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Associated Reporters Abroad (ARA) is a Berlin-based
journalism agency taking a fresh approach to providing news coverage
of Europe. Ours is an original experiment in international journalism
and we believe our timing couldn't be better. With news budgets
shrinking and foreign bureaus closing, providing readers with informed,
in-depth reporting from overseas has never been this challenging.
We think it's time to reverse the trend.
How we work
ARA connects editors in the US and across the English-speaking world
with our network of correspondents across the continent and beyond,
providing news organizations the stories they need, when they need
them. ARA sends out a regular e-bulletin featuring a new round of
story ideas from around Europe and selected countries in the Middle
East and North Africa. If an editor is interested in one of the
stories, he/she assigns it. Conversely, if editors have a specific
idea for a story they want, they assign it through our agency. Then
the editor works directly with our correspondent to complete the
project. Our editorial team ensures that editors receive clean,
accurate copy that meets the highest standards of journalism. Working
in all major formats - print, audio, video and photography - our
goal is to offer quality, affordable coverage of news developments
throughout the European continent.
Why ARA
Now more than ever, readers are hungry to understand the world better
and they deserve more than just the news wires. With our network
of journalists, ARA fills in where a traditional model of foreign-based,
salaried correspondents no longer applies. Berlin, Paris, Istanbul,
Kiev and Prague... Europe's most exciting cities just got a whole
lot closer. The ARA team looks forward to working with you!
Frequently
Asked Questions
The Team
 Jabeen
Bhatti
For more than a decade, Jabeen has worked as a print and online
journalist in the US and abroad. Her work has appeared in The
Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington
Times and Agence France-Presse. She specializes in politics,
education, crime and international affairs reporting, and has worked
as an editor for Deutsche Welle, Expatica.com and Times Media (Germany).
Originally from the Washington, DC area, Jabeen has lived in Poland,
Denmark and South Korea before settling in Berlin in 2003. She is
fluent in German and has a working knowledge of French, Polish and
Danish.
Contact: jbhatti@ara-network.com
 Harald
Franzen
A native of Germany with a decade of reporting experience
in the US, Harald has worked in print, television and online media
and as a photojournalist. Specializing in science, health, business
and technology writing, his work has appeared in Scientific
American, Popular Science, Life Magazine, The Associated
Press, Der Spiegel, brand eins and Vanity Fair Germany.
Harald's photos have appeared in Newsweek, The New York Times,
Stern, Business Week and People. Harald
speaks English, French, German, Spanish and basic Italian.
Contact: hfranzen@ara-network.com
 Michael
Levitin
A print journalist specializing in arts & culture,
environment, politics and travel writing, Michael worked in Bolivia,
the Czech Republic, Puerto Rico and Spain before landing in Germany.
His work has appeared in Newsweek, The Financial Times,
The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Slate, The Walrus, The
International Herald Tribune and US News & World Report.
He has worked most recently as the Berlin stringer for The
Daily Telegraph. A native of northern California, Michael speaks
Spanish and German.
Contact: mlevitin@ara-network.com
 Thomas
Marzahl
Thomas has worked as a radio and print journalist for the past 15 years between Germany, France and the United States. His work has appeared on Deutsche Welle, AFP, the BBC and National Public Radio among others, with reports ranging from India and Japan to West Africa and across Europe. Thomas specializes in politics, business and culture reporting and speaks French and German.
Contact: tmarzahl@ara-network.com
 Sumi Somaskanda
Sumi has worked as a reporter, anchor, radio and television journalist
and producer for various media outlets in the US and Germany: She
covered Congress and the Bush administration as a Washington D.C.
correspondent for WLIU radio and Vermont's WCAX, and has covered
the Chicago criminal courthouse for local Chicago print media. Her
work has appeared on WYCC Chicago, NY1 and Capital News 9 (YNN),
and she also co-produced an award-winning documentary on autism.
She has also served as a lead news producer at Current TV before
moving to Germany, where she currently contributes to Deutsche Welle
TV in Berlin. She speaks German, Spanish and Tamil.
Contact: ssomaskanda@ara-network.com
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