How Germany's right wing populists plan to reshape Germany's public media
Germany's public broadcasters are meant to be independent of the government. Now the AfD wants to shake up that system, starting in Saxony-Anhalt. Broadcasters and
Germany's public broadcasters are meant to be independent of the government. Now the AfD wants to shake up that system, starting in Saxony-Anhalt. Broadcasters and community media fear they could lose crucial funding. But could the party really carry out its plans?
Chapters 00:00 AfD pushes to overhaul public broadcasting 00:36 What the plans could mean for Saxony-Anhalt 01:00 Lessons from Hungary and Slovakia 01:30 How Germany's public media is funded 02:10 Local broadcaster fears funding cuts 03:58 Are independent media under threat?
05:00 Interview DW Political Correspondent Matthew Moore 05:00 Why is the AfD targeting public broadcasting? 06:50 Can Saxony-Anhalt leave the broadcasting treaty? 07:50 What ending the treaty would mean 08:54 Does Germany want to scrap public broadcasting?
For more news go to Follow DW on social media ► ►TikTok ► ► ►Reddit Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie Subscribe