Rob Schmitz / 史明智
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NPR Central Europe Correspondent, former Shanghai Correspondent, author of Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road.
Berlin, Germany
Joined May 2010
Your assignment: 153 books. 7 months. And you thought your book club was intense. This is what awaits the judges for the Booker Prize, which will be awarded on Nov 10. On @hereandnow I spoke to a judge about how he does it:
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Chris Power has read more than 150 novels in seven months as one of the judges for this year's Booker prize.
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My latest, from the Rhone Glacier in Switzerland, on @npr:
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Where were these when I lived in China?
🚨 China has built a 50m-tall inflatable dome over a construction site in Jinan to protect the surroundings from dust and noise.
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Thanks to @alisaschllnbrg for a fun interview about Chancellor Merz’s visit to Washington. Honored to appear in @DIEZEIT among such great journalists.
Friedrich Merz went to Washington and I got a beautiful Kollegengespräch with @rob_schmitz out of it: https://t.co/SPGROTzeqN
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Friedrich Merz went to Washington and I got a beautiful Kollegengespräch with @rob_schmitz out of it: https://t.co/SPGROTzeqN
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Beim Auftritt im Oval Office wirkte Friedrich Merz wie ausgewechselt. Das hat auch mit der Sprache zu tun, sagt Rob Schmitz, Korrespondent des US-Senders NPR.
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NPR memo: Pope Leo offers thoughts for journalists. The times are “both difficult to navigate and to recount,” and demand that “each one of us” should “never give in to mediocrity.”
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Stacking the judiciary w/loyalists. Targeting universities & News orgs. Purging the gov't. Eliminating a "woke" agenda. Our story on Viktor Orban's track record in Hungary & who it's inspired. "Trump went further in two months than Orban could in 15 years"
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The dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.
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When NPR's Sylvia Poggioli came face-to-face with Pope Francis : Live updates: Pope Francis, a towering figure on the world stage, dies at 88 https://t.co/dlzdXsA7vC
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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli spent over four decades covering Rome. During her time, she covered the last three popes. But Poggioli shared something special in common with Pope Francis.
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Our military has captured two Chinese citizens who were fighting as part of the Russian army. This happened on Ukrainian territory—in the Donetsk region. Identification documents, bank cards, and personal data were found in their possession. We have information suggesting that
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The European Commissioner for crisis management, treating preparedness like it's a big joke - cracking herself up, using her emergency water to water plants, etc. It all seems a bit tone deaf, given the times.
Today, the EU launches its new #Preparedness Strategy. “Ready for anything” — this must be our new European way of life. Our motto and #hashtag.
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My book is out today! The culmination of six years of reporting in China and Taiwan. It’s a narrative nonfiction telling of identity and politics from on the ground in China. I’ll be doing events in NYC and DC and Durham this month. https://t.co/iZmNOKFMXG
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A “gripping and scrupulously reported” (The Washington Post) investigation into the battle over identity in China, chronicling the state oppression of those who fail to conform to...
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A year ago, NPR Gaza Producer Anas Baba and I profiled Nimer, an 11-year old boy shot five times by the Israeli military, suffering greatly from his wounds. A year later, Anas set out to find Nimer to see if he survived. He did. And here’s our update:
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Podcast Episode · Consider This from NPR · 03/16/2025 · 14m
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"There's nothing the US could want in Greenland that they couldn't get just by talking to us normally without threats of annexation" -@RasmusJarlov, member of Denmark's Parliament, in my @npr story on how the Danes are handling Trump's Greenland envy:
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In Denmark, Danes have gone from shock, confusion to just plain bemused as President Trump repeatedly makes territorial threats about Greenland.
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We won a DuPont! So grateful to be part of such a dedicated and generous Middle East team at @NPR. Our reporting, led by Daniel Estrin in Israel, and Anas Baba in Gaza, was recognised last night with this great award.
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"We are like the dreamer who dreams, and then lives in the dream. But who is the dreamer?" -Thank you, David Lynch, for being you and sharing your fascination of life and beyond with all of us.
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BREAKING NEWS
People are planning vacations in ghost towns and finding that it's scary and there's not enough to do.
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There are nearly a million Syrians living in Germany, the largest diaspora outside the Middle East. Our story about how they’re grappling with the fall of the Assad regime: https://t.co/BYnKyJisBe
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Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship. The toppling of the Assad regime has raised questions for exiles about their next step.
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Q: So, she has 99 World Cup wins. Is anyone even close to that? A: No. That's a very simple answer: No. Joined host @rob_schmitz on NPR @MorningEdition to talk about @MikaelaShiffrin aiming for career win No. 💯 in #Killington ⬇️ #Beast365 #FISAlpine
https://t.co/jxPxP7C0j8
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Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin pursues her 100th World Cup win this weekend on her home slopes in Killington, Vermont.
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Martyn Stewart (@naturesound) has spent his life collecting the sounds of nature. Now that audio has been paired with the sweeping music of Robert Shields, aka ONR, on their new album "Imperfect Cadence". Please listen to the result - it'll make your day:
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Over a lifetime, Martyn Stewart has recorded the sounds of a changing planet. Now, he's made an album with music producer ONR. "Imperfect Cadence" is a call to conserve the wilds of Scotland.
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Oh, and I’d be remiss to not mention that the great @PhilHarrellNPR - the Steve Albini of NPR - edited, mixed & produced this piece.
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