Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has appointed Adrienne Woltersdorf as its new Chinese service head.
Woltersdorf, currently “Tageszeitung“ (taz) correspondent in the US, will take up her post on 1 Dezember 2009. She will be in charge of DW’s Chinese programme offering for internet and radio.
DW has several million hits on its Chinese web site per month, despite various restrictions through the Chinese authorities.