The latest media club on the topic of "Media and the topic of refugees" casts a bad light on the media scene. Journalists who argue loudly, refuse to engage in dialogue, insist on their viewpoints and are apparently not prepared to question their actions as media people. Of course the debate about foreigners and refugees is heated, but then one would expect a certain degree of objectivity and analytical thinking from journalists.
The program was tasked with placing the debate about media coverage of the refugee issue at the center of the discussion. But early on, the guests (A. Schwarzer, D. Binswanger, Ph. Gut, Samir) began rcs data malaysia to argue politically and ideologically and provoke one another with polemical remarks. Moderator Franz Fischlin called for calm and decency and referred to the topic. He intervened again and again. But the guests were not put off. All four seemed to have a mission and were not interested in specific questions. Even when Fischlin said that the bickering was serving no one, and especially not the audience, the guests remained in their loud, disruptive and provocative mode and talked about politics instead of themselves and the media.
The show had its best moments when the guests paused. For example, when Alice Schwarzer spoke about how Chancellor Merkel had underestimated the media impact of a selfie with a refugee, or how she had chosen refugee pictures for her magazine "Emma". The club was also insightful when it came to the picture of the drowned refugee child Aylan and the consequences of its publication.