Tagesthemen
Encyclopedia
Tagesthemen is one of Germany
's prime daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Tom Buhrow
. Second only to the 8:00 PM Tagesschau ("Daily View") Tagesthemen ("Issues Of The Day") is the most important newscast of the ARD. It is clearly different in style and content from Tagesschau and is broadcast Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 10:15 PM and Wednesday at 11 PM and Friday at 11:15 PM and Saturday at varying times and Sunday at 10:45 PM. The Tagesthemen broadcasts are led by a host; for some time Anne Will
and Ulrich Wickert
alternated in this role. On September 1, 2006, Tom Buhrow
replaced Wickert and on July 16, 2007, Caren Miosga replaced Anne Will
.
In January of 1978, Tagesthemen replaced the late edition of Tagesschau, which had prevailed until then. The broadcast lasts a half hour on weekdays; it is shorter on Friday (15 minutes) Saturday (20 minutes) and Sunday (15 minutes).
In contrast to Tagesschau, which provides only a simple news overview, Tagesthemen is designed to also provide the viewer with supplementary information, context and background. The usual four to five editorial contributions concern—in content and theme—the events of the day.
The show had a different variation of the Hammond Fantasy/Tagesschau theme with the first and last notes of the music intro still in the same keys. Today Tagesthemen uses the same music into logo as Tagesschau.
A daily news summary is undertaken by the Tagesschau editorial staff. Since 2002, the weather report is no longer in the scope of the news summary, but rather is presented on Tagesthemen in affiliation with the private weather service Meteomedia AG (Proprietor: Jörg Kachelmann
).
Tagesthemen' s market share sank with the opening of media competition in Germany; nevertheless, it still lies today at about 12%—this amounts to about 2.5 million viewers per broadcast. Tagesthemen is one of the most influential opinion builders in Germany.
The hosts write their scripts themselves. Also, these are not read exclusively from paper, which gives the presentation a much looser style than Tagesschau. Since the Tagesthemen hosts are not restricted to simply reading the daily dispatches, they can develop a vital, personal style compared to their colleagues at Tagesschau, although they are still required to be neutral and objective.
Ulrich Wickert was replaced on September 1, 2006 with Washington D.C. bureau chief Tom Buhrow
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's prime daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow is a German journalist.-Career:Buhrow studied history and political science in Bonn. In 1978, he worked at the local newspaper Bonner General-Anzeiger. In 1985, he volunteered at the largest television station in North Rhine-Westphalia, WDR...
. Second only to the 8:00 PM Tagesschau ("Daily View") Tagesthemen ("Issues Of The Day") is the most important newscast of the ARD. It is clearly different in style and content from Tagesschau and is broadcast Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 10:15 PM and Wednesday at 11 PM and Friday at 11:15 PM and Saturday at varying times and Sunday at 10:45 PM. The Tagesthemen broadcasts are led by a host; for some time Anne Will
Anne Will
Anne Will is a television journalist from Germany. She was anchorwoman of the daily Tagesthemen news broadcast on ARD from April 14, 2001, to June 24, 2007.-Biography:...
and Ulrich Wickert
Ulrich Wickert
Ulrich Wickert is a German journalist. He is one of the best known broadcasters in Germany.As a result of his father's employment with NATO, Wickert grew up in Heidelberg and Paris. In the 1960s he studied law and political sciences at the University of Bonn...
alternated in this role. On September 1, 2006, Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow is a German journalist.-Career:Buhrow studied history and political science in Bonn. In 1978, he worked at the local newspaper Bonner General-Anzeiger. In 1985, he volunteered at the largest television station in North Rhine-Westphalia, WDR...
replaced Wickert and on July 16, 2007, Caren Miosga replaced Anne Will
Anne Will
Anne Will is a television journalist from Germany. She was anchorwoman of the daily Tagesthemen news broadcast on ARD from April 14, 2001, to June 24, 2007.-Biography:...
.
In January of 1978, Tagesthemen replaced the late edition of Tagesschau, which had prevailed until then. The broadcast lasts a half hour on weekdays; it is shorter on Friday (15 minutes) Saturday (20 minutes) and Sunday (15 minutes).
In contrast to Tagesschau, which provides only a simple news overview, Tagesthemen is designed to also provide the viewer with supplementary information, context and background. The usual four to five editorial contributions concern—in content and theme—the events of the day.
The show had a different variation of the Hammond Fantasy/Tagesschau theme with the first and last notes of the music intro still in the same keys. Today Tagesthemen uses the same music into logo as Tagesschau.
A daily news summary is undertaken by the Tagesschau editorial staff. Since 2002, the weather report is no longer in the scope of the news summary, but rather is presented on Tagesthemen in affiliation with the private weather service Meteomedia AG (Proprietor: Jörg Kachelmann
Jörg Kachelmann
Jörg Andreas Kachelmann is a Swiss presenter, journalist and entrepreneur in the meteorological field.- Biography :Jörg Kachelmann spent his youth in Schaffhausen...
).
Tagesthemen
Hosts
Since October 1, 1985, Tagesthemen, like Tagesschau, has been presented by various hosts. Ever since, the first and the second host alternate the presentation weekly.The hosts write their scripts themselves. Also, these are not read exclusively from paper, which gives the presentation a much looser style than Tagesschau. Since the Tagesthemen hosts are not restricted to simply reading the daily dispatches, they can develop a vital, personal style compared to their colleagues at Tagesschau, although they are still required to be neutral and objective.
Ulrich Wickert was replaced on September 1, 2006 with Washington D.C. bureau chief Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow is a German journalist.-Career:Buhrow studied history and political science in Bonn. In 1978, he worked at the local newspaper Bonner General-Anzeiger. In 1985, he volunteered at the largest television station in North Rhine-Westphalia, WDR...
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- Klaus Stephan
- Barbara Dickmann
- Klaus-Peter Siegloch
- Ulrike Wolf
- Ulrich Deppendorf
- Edmund Gruber
- Wolf von LojewskiWolf von LojewskiWolf von Lojewski is a German journalist.- Life :Lojewski studied German law. Later he worked as a journalist for several German broadcasters Lojewski wrote several books about his life as a journalist.- Works :...
- Günther von Lojewski
- Günther Müggenburg
- Ernst-Dieter Lueg
- Sabine ChristiansenSabine ChristiansenSabine Christiansen is a German journalist and television presenter.- Career :After finishing school in Preetz, Christiansen worked at Lufthansa from 1976 to 1982, then apprenticed in journalism at the Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg until 1985. She ultimately became a regular presenter for the...
- Hanns Joachim Friedrichs
- Gabi BauerGabi BauerGabi Bauer is a German journalist and television presenter.- Life :Bauer studied politics, pedagogic and philosophy in Hamburg, Hannover, Grenoble and Kalamazoo. She works for German broadcaster ARD in Tagesthemen. She is married with journalist Ulrich Exner...
- Ulrich WickertUlrich WickertUlrich Wickert is a German journalist. He is one of the best known broadcasters in Germany.As a result of his father's employment with NATO, Wickert grew up in Heidelberg and Paris. In the 1960s he studied law and political sciences at the University of Bonn...
, July 1991 - August 2006 - Anne WillAnne WillAnne Will is a television journalist from Germany. She was anchorwoman of the daily Tagesthemen news broadcast on ARD from April 14, 2001, to June 24, 2007.-Biography:...
, April 2001 - June 2007 - Tom BuhrowTom BuhrowTom Buhrow is a German journalist.-Career:Buhrow studied history and political science in Bonn. In 1978, he worked at the local newspaper Bonner General-Anzeiger. In 1985, he volunteered at the largest television station in North Rhine-Westphalia, WDR...
, since September 1, 2006 - Caren Miosga, since July 16, 2007
External links
- Official site (in German)
- Wikipedia.de: Alle bilden alle - Report by Tagesthemen on the German-language Wikipedia (in German)
- Interview: "Kontrollinstanz sind die Nutzer selbst" - Interview by Tagesthemen (in German)
- Interview with Ulrich Wickert: "Bunt und locker flockig reicht nicht" (in German, by sbznet.de)