to AI development.
Short version (4-minutes): https://www.instagram.com/p/CrToLqrtZJp/?hl=en
Long version (13-minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Nv5MCRPCk&t=6s&ab_channel=DWNews
Six months in: Global consequences of the Ukraine war
When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent tanks into Ukraine, he started a war that quickly became much bigger than 'just' an invasion on 'just' one continent. DW's correspondents around the globe report on the consequences for countries and people far from the battlefield.
Running time: 13:28
Role: Producer
Yazidi family reunites five years after fleeing ISIS genocide | DW Feature
This Yazidi family was reunited in Berlin five years after they separated while fleeing an IS-led genocide in Iraq.
Running Time: 5:40
Finding my family after 44 years in prison
After coming to terms with a new and unfamiliar world, Otis Johnson sets off to reconnect with his family.
Running Time: 8:19
White Alba truffles – a coveted delicacy | Euromaxx
This year, a 900-gram white truffle was auctioned off in Alba, northern Italy for 100,000 euros. From marketing campaigns involving shipments to the likes of Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and Marilyn Monroe, here’s how the delicate fungus became the world’s most coveted culinary prize.
Running Time: 4:53
GERMAN VERSION: https://www.dw.com/de/wei%C3%9Fe-alba-tr%C3%BCffeln-eine-begehrte-delikatesse/av-56010044
France: Iranian exile dies at the airport he called home for 18 years
Iranian exile Mehran Karimi Nasseri, or "Lord Alfred" as airport staff called him, died at the age of 77 at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport, the place he called home for 18 years. His saga was the inspiration behind Steven Spielberg's 2004 film, "The Terminal."
Role: Producer
Afghan girl helps bring 12 members of her family to Germany since Taliban takeover
With the help of a teacher in Germany, Narges Tavakkoli successfully organized the rescue of 12 members of her family since the takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan one year ago. The family's reunion in Berlin however, is bittersweet.
Social Media version: https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1560999092309741569?t=4C8Vv9QEwSYjLzZIWuM3RQ&s=19
Why is Germany's coronavirus death rate so low? | DW News
Mortality rates are seen as a key indicator of how countries are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. So why, compared to other countries in Europe, is the Covid-19 death toll so low?
Running Time: 5:28
Homeless Tour Guide Shows His Berlin | DW Feature
There are an estimated 10,000 homeless people in Berlin. Meet a former one, Dieter Bichler, who now gives tours to those hoping to gain an alternative glance at Germany's capital.
Running Time: 4:49
What you need to know about the Iran protests | DW News
The internet in Iran is effectively shut down, which has made it difficult to get a clear picture of what's happening in the country. DW verified videos from inside the country and summarized events over the last week.
Running Time: 3:34
Berlin: Fake real estate billboards draw investors | DW Feature
In Berlin, the real-estate market is the subject of just about every conversation. Depending on where you fall on the financial spectrum, you're either looking for that illusive affordable rental or you're hunting for the next great investment opportunity. Gentrification has Berlin renters feeling like they're getting squeezed out by international investors. Visual artist Dorothea Nold has found a creative way to spotlight the problem, but the irony is lost on some interested buyers.
Running Time: 2:43
Berlin's "Neighborhood Mothers" Aid in Integration Efforts
After taking a 6-month course in parenting, education and health, the goal of Berlin’s Stadtteilmütter, or “Neighborhood Mothers,” is to infiltrate Germany’s often isolated migrant communities, aiding in integration efforts that are difficult for German authorities with no language or cultural ties to the people they are trying to reach.
Running Time: 5:09
Syrian Artist Finds Inspiration in New Home
Jwan Khalaf's latest series of collages are made from his own cut-up medical prescriptions, symbolising the medicines many Syrian people take to cope with the psychological illnesses caused by war.
Running Time: 6:55
Rave Meets Politics at Secret Music Festival
It's party time in a field for a secret underground festival in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. But away from the pumping tunes, a left-wing collective is trying to get ravers to think about politics. Arab Underground is an organisation that promotes Arab culture across Germany's festival and club scenes.
Running Time: 4:36
Dance for Freedom Shows Support for Detained Instagram Woman
A dance protest has been held outside the Iranian embassy in Berlin.
It was staged in support of Maedeh Hojabri, an Iranian woman who was arrested for posting dance videos on social media
Running Time: 5:52
Berlin's Garage10
A group of volunteers in Germany gather twice a week to repair bikes which have been donated for refugees.
Over 800 bikes have been restored so far in a project designed to foster ties between locals and migrants.
Running Time: 5:44
Club Brings Ramadan to Berlin's Party Crowd
Berlin's nightlife is world renowned. But at YAAM club, it's about more than hedonostic partying. The picturesque venue hosted an Iftar event to bring a taste of Muslim culture to Berlin's young clubbers.
Running Time: 5:31
Replanting Coral Reefs in Jordan's Aqaba
Coral is being moved hundreds of kilometres and replanted at new dive sites, in an attempt to boost tourism in Aqaba, Jordan.
The new reefs are growing into visually stunning underwater worlds that are luring divers from all over the globe.
Running Time: 6:09
Straßenumfrage
Weekly Voxpops surrounding German political topics for Turkish sender TRT.
Full list of videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/trtdeutsch
Levante Brunch at Berlin's Refugio Cafe
A former Syrian TV star now hosts weekly meals showcasing gourmet Syrian cuisine at a cafe in Berlin. She lives above the cafe, in a 40-person communal housing project where refugees from countries like Syria, Somalia and Afghanistan live alongside Germans, Turks and Swedes.
Running Time: 5:08
President Trump vs Candidate Trump on Saudi Arabia
Taking a look at a series of flip-flops -- rhetorical and policy-centered -- that greased the skids for Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia to look like a success.
Running Time: 2:28
Inside Gambia's Mile 2 Prison
Al Jazeera got access inside Gambia's notorious Mile 2 Prison. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say guards torture, beat and kill prisoners here. It's also where former president Yahya Jammeh detained political opponents during his 22-year reign.
Running Time: 1:52
I'm A Syrian Refugee Living In Colombia
In 2012, Moataz Khedrou was a third year university student at Damascus University looking forward to a business career in the Syrian capital. Today, he sells Syrian food from a food cart in Parque Central Ciudadela Cafam, a park in Bogota, Colombia.
Running Time: 2:46
Germany's first mixed-gender mosque
This mosque is advocating a more progressive, feminist brand of Islam. But some are dismissing the house of worship.
Running Time: 1:39
Floating Food Forest Arrives in New York City
Swale, a so-called floating food forest, aims to rethink the use of New York City’s public lands with free food available for foraging. The project, built on a 130-foot by 40-foot floating barge, was installed in the Bronx recently and will dock at several locations in the city until October.
Running Time: 2:32
Belize's Lionfish: Creating Demand for Invasive Species
Lionfish is an invasive species first sighted off Belize's coastal waters in 2008. Conservationists encourage fishermen to hunt lionfish, but creating a market for the fish's meat has proven difficult.
Running Time: 4:47
Beirut Hackathon Aims to Bring Tech Innovations to Refugees
At a hackathon in Beirut in early June, 12 teams worked 48 hours straight to try and develop apps and tech solutions for the U.N. that could help better manage the Middle East's refugee crisis.
Running Time: 2:32
Boroughs by Bike
(Wall Street Journal interactive)
Five boroughs. More than 100 miles of bike paths explored. With tips from cycling advocates across the city, The Wall Street Journal explored both well-known routes, and others less traveled, to assemble visual postcards of what the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island have to offer when you travel by bike.
Bartendaz
Bartendaz role and mission is to educate youthful individuals about the inner workings of themselves and their environments via natural movements. The Bartendaz utilize exercise as a metaphor for life, highlighting the mind as the source of all muscular activity. Advocating the reality that health is wealth and movement is medicine, the Bartendaz are pragmatic practioners of their original and innovative exercise concepts.
Running Time: 5:16 min
Holy Cow: The Controversy Surrounding India's Beef Ban
There are politics behind beef consumption. The BJP, India's ruling party who is known for trying to revamp a sense of Hindu nationalism within the country, demands that laws against cow slaughter be strengthened. But Muslims, Christians and Dalits consume meat and the industry itself provides livelihood for a large number of people. Are India's Muslims, who form a majority in the beef business but a minority in the country, being targeted in the guise of cow protection?
Running Time: 4:04 min
Gospel Choir Tourism in Harlem
Abyssinian is one of many Harlem churches that have become tourist attractions for visitors from all over the world who want to listen to soulful gospel music at a black church service.
Running Time: 0:50 min
Oceans of Hope
Oceans of Hope, a global voyage under the Sailing Sclerosis Foundation, is meant to change the perceptions of those living with multiple sclerosis.
Running Time: 2:27 min
Sights and Sounds of the Chilean Protests
Across Chile, students demand free, quality education. For 15 days, the Daily Bruin followed the student movement in Santiago to investigate students' frustrations and the creativity they have shown in organizing protests that have received international attention. Daily Bruin reporters spoke to a range of protestors about their demands and the protest tactics that are part of Chilean culture. Some of their responses are contained in this video.
Running Time: 5:20 min