Information Destruction - politically desirable

80% of deforestation

Heise Online reports that the ZDF is about 80% of Internet content to erase. Similarly, the ARD process. The stations do not volunteer. This reduction of generally accessible information is politically desirable. The background is the strong lobby of publishers and media owners, advertising-free information which is a thorn in the eye - after all you can do with something so good money. Although to be "something" is not made by this industry, because it simply lacks the infrastructure and expertise (with some exceptions, it is indeed always). This is confirmed by the past 10 years.

Well, yeah - mostly the GEZ "forced fee" and the "Silver flicker" of ARD and ZDF are shown in the net negative. I myself have a different view and there will also be happy to explain. (Okay, so what is not now any interest - that's why "banish" I even my long-winded explanations on the continuation page ). Caveat: Of course there are the two "main channel" of ARD and ZDF much nonsense. Always have. Previously, the example Rudi Carrell and Heintje. Today, there are variants of the mutants blame. And the ideal world series. And ... enough. In addition, there have been but always well-researched programs that end up just not on the prime locations (for example, retirement anxiety ). However, today there are still 3sat, Phoenix, the third-Everywhere, Arte, 6 digital channels of information, documentaries, politics and theater. And that's just the traditional television sector. These are an enormous amount comes to radio stations, broadcasting studios and recording studios all over Germany. All manned by well-trained journalists, reporters, editors. For the most part equipped with the latest and most expensive hardware that is currently having on the video and audio markets. To a worldwide network of correspondents, which is kept constant. With well-trained and well-paid employees, the years spent in the respective countries, make the contacts that have contact who have insider knowledge beyond Wikipedia and Twitter. Okay, that now reads a bit like an advertising brochure And that is not gold because it is also clear. But to me it's about the point that Germany has one of the world's best and most informative news and information systems. By the way: This is also a major reason why the U.S. political blogs more successful than in Germany. Namely, where the news market is dominated by commercial broadcasters to shorten the message and choose to pure entertainment value.

The cause of the above is of course very good infrastructure, especially the flat fee, payable by almost every household. At least 7 billion annually. That at the same time an expensive bureaucratic hydrocephalus is financed, there are many "permanent employees" have been comfortable that much money is wasted through duplication, for example - given. To me it's not about to defend these charges. Among the causes are still to some historical factors that have received by the individual states their respective radio stations, we can not now time on the sidelines.

The sticking point is: such an impressive infrastructure, one could, of course, excellent use of Internet-guidance facilities: journalists who can write. Huge photo and video archives, which would not fear any legal action. Prepare highly paid designers and graphic artists, the information through charts and graphs. Manage technicians and documentalists, the archives, navigation ease, answering readers' questions, etc. etc. etc. On top of all the ARD and ZDF were ready. Of course, not philanthropy, but to turn to get market share and improve. But as a user I'm interested first of all, the quality of the information. The public would have this quality - reasonably - to make sure they are instructed to only a small portion of advertising revenue and the infrastructure already besteht.Künftig may only be displayed in arid scope of supporting information for a limited period, public relations can practically not on the Internet be mapped, videos of sporting events usually have after 24 hours, other posts will be removed after 7 days from the net. With a complicated approval process may sometimes be a little longer to find a program.

In the private sector to break at the same time simply by the loss of advertisers, the structures together, such that almost fills a weekly newspaper. Be dismissed - in many cases - also well-trained journalists who find a job. Of these publishers and the media at best nicely garnished appetizer of information is to be expected. Agency reports are from the ticker, pointed formulated together and plastered with framed Werbebildchen.

Politicians who constantly prate of "responsible citizens", the value of "education", the "free" access to information and so on are - at least in my opinion - buckled from the intense lobbying of the relevant interest groups. Or they simply lack the clarity and surprisingly they nod from templates - which indeed is no better. And the mention of those politicians who urge that "the EU" kind of thing, is the argument of weaklings. Finally, the EU is made up of people just these parties. If you really would have had the political will to maintain the greatest possible quality of information for its own citizens, upright, you would just have to be proactive. So much attention and effort, such as milk or butter had already earned more information. In my opinion ...