''Tagesschau'' (, ) is a German national and international

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service produced by the editorial staff of ARD-aktuell on behalf of the German public-service television network ARD. The main edition of the programme is aired at 20:00 (08:00 pm) on

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. It is also simulcast on several ARD-affiliated networks, including NDR Fernsehen, RBB Fernsehen, SWR Fernsehen, WDR Fernsehen, hr-fernsehen,

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, Phoenix, and

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. It also broadcasts for most of the day on Tagesschau24. Recorded ''Tagesschau'' newscasts can also be seen via

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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 ''

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'' (Bavarian Television) in

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, helped out as a substitute program.

Presenters

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Chief anchors

* Karl-Heinz Köpcke (1964–1987; newsreader from 1959) * Werner Veigel (1987–1995; newsreader from 1966) * Dagmar Berghoff (1995–1999; newsreader from 1976) * Jo Brauner (2000–2004; newsreader from 1974) * Jan Hofer (2004–2020; newsreader from 1985) * Jens Riewa (2020–present; newsreader from 1994)

Current presenters

* Jens Riewa, since 1994^† * Susanne Daubner, since 1999^† * , since 2000^† * , since 2001 * Michail Paweletz since 2004 * since 2014 * , since 2018^†

Former presenters

''in alphabetical order'' * 1987–2015^† * Marc Bator, 2001–2013^† * , 1997–2001 * Dagmar Berghoff, 1976–1999^† * Claus-Erich Boetzkes, 1995-2021^† * Jo Brauner, 1974–2004^† * , 1981–1984 * , 1967–1974^† * , 2001–2010^† * , 1978–1983^† * , 1960–1994^† * , 2007–2009^† * *

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, 1989–2007^† * Jan Hofer, 1985–2020^† * , 1975–1985 * * , 2002–2005 * 2018–2022 * Karl-Heinz Köpcke 1959–1987^† * , 1988–1993 * Judith Rakers, 2005–2024^† * , 1960–1963 * , 1959–1963 * , 1962–1964 * Constantin Schreiber, 2017–2025^† * , 1988 * Susan Stahnke, 1992–1999^† * 1965–1984^† * * , 1978–1980 * * Werner Veigel, 1966–1995^† * , 2004–2018 * , 1952–1962 * Wilhelm Wieben, 1972–1998^† * , 1985–1988^† * , 1974–1975 * , 1959–1962 * , 2004–2021 * Linda Zervakis, 2010–2021^† † The person who is/was currently or previously anchoring in the main 15-minute newscast of ''Tagesschau''.

Awards

* 1987:

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''best TV anchorwoman'' for Dagmar Berghoff * 1997: Goldenes Kabel ''Publikumspreis in Silber'' for the best news broadcast * 2000: Deutscher Comedypreis ''special award for unvoluntary comedy'' * 2003: Bayerischer Filmpreis ''special award'' for the best editorial teams during 50 years * 2012: Grimme Online Award for the "Tagesschau" app * 2014: Eyes and Ears Award for the new studio design, animations and graphic techniques.

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".

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".

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

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had carried the story. ''Tagesschau''s reasons for not reporting it were subjected to criticism, ''

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'' magazine wrote that they had given an "absurd" explanation for their "ignorance". Two days later, ARD magazine '' Tagesthemen'' started to report about the case after public pressure. When chancellor

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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. 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.

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