Discussion with Mr. Ladwig

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Created on Saturday, 06 February 2016 13:43
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During our erasmus trip we have amongst others visited the SWR. There we have attended a discussion with Mr. Ladwig, a very famous journalist of Germany. We have discussed the issue of "Lügenpresse", which means that the press is full of lies, and the problem of "immedeatism", which means that online journals always have to post the most up-to-date information immediately. The difficulty with that ist that journalists oftentimes have two or more sources which all sound valid and they have to decide which one is the most reliable, but under time pressure they are often not able to investigate long enough so that they can't be 100% sure if it is true or not.

The term "Lügenpresse" is wide-spread in Germany. It is kind of a consequence of "immediatism". If journalists have to guess which source is the most valid one, it appears that the information of newspapers is not always true. This problem is also caused by the demand of the population because they always call for actuality.

To conclude, all journalists should be free in their way of reporting. An unbiased media is crucial for democracy.

 Markus Gattermeyer