Programme

Presentation of the study and panel discussion

To what extent do different perspectives on political and social issues shape the reporting of public service broadcasting (ÖRR)? Which perspectives of diverse population groups are – or should be – particularly important for the diversity of perspectives in public service broadcasting? What role does this play for citizens’ trust in the ÖRR? Like other journalistic offerings, it is losing trust, which is a worrying development for democracy. Can it be stopped by the ÖRR setting more varied accents?

These were the questions guiding the 1st CIVIS Media Dialogue, which was organized by the CIVIS Media Foundation together with the Mercator Foundation. Starting point of the dialogue was a new academic study that takes a close look at the diversity of perspectives in ÖRR news formats, a subject of intense debate for some time now.

The study was carried out by Professor Dr. Marcus Maurer and his team from the Institute for Journalism Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Die von der Stiftung Mercator kofinanzierte Studie basiert auf einer Medieninhaltsanalyse, in der die Perspektivenvielfalt der Nachrichtenformate des ÖRR ausführlich empirisch untersucht wurde.

Click here for the results report.