https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German politicians are mulling a reform of public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, with cuts to TV and radio programmes and potential licence fee increases on the horizon. Here's what we know so far about the plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20240920/licence-fees-and-cuts-how-germany-plans-to-overhaul-its-public-broadcasters Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:02:05 +0200 licence-fees-and-cuts-how-germany-plans-to-overhaul-its-public-broadcasters A prominent German journalist on Thursday resigned as chair of the board of Germany's ARD broadcaster after being accused of awarding controversial consultancy contracts and misusing public funds. https://www.thelocal.de/20220805/head-of-german-public-broadcaster-quits-over-sleaze-allegations Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:33:06 +0200 head-of-german-public-broadcaster-quits-over-sleaze-allegations The coronavirus pandemic may have sent advertising revenues plunging worldwide, but Germany's beloved newspapers expect to emerge winners from the crisis thanks to accelerating digital development and renewed trust in the media. https://www.thelocal.de/20200807/german-newspapers-fight-to-rise-from-ashes-of-coronavirus-crisis Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:42:03 +0200 german-newspapers-fight-to-rise-from-ashes-of-coronavirus-crisis Boris Johnson is the new UK Prime Minister after winning the Conservative party leadership contest on Tuesday. But he faces an awkward relationship with Germany and the rest of Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20190723/cocky-troublemaker-what-german-media-think-of-boris-johnson-brexit Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:21:11 +0200 cocky-troublemaker-what-german-media-think-of-boris-johnson-brexit German daily Bild published a cut-out-and-use kippa on Monday in a bid to fight rising anti-Semitism, after Jews were warned about the potential dangers of wearing the traditional skullcap in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190527/german-newspaper-bild-prints-cut-out-kippa-to-fight-anti-semitism Mon, 27 May 2019 14:10:43 +0200 german-newspaper-bild-prints-cut-out-kippa-to-fight-anti-semitism On ‘non-Brexit day’, the date the UK was supposed to leave the EU, we look at how Germany has been covering “Brexshit”. https://www.thelocal.de/20190329/we-must-learn-from-this-the-view-from-germany-on-brexit-chaos Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:24:51 +0100 we-must-learn-from-this-the-view-from-germany-on-brexit-chaos Activists belonging to the Identitarian Movement attacked a taz employee Monday morning in front the liberal leaning daily newspaper’s Berlin headquarters, according to taz. https://www.thelocal.de/20190114/german-newspaper-employee-attacked-monday-by-far-right-group Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:06:39 +0100 german-newspaper-employee-attacked-monday-by-far-right-group For the past week the German media has been rocked by the Claas Relotius scandal. With Relotius today agreeing to hand back his awards, the sheer scale of his lies and fabrications is slowly becoming clear. https://www.thelocal.de/20181221/sources-come-forward-to-reveal-the-true-extent-of-der-spiegel-forgery-scandal Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:28:18 +0100 sources-come-forward-to-reveal-the-true-extent-of-der-spiegel-forgery-scandal A 50-year-old man was severely beaten at his home in northwest Germany by a mob believing they recognized him from a television programme about paedophiles, police said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180614/purported-paedophile-attacked-in-bremen-after-tv-report Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:45:17 +0200 purported-paedophile-attacked-in-bremen-after-tv-report US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal has brought liberal and conservative German media together in mutual outrage. Politicians across the aisle have been equally vocal in their condemnation. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/german-perspective-on-the-us-withdrawal-from-iran-deal-is-widespread-criticism Wed, 09 May 2018 13:39:34 +0200 german-perspective-on-the-us-withdrawal-from-iran-deal-is-widespread-criticism The airwaves across many parts of Germany could fall silent next week due to a financial dispute between radio stations and an FM broadcasting provider. https://www.thelocal.de/20180406/up-to-10-million-people-could-be-hit-by-threatened-radio-shut-down Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:08:43 +0200 up-to-10-million-people-could-be-hit-by-threatened-radio-shut-down Bild newspaper ran a story detailing allegations of cooperation between Russian trolls and the Social Democrat’s youth leader. But a satire magazine revealed on Wednesday that it tricked the tabloid with fake information. https://www.thelocal.de/20180221/germanys-biggest-newspaper-under-fire-after-publishing-fake-russia-email-story Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:02:57 +0100 germanys-biggest-newspaper-under-fire-after-publishing-fake-russia-email-story A number of tragic deaths linked to a German novel sparked discussion about the effects of depicting suicide in the media. 250 years later, the topic is more relevant than ever. https://www.thelocal.de/20180216/the-werther-effect-the-consequences-of-suicide-stories-in-the-media Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:16:15 +0100 the-werther-effect-the-consequences-of-suicide-stories-in-the-media The Association of German Journalists accused the Alternative for Germany (AfD) of opening their own propaganda wing, after Focus magazine reported on Thursday that the far-right party are to set up their own newsroom in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20180209/afd-to-launch-its-own-newsroom-in-spring-to-strengthen-media-relations-report Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:21:52 +0100 afd-to-launch-its-own-newsroom-in-spring-to-strengthen-media-relations-report As accusations of sexual misconduct against famous men swept through the media in the Anglophone world late last year, Germany stayed silent. That changed this month when one of the country’s most famous directors was accused of rape. https://www.thelocal.de/20180116/metoo-has-arrived-in-germany-heres-why-its-so-controversial Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:27:33 +0100 metoo-has-arrived-in-germany-heres-why-its-so-controversial To the bewilderment of anyone who isn't British, an incredibly generic-sounding reality TV show called Love Island took the UK by storm this summer. Will the format also be a success in Deutschland? https://www.thelocal.de/20170913/hit-british-reality-tv-series-love-island-arrives-in-germany Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:51:00 +0200 hit-british-reality-tv-series-love-island-arrives-in-germany An influential German institute has studied thousands of article published by daily newspapers during the refugee crisis. Their conclusion: journalists lost their objectivity and drove a wedge through society. https://www.thelocal.de/20170721/german-media-failed-to-report-refugee-crisis-honestly-study-claims Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:59:19 +0200 german-media-failed-to-report-refugee-crisis-honestly-study-claims German media groups protested on Wednesday after government authorities at last week's G20 summit suddenly withdrew the accreditations of 32 journalists on unspecified security grounds. https://www.thelocal.de/20170713/german-journalists-furious-after-32-reporters-barred-from-g20 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 11:01:28 +0200 german-journalists-furious-after-32-reporters-barred-from-g20 Germany stagnated in rankings of the world’s media released by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) on Wednesday, while the report claimed global media freedom in the ‘post-truth’ era is more threatened than ever. https://www.thelocal.de/20170426/heres-why-germany-still-lags-behind-scandinavia-on-press-freedom Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:38:53 +0200 heres-why-germany-still-lags-behind-scandinavia-on-press-freedom It is hard to believe, given that the Nazi term "Lügenpresse" has recently been re-popularized by the far right, but the media has never been as trusted in Germany as now, a new study claims. https://www.thelocal.de/20170404/german-trust-in-newspapers-rises-to-record-level Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:20:42 +0200 german-trust-in-newspapers-rises-to-record-level