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AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund threatened ZDF reporter Fabian Köster in the Sachsen-Anhalt state parliament with the question of whether he had already looked for a new job, which was condemned by the German Journalists' Association as pure intimidation. #ZDF #HeuteShow #Medienfreiheit (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn criticized that the ZDF and a journalists' association had complained about Siegmund's reaction to a representative of the "heute-show." At the same time, he asked why they did not complain about Jan Böhmermann, who, according to his account, had reenacted Siegmund's murder in a show. Barghoorn dismissed the complaints in a mocking tone. #ZDF #Heuteshow #Böhmermann (translated)

Apollo News reported that Ulrich Siegmund asked "today-show" reporter Fabian Köster again what he wanted to do professionally if the media state contract was terminated. The journalists' association viewed the statement as a threat and accused the AfD politician of intimidation. https://t.co/m1awvCf8mB #Journalismus #Medien #AfD (translated)

The German Journalists' Association sharply criticizes AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund for his intimidation tactics against ZDF reporter Fabian Köster, after Siegmund asked questions about the journalist's professional future in the event of a termination of the media treaty during an interview. #AfD #Journalismus #Medienfreiheit (translated)

Daniel Schatz wrote that influential Palestinians in Sweden had gathered the day before to discuss the future and leadership of Palestine. He stated that the main guest, Majed al-Zeer, had been identified as Hamas's secret contact in Europe and had a European arrest warrant against him. According to Schatz, the former Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Dalbah said during the meeting that anyone who gave up their homeland and recognized Israel's right should be hanged, regardless of who the person was. Schatz added that Kvartals Christer El-M had participated under a false name and reported from the meeting. https://t.co/sQgPwMnNL0 #Palestina #Hamas #Sverige (translated)

Jonas Zuschke accused TV2 Echo of manipulation and propaganda. He wrote that the media continued to portray the demonstrators as school students protesting against poor conditions at schools, and claimed that the coverage did not reflect reality. He also criticized the journalist's final question about what could make the viewer go out onto the streets, calling it extremely inappropriate. Zuschke urged people to share the post. #TV2Echo #Manipulation #Propaganda (translated)

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation against five major television networks that organized the boycott of President Donald Trump's appearances in reaction to the banning of certain journalists from the White House, as this may violate antitrust laws. #Hausverbot #USMedien #Kartellrecht (translated)

Sofia Svenskdotter recounted a conversation where a protester said they were there to demonstrate, but could not say against what. When asked what they wanted to convey, the protester responded that they would destroy everything, according to Svenskdotter. She expressed strong anger and used a dehumanizing term about the protesters. https://t.co/tozgtxYgsb #demonstration #protest #samhälle (translated)

The author addressed the relationship between police and press freedom and referred to the attack on Ukrainian journalists as well as SLAPP lawsuits against the editorial team of Zack. He raised the question of when action is taken quickly and when time is taken. https://t.co/69xpmjU4Sv #Pressefreiheit #Journalismus #Ukraine #UA (translated)

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced an investigation into several news networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News, which temporarily stopped reporting from the White House in solidarity with colleague journalists who were denied access, possibly in violation of antitrust law. #Justitie #Mediaboycot #WitteHuis (translated)