The ARD afforded a highly unfortunate overlay in the extra program following the daily news. Some spectators were irritated.
- The ARD-Extra after the Tagesschau again dealt with the spread of the corona virus.
- At the beginning of the program there was an unfortunate overlay.
- It was about a program note for a subsequent feature film.
Hamburg - It is now an unfortunate tradition: After the Tagesschau, an ARD extra comes to the corona crisis . Although the spread of the corona virus is already the determining topic in the Tagesschau program, there is a need for further information and analysis afterwards. As a result, the subsequent programs are postponed by 15 minutes. So also on Wednesday - but this time there was a very unfortunate program note at the beginning of the special program.
ARD-Extra for Coronavirus: Inappropriate display when moderating the first post
Moderator Fritz Frey introduced the first contribution to the special program: “Red alert in Germany's nursing homes. We have had disturbing news for a few days now and there is growing concern that the places where we believed our parents and grandparents are safe are anything but safe. Homes for the elderly in Würzburg and Wolfsburg have become sadly famous. If the disease now reaches homes across Germany, then - according to the Berlin virologist Christian Drosten - the epidemic could enter a new phase. "
And it was precisely with this announcement about the potentially life-threatening situation for seniors due to the corona virus that the ARD displayed the following program note: "'Master of Death 2' at 8:30 pm".
The following feature film "Master of Death 2" was postponed for a quarter of an hour.
© ARD screenshot
“Master of Death” announcement in the ARD extra on the coronavirus - viewers react cynically
This seemed rather inappropriate for some viewers, given the slowly increasing corona death rate in Germany - some reacted cynically. On Twitter, for example, a user wrote: "Did @ard actually just announce the feature film 'Master of Death 2" in #ARDextra? A bit strange, isn't it? "" That fits then, "posted another soberly.
"Master of Death" directly after ARD Extra on the topic of coronavirus. Then that fits. #corona #ARDextra
- Another Hans (@hinterhofposter) April 1, 2020Fade-in at ARD-Extra after the daily news: "Master of Death" has nothing to do with Corona
However, the two-part feature "Master of Death" is not about the corona virus, but about arms dealers . The first part from 2015 was an investigative feature film about illegal arms deals and the involvement of German federal officials in them. He was awarded the Grimme Prize. The explosive film also led to a legal sequel. Now a second part was broadcast five years later, again with the first ranks of German actors such as Axel Milberg, Heiner Lauterbach or Veronica Ferres.
Meanwhile, several stars have been infected with the corona virus *, including German TV celebrities such as Oliver Pocher * or Johannes B. Kerner *. Tagesschau spokeswoman Linda Zervakis * also had to isolate herself for 14 days as a precaution.
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