- Ruth Elkins
Ruth Elkins ("born 17th September 1978") is a British journalist who often writes for
The Mail on Sunday ,The Independent on Sunday andThe Independent .In 2003 Elkins was dubbed the "Babe of Berlin" following a [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030706/ai_n12744069 column] in
The Independent on Sunday in which she complained that German men could not flirt. A nation-wide campaign was launched by German news magazine, "Focus", calling on German men to "apply" for her heart. The resulting story can be read here: [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030817/ai_n12742388/] .Born in West Sussex, England, Ruth Elkins is a graduate of The London School of Economics and Kings' College, London.
Examples of her work
[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=405487&in_page_id=1770/ Mail on Sunday article]
[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030817/ai_n12742388/ The Independent on Sunday How I Became the Babe of Berlin article]
[http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,419029,00.html Der Spiegel, German Men]
[http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0910-01.htm The Independent on Sunday Environmental Porn Movement]
[http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article353701.ece The Independent on Sunday, Matthias Goering]
[http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article353701.ece The Independent Ostalgie]
[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-140401008.html The Independent Mozart Mania]
[http://www.welt.de/data/2003/08/19/155964.html German article on Babe of Berlin from Die Welt]
[http://www.turnitdown.de/489.html Germanz Goes Gangsta The Independent 17.08.2005]
External links
* [http://www.ruthelkins.com www.ruthelkins.com]
* [http://www.journalisted.com/ruth-elkins Journalisted - Articles by Ruth Elkins]
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