Kristin Zeier has spent a good deal of her journalism career bridging the transatlantic gap between the US and Europe. Born in the US, she has worked in German media for nearly 15 years. Interested in how Facebook, Twitter and Youtube offer a whole new world of possibilities for journalists and the audience, she has always been a strong advocate of social media usage. Kristin Zeier is head of the English background sections at DW, Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Kristin Zeier speaks on the panel presented in cooperation with Deutsche Welle.