Monday, August 24, 2015

WDR away “hard but fair” by frank plasberg from the ARD library – RP ONLINE

Cologne. In March, Frank Plaberg employed under the title “Down with the Ampelmännchen” the issue of equality. Women’s associations and sliding opportunities officer responded with protest.

The WDR has removed a sharply criticized “hard but fair” show with frank plasberg from the ARD library. The contribution “Down with the Ampelmännchen” was aired on March 2, 2015th The mission had been “felt by women’s organizations and equality officers as untrustworthy and had led to complaints program and numerous letters of protest”, the WDR declared on Saturday on request. Previously, the “Bild” newspaper (Saturday) had reported about it.

The broadcast did not violate program policies, said the WDR. “But the editors had to take note that they seem to have felt many women differently than it was meant.” Remove Contributions from the library, is not unusual. For example, when changing essential facts. But this should not be confused with the revocation of a document, for example for legal reasons

PHOTO:. Screenshot ARD

The Chairman of the WDR Broadcasting Council Ruth Hieronymi told “Bild”: “The selection of the guests and the conference leader were not sufficient for the seriousness of the issue.” There are no programming principles been violated, but there had been a number of criticisms. Therefore, the Panel did on Tuesday the WDR finally recommended not to accept the consignment in the library, Hieronymi told Deutsche Presse-Agentur on Saturday.

You’ve only now responding to the sharp criticism, because a comprehensive review had taken place, for which there are deadlines. Complains have about the program including several national women councilors. The procedure of WDR made meanwhile for new criticism. The former talk show host Wolfgang Kubicki said to “image”:
“The shipment must back out of the poison cupboard, purely in the media centers.”



Gender Gap Report: How big is the gap between men and women PHOTO: gms
Source: dpa

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