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Dave Braneck
I am a freelance writer and broadcast journalist in Berlin. I cover a range of topics including sports (particularly German football and fan culture), US and German politics, and labor. I write, produce and present short documentaries for Deutsche Welle’s TV and YouTube channels. I also work on their TV sports desk and frequently appear as a live studio expert.
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Deutsche Welle article about the rise of RB Leipzig's women's team.
Profile of a Senegalese basketball player at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin for NPR.
A short documentary I wrote and produced for Deutsche Welle's environmental YouTube channel, Planet A, about the failure's of technology-based transit solutions.
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics
Jacobin article about the 2021 supply chain crisis, and how it highlights the relatively weak position of workers in the logistics industry.
Article for Euronews on the Afghan diaspora in Hamburg, life in Germany for Afghans, and the Afghan-German response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
Article for Euronews about a referendum in Berlin on socializing 250,000 apartments in order to fight gentrification.
Profile of Tareq Alaows, a Syrian refugee in Germany who faced racist abuse and threats after running for parliament, for Euronews.
An article for the Nation about football in Leipzig representing the political divide in east Germany 30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall.
An article for Deutsche Welle about Türkgücü München, Germany's most successful football club founded by immigrants.
An article for Jacobin about the failed attempt at creating a European Super League and how fan ownership and active fan culture are necessary to stop the commercialization of football.
A short documentary I wrote and produced for Deutsche Welle's football channel on YouTube, Kick off, about the struggles of the German men's national football team.