Media in Germany

Derviş Hizarcı is chair of the Kreuzberg Initiative Against Anti-Semitism (KIGA). His work also involves teaching people about the Middle East conflict.

Under the motto “Overcoming divisions”, the 16th Global Media Forum organised by Deutsche Welle brings together media professionals from all over the world.

Disinformation poses a threat to democratic structures worldwide. How can it be combated? This was the topic for a group visit organised by the Federal Foreign Office.

Disinformation is a massive problem in the news world. Two new projects want to use AI to expose fake news.

How can journalism profit from ChatGPT and Co? DW Innovation Manager Marie Kilg explains the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence.

Initiated by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, the Hannah Arendt Initiative provides protection and help for at-risk journalists.

Political scientist Josef Holnburger explains how disinformation spreads and what can be done about fake news.

Manipulated videos are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Find out here what this means and how to protect yourself.

Fake news is spreading faster and faster. We show you how to recognize serious information and suggest some fact checks.

Fake news misleads people and puts democracy at risk. Here's how Germany is responding to this threat.

They entertain, provoke and polarize: Here we present three exciting German media formats that are rethinking journalism.

High quality and a very varied remit: how public service broadcasting functions in Germany.

Free media form an important part of any democracy. However, they are denounced by populists for political reasons – in Germany, too.

Conspiracy theories are flourishing during the crisis. How to combat this? Five questions for Katharina Nocun.

Start-ups are also creating a stir in the media market. Here we present three successful projects ─ and one is especially noteworthy.

How many people read newspapers? Which programme has the most viewers? Discover here how people in Germany use the media.

An overview with the most important facts about newspapers and media consumption in Germany.

How the ‘New German Media Professionals’ are campaigning to recruit more media professionals from immigrant families to work in editorial offices.

The wide range of daily newspapers in Germany is a reflection of the diversity of opinions. Overview and links to important national newspapers.

This category keeps you up-to-date on current events and special topics.

This is where you will find a guide to the programming offered by the public television stations and all kinds of background information as well.

How does a German newspaper get its news? Who verifies whether it is true? Let us explain the whole process, from selection of news stories to final print.

Fake news about coronavirus is spreading almost as fast as the virus itself. How Germany is tackling the problem.

Information or disinformation? German journalists share their experience with journalists from all over the world.

What will journalism look like in Germany in the future? Is criticism of the media justified? The views of communication expert Christoph Neuberger.

German TV viewers have a choice of 145 channels. The main feature of the TV landscape is its dual system of public and private broadcasters

Readers can choose between thousands of titles on the German magazine market. And publishers are occupying more and more new niches

This frequency will take you to links to open channels and to public and private radio stations.

Discover here whether men or women spend more time on the Internet, and how many people in Germany actually use WhatsApp.

Find out about how these news wholesalers work, what their special topics are and what services they provide.

This is where you can find background information on professions in journalism, use research sources or study media analyses.

This category will take you to portals that will tell you all about the print media and you will find your newspaper on the net.

Fake news, social bots, threats to press freedom – what can the established media do to counter these developments? Peter Limbourg, Director-General of the Deutsche Welle, gives some answers.

The research network Correctiv is starting a journalist’s school for everyone on the Internet – and is combatting fake news in the social media.

Computers have long since become a common sight in children’s rooms and school children regularly use PCs as a tool to do their school work.

This is where you can find out what "software nannies" (Kindermädchen) do and how you can help to promote more protection for minors in the media.

This is where you will find all kinds of information on the German cinema – from a guide of the movies currently playing to film festivals.

These links focus on the masters of still as well as moving pictures.

Digitization is changing the German book market. Five trends you should know about.