Wolfgang Blau

Wolfgang Blau is an independent journalist and media expert from Germany, based in the U.S. and Germany. In 2004, he covered the U.S. Presidential Elections in  Washington D.C. for Germany's ZDFonline and Deutsche Welle Online. Throughout 2008, he will again be covering the U.S. Presidential Elections with a  special emphasis on how the internet is changing politics, campaign strategies and financing, citizen engagement and the agenda of conventional mass media.

In 1999, Wolfgang Blau developed the first online audio portal of a european daily newspaper for DIE WELT. In 2004, he produced the first podcast of a German media company for ZDF. Together with journalist Alysa Selene, Wolfgang Blau is the author of the forthcoming book "German Dream," a series of interviews with international thought leaders about the importance of inspiring societal dreams, both for nations and individuals.