A “system” and its need for reform: power and proximity in “Im Zentrum” – television criticism

Heavy mood, serious faces – only cabaret artist and STANDARD columnist Florian Scheuba occasionally allows a smile of ease. It’s regarding the fine line between closeness and domination between politics and journalism. Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, a member of the editor-in-chief of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” and before that for ten years at the head of the STANDARD editorial team, has a comfortable position: in Germany there is no such thing as snarling and corruption, nor does the dual role of editor-in-chief and managing director. “The problem lies in the structures,” says Andreas Koller (Salzburger Nachrichten) in his role as President of Concordia.