Michael Filtz’s Published Writing

I write for a variety of publications, including FIND MBA, LLM GUIDE, NextExecutive, ZDNet, and The New Yorker. I cover topics in higher education, beer, startups, and business. A few highlights:

I talked with beer producers in Germany to see if craft beer can help save the country’s shrinking beer industry  (The New Yorker)

I Interviewed branding expert Kevin Keller and others to find out how globalization and the internet are creating new challenges for branding professionals (Next Executive)

I went to the opening of the Factory and talked to a representative from Soundcloud to discuss how this new Google-backed startup hub will change Berlin’s startup scene (ZDNet)

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Here’s a list of articles I’ve written (and videos I’ve produced) since July, 2013:

• Described the process for Applying to a Master in Management (MiM) program (Article – MiM Guide; November 9, 2018)
• Talked to admissions professionals at Mannheim Business School, University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, and UC Irvine’s Merage School of Business to write an article with tips on how to perform well for MBA admissions interviews. (Article – FIND MBA; July 6, 2015)
• Researched reported on the top 10 one-year MBA programs in the US (List – FIND MBA; June 2015)
• Helped frame a substantial research undertaking which looked at the value of an LL.M. degree in Big Law firms. (Article – LLM GUIDE; June 4th, 2015) (co-authored)
• Talked to admissions representatives at Syracuse University, CEIBS, and Warwick University to develop a list of steps MBA students can take to land a job after graduation.(Article – FIND MBA; June 2nd, 2015)
• Covered the rise of one-year MBA programs in the United States (Article – FIND MBA; April 27th, 2015)
• Learned about alternative dispute resolution by talking to law firm reps at the University of Southern California, the University of Columbia-Missouri, and Canada’s York University  (Article – LLM GUIDE; March 30th, 2015)
• Covered the history of CeBIT, Germany’s biggest tech trade show (Article- ZDNet; March 16th, 2015)
• Discussed business schools’ embrace of social impact investing  (Article – FIND MBA; February 23rd, 2015)
• Wrote about how business schools are leveraging insights in psychology to build better leaders (Article – Next Executive; December 29th, 2014)
• Wrote about MBA programs in Spain  (Article – FIND MBA; December 4th, 2014)
• Cut a video interview with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammed Yunus where he talks about how access to finance is a human right  (Video- Allianz Knowledge; December 3rd, 2014)
• Talked to the the Pirate who wants to reform Europe’s copyright laws for a profile (Article- ZDNet; December 1st, 2014)
• Delved into the growth of privacy-oriented startups in Europe  (Article- ZDNet; November 17th, 2014)
• Looked at a new venture capital fund from Deutsche Telekom (Article- ZDNet; November 12th, 2014)
• Talked to representatives from some of India’s most important business schools to find out What’s Next for India’s Business Schools? (Article – FIND MBA; October 22nd, 2014)
• Looked at the challenges that incoming EU tech commissioners Günther Oettinger and Andrus Ansip face and their plans to meet them  (Article- ZDNet; October 20th, 2014)
• Wrote about a round of layoffs in Germany by telecom Telefonica (Article- ZDNet; October 20th, 2014)
• Discussed the continued evolution of Telefonica Deutschland’s deal to buy E-Plus  (Article- ZDNet; October 2nd, 2014)
• Covered the opening of a new 5G lab in Germany launched by TU Dresden and Vodafone (Article- ZDNet; September 29rd, 2014)
• Discussed the implications of ongoing strikes at Amazon’s operations centers in Germany (Article- ZDNet; September 23rd, 2014)
• Telefonica’s acquisition of E-Plus gets final approval from Europe (Article- ZDNet; September 1st, 2014)
• Covered the rise of executive education courses in business analytics by interviewing representatives at UCLA, Babson College, and Harnessing the Big Data Explosion (Article – Next Executive; August 28th, 2014)
• Asked a number of business school admissions representatives, at schools like Emory University and Manchester, how a low GPA can affect MBA admissions chances (Article – FIND MBA; August 20st, 2014)
• Talked to entrepreneurs in Berlin and Tel Aviv about how these two startup ecosystems are similar and are growing together (Article- ZDNet; August 4th, 2014)
• Covered the rise of MBA electives in entrepreneurship by interviewing entrepreneurship professors at McGill University, Copenhagen Business School, and Spain’s IE Business School (Article – FIND MBA; July 21st, 2014)
• Discussed how Motorola devices could be banned in Germany after it loses patent fight (Article- ZDNet; July 10th, 2014)
• Covered continued ongoing events in Telefonica’s acquisition of E-Plus (Article- ZDNet; July 2nd, 2014)
• Went to the opening of the Factory and talked to a representative from Soundcloud to discuss how this new Google-backed startup hub will change Berlin’s startup scene (Article- ZDNet; June 13th, 2014)
• Shot an interview with planning expert Richard Sennett and then cut that with some nice images to illustrate how open planning can make cities better (Video- Allianz Knowledge; June 3rd, 2014)
• Covered the rhetoric in Germany around ‘unbundling’ of Google in the run-up to the country’s parliamentary elections  (Article- ZDNet; May 19th, 2014)
• Wrote about a range of new startups in Germany that are working on making email more secure (Article- ZDNet; May 7th, 2014)
• Talked to SAP’s vice president for cloud strategy and Deutsche Telekom’s head of cybersecurity to learn about German companies’ increasing investment in cybersecurity  (Article- ZDNet; April 24th, 2014)
• Interviewed branding expert Kevin Keller and others to find out how globalization and the internet are creating new challenges for branding professionals (Article – Next Executive; April 9th, 2014)
• Produced a range of video interviews covering the Berlin Demography Forum 2014 (Video- Allianz; April 16th, 2014)
• Produced a Video Interview with Jos Delbeke, the EU director-general for climate action (Video- Allianz; March 27th, 2014)
• Covered an event in Berlin addressing how Europe can make life easier for startups and entrepreneurs who want to build businesses on the continent  (Article- Allianz; March 19th, 2014)
• Wrote about how a growing number of MBA programs with a focus in nonprofit management are preparing folks to work in mission-oriented organizations and make a difference (Article – FIND MBA; March 10th, 2014)
• Asked “does Europe have a soul?” in this video featuring interviews with filmmaker Wim Wenders, Jean-Claude Junker, and Martin Schulz (Video- Allianz; March 6th, 2014)
• Took ZDNet readers Behind the scenes at Microsoft’s Berlin accelerator (Article- ZDNet; January 28th, 2014)
• Wrote breaking news on a hack of up to 16 million email accounts in Germany (Article- ZDNet; January 21st, 2014)
• Talked with beer producers in Germany to see if craft beer can help save the country’s shrinking beer industry  (Article- The New Yorker; January 15th, 2014)
• Covered the continued issues involved in the strikes at Amazon’s Germany operations centers  (Article- ZDNet; January 13th, 2014)
• Wrote about how a Nokia patent suit against HTC was tossed out by a German court (Article- ZDNet; January 10th, 2014)
• Analyzed a report by Germany’s Monopolies Commission that said that the country should sell its stakes in Deutsche Telekom (Article- ZDNet; December 18th, 2013)
• Covered the continued fallout in Germany from the Snowden NSA leaks: Germans are now less likely to trust their own government’s online services  (Article- ZDNet; December 18th, 2013)
• Covered how Germany’s antitrust regulation authority dropped an inquiry into Amazon’s pricing tactics after the online retailer stopped some contentious pricing practices (Article- ZDNet; November 29th, 2013)
• Analyzed employment data and talked to business schools to learn about what’s in store for future post-financial crisis MBA careers (Article – FIND MBA; November 27th, 2013)
• Talked to some storytelling experts to write about how the act of storytelling can help executives build leadership and communication skills Article – Next Executive; November 25th, 2013)
• Wrote about how Vodafone and O2 are testing superfast LTE-A in Germany (Article- ZDNet; November 19th, 2013)
• Attended an event and wrote about how the EU is taking steps to begin work on a NSA-free cloud  (Article- ZDNet; November 18th, 2013)
• Covered the introduction, by Brazil and Germany, of a bill in the UN that intended to curb intelligence gathering(Article- ZDNet; November 8th, 2013)
• Wrote about a German court’s ruling that Deutsche Telekom could not introduce throttling of customers’ broadband speeds  (Article- ZDNet; October 31st, 2013)
• Analyzed a Deloitte study that suggested that Germans were interested in LTE, but were not interested in paying extra for it  (Article- ZDNet; October 30th, 2013)
• Wrote about an emerging class of internationally-accredited MBA programs in Southeast Asia  (Article – FIND MBA; October 30th, 2013)
• Covered some continued fallout from Snowden NSA scandal in Merkel to Obama: Are you tapping my phone? (Article- ZDNet; October 24th, 2013)
• Spoke with business school representatives at a number of schools to learn how MBA applicants could pay for their MBA (Article – FIND MBA; October 18th, 2013)
• Covered the launch of Firefox OS phones in Germany (Article- ZDNet; October 16th, 2013)
• Wrote about Deutsche Telekom’s plan to shield Germany’s internet traffic from foreign secret services, in the wake of the Snowden revelations (Article- ZDNet; October 15th, 2013)
• Covered O2 Deutschland’s plan to introduce broadband data caps in Germany O2 bringing in broadband data caps in 2014 in Germany (Article- ZDNet; October 11th, 2013)
• Covered a German court ruling saying that those who run Facebook fan pages aren’t responsible for privacy violations by fans (Article- ZDNet; October 10th, 2013)
• Wrote about the approval, by KPN shareholders, of a takeover of E-Plus  (Article- ZDNet; October 3rd, 2013)
• Covered a German court ruling that stayed a Motorola patent injunction against Apple, and restored iCloud push mail in the country (Article- ZDNet; October 2nd, 2013)
• Apple ‘bounce-back’ patent declared invalid in Germany thanks to Steve Jobs video (Article- ZDNet; September 30th, 2013)
• Talked to business schools representatives who told me how climbing a mountain or interacting with horses can help executives build leadership skills (Article – Next Executive; September 27th, 2013)
• Wrote about the various options available for those who want pursue Part-Time MBA Programs in Hong Kong (Article – FIND MBA; September 26th, 2013)
• Reported on some shaking up in the broadband internet providers in Germany (Article- ZDNet; September 25th, 2013)
• Analyzed the effects of the PRISM revelations on Germany’s 2013 federal elections (Article- ZDNet; September 19th, 2013)
• Vodafone wins approval for €7.7bn takeover of Kabel Deutschland (Article- ZDNet; September 16th, 2013)
• Telefonica’s bid for KPN’s E-Plus moves forward with new deal and buy-in from Carlos Slim (Article- ZDNet; August 27rd, 2013)
• Analyzed the similarities and differences between the tech startup ecosystems in London and Berlin (Article- ZDNet; August 23rd, 2013)
• Reported on the official acceptance in Germany of Bitcoins as private money  (Article – ZDNet; August 20th, 2013)
• Talked to professors at Columbia University, Rutgers Business School, and Copenhagen Business School in my reporting on MBA Programs in Pharmaceuticals (Article/Infographic – FIND MBA; August 20th, 2013)
• Reported on  File-sharing in Germany (Article – ZDNet; August 9th, 2013)
• Went to three business schools in Europe to do video interviews with a number of MBA students to get a sense of The MBA Experience in Europe (Video/Article – FIND MBA; August 5th, 2013)
• Major German news sites stay in Google News, despite protesting against it (Article – ZDNet; August 2nd, 2013)
• Reported on the launch of Microsoft’s new Berlin-based tech startup accelerator  (Article – ZDNet; July 25th, 2013)
• Telefonica Deutschland snaps up E-Plus from KPN for €8.1bn (Article – ZDNet; July 23rd, 2013)
• Talked to Harvard’s V. Kasturi Rangan for this article on Executive Programs in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Article – NextExecutive; July 9th, 2013)
• Reported on the rise of desk-sharing and co-working spaces in Berlin‘s entrepreneurial community (Article/photos – ZDNet; July 8th, 2013)