Tagesschau (German TV programme)

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Tagesschau
Tagesschau Logo 2015.svg
Logo since 1997
GenreNews Programme
Presented bySee presenters below
Theme music composer Hans Carste
Opening theme"Hammond Fantasy"
Country of origin West Germany (1952–1990)
Germany (1990–present)
Original languageGerman
Production
Producer ARD-aktuell
Production location Hamburg
Running time5–15 min
Original release
Network Das Erste, Tagesschau24 and
several other ARD channels
Release26 December 1952 (1952-12-26) –
present
Related
Tagesthemen , Nachtmagazin

Tagesschau (pronounced [ˈtaːɡəsˌʃaʊ̯] ⓘ , lit. 'Review of the Day') is a German national and international television news service produced by the editorial staff of ARD-aktuell on behalf of the German public-service television network ARD.

Contents

The main edition of the programme is aired at 20:00 (08:00 pm) on Das Erste. It is also simulcast on several ARD-affiliated networks, including NDR Fernsehen, RBB Fernsehen, SWR Fernsehen, WDR Fernsehen, hr-fernsehen, 3sat, Phoenix, and ARD-alpha. It also broadcasts for most of the day on Tagesschau24. Recorded Tagesschau newscasts can also be seen via YouTube internationally. The programme provides a website, tagesschau.de, managed by ARD.

History

On 25 July 1988, Tagesschau was on the brink of being cancelled due to a warning strike organized by the broadcasting union RFFU. This blackout would have been for the first (and only) time in its history, but the Rundschau from Bavaria, produced by Bayerisches Fernsehen (Bavarian Television) in Munich, helped out as a substitute program. [1] [ user-generated source ]

Presenters

Chief anchors

Current presenters

Former presenters

in alphabetical order

† The person who is/was currently or previously anchoring in the main 15-minute newscast of Tagesschau.

Awards

Media studies and criticism

Plurality of perspectives lacking

The long-term study of the Otto Brenner Stiftung by Hans-Jürgen Arlt and Wolfgang Storz from March 2010 on "Business Journalism during the crisis - The mass media handling of the financial market policy" analyzed working methods of the news broadcasts from 1999 to fall 2009, especially in news formats like Tagesschau and Tagesthemen . The study ended with these formats failing during the crisis due to the editorial team's lack of different perspectives, focusing solely on representatives of the German government, banks, some scientists, and their points of view. "This narrowing of perspective leads to severe losses of reality which is to be considered as serious journalistic misconduct". [2]

Bias in covering the Ukraine Crisis (2013–2014)

In September 2014, following a critical review from the editorial council (Programmbeirat), ARD-aktuell stated: "Criticism of our news-coverage respecting Ukraine has caused an echo on a hitherto unprecedented scale". [3]

Bias in covering criminal incidents involving refugees

In the case of the 2016 murder of Maria Ladenburger by an Afghan refugee, Tagesschau did not report the case in its main edition on 3 December, claiming it was of only "regional significance" and that "the special protection for juveniles" would apply in this case. Public broadcaster ZDF had carried the story. Tagesschau's reasons for not reporting it were subjected to criticism, Stern magazine wrote that they had given an "absurd" explanation for their "ignorance". [4] [5] Two days later, ARD magazine Tagesthemen started to report about the case after public pressure. [6] When chancellor Angela Merkel was asked about the case during the program, she stated: "If the fact should prove true that an Afghan refugee is responsible, then we should absolutely condemn this, exactly as in the case of any other murderer, and we should clearly name this." ARD announced their intent to engage a "quality manager" henceforth to deal with the growing public criticism of their decisions. [7]

In the case of the 2017 murder of 15-year-old Mia V. by an Afghan refugee, unlike other German TV news broadcasters, Tagesschau did not report the case at first. Only after public pressure Tagesschau featured the incident in its main edition. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Tagesschau vom 25. Juli 1988 (Produziert vom BR in München)". YouTube . 28 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Zusammenfassung" (PDF) (in German). Otto Brenner Stiftung. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zwischenbilanz: Der Ukraine-Konflikt in der Tagesschau". Tagesschau (in German). Archived from the original on 30 September 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Darum ließ die "Tagesschau" die Freiburg-Meldung weg" [Therefore, the "Tagesschau" left the Freiburg message]. Die Welt (in German). 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Tagesschau' ignoriert Festnahme in Freiburg - das ist die absurde Begründung" ['Tagesschau' ignores arrest in Freiburg - this is the absurd reason]. Der Stern (in German). 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ↑ ""Tagesthemen" berichten über Mordverdacht gegen Flüchtling" ["Tagesthemen" report on murder suspicions against refugees]. Die Welt (in German). 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Merkel fordert, "Mörder ganz deutlich zu benennen"" [Merkel calls for 'clearly naming murderers']. Die Welt (in German). 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Deshalb berichtete die "Tagesschau" zunächst nicht über Kandel" [Therefore, the "Tagesschau" initially did not report on Kandel]. Die Welt (in German). 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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