2024-10-19 07:15:52 [Link] Participation in public opinion building is the sole role of the political Parties in Germany. The state has no Editorial control over public Media Stations nor a mission for "feeding" propaganda (normative individualism). NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(31-2-48) Author
2024-10-19 08:12:24
NNN: This is an expression of opinion. Community Notes are not intended for commenting on or evaluating other opinions. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(15-1-12) Author
2024-10-19 08:19:24
Elon’s interpretation is correct. As in all countries with a left-wing government, public opinion in Germany is also heavily influenced by a media apparatus that is controlled by the government. You can read more on how biased the german media outlets are here: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(14-2-23) Author
2024-10-19 14:33:09
ZDF is often known of broadcasting biased left-wing news. The survey sources is unclear. “In representative surveys, the “Politbarometer” - together with the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen - determines the attitude of Germans towards parties, politicians and the current agenda.” [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-6) Author
2024-10-19 16:41:30
ZDF is controlled by the "ZDF-Fernsehrat". Half of them are known members of political parties: [Link][Link] 16 states and also the federal government have seats in the Fernsehrat. There is also tax-funded german media under government control like "Deutsche Welle" (DW): [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-2-6) Author
2024-10-21 07:28:21
Public funded media are not state propaganda. The idea of public funding is to guarantee the media's independence, e.g, from South African oligarch money or other foreign influence. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-0) Author