The 2020 US election will also make headlines and special programs on TV in Germany.
However, some viewers are put off by the ARD reporting.
The US election * is currently dominating the headlines worldwide.
The coverage of the ARD causes criticism from TV viewers.
Some of them vent their displeasure online.
Bremen - The result of the 2020 US election * is eagerly awaited, can Donald Trump * win the race for the most powerful office in the world again?
In
Germany
,
too,
all eyes are on the
USA
on Tuesday evening
, with various TV stations giving the presidential election a coveted slot for hours with special programs.
It goes
without saying that not all
viewers are
always
enthusiastic about the reporting.
But the special broadcast of the ARD caused a lot of ridicule and criticism in the network.
2020 US election: Trump or Biden?
TV viewers express displeasure with ARD
"The long night for the US election 'dissects
the' sore points'
in
talks and reports
," the first announced the special broadcast in advance.
Experts
and
presenters
were supposed to
follow the events in the USA for
five hours
and
assess
them for the
TV viewer
.
However, these assessments went
too far for
some
TV viewers
, many of whom expressed their displeasure online.
After the first
polling stations
had closed and the first tendencies from the USA * were published, a
viewer
said
on the official
ARD
Facebook page
: “Andreas Cichowicz, everyone has now understood which candidate you prefer.
From now on, please again neutral
moderation
”.
2020 US election: TV coverage too partisan?
TV viewers criticize ARD - "underground"
But the number of negative comments quickly increased, and some TV viewers
even
rated the
reporting
as “one-sided”.
“I pay money for this one-sided reporting.
Too bad ”,“ I have to see the two commentators selected as inappropriate.
I look at the
choice
soberly and critically!
What you are currently delivering is not very factual, but actually unfactual and too much influenced by opinion - that stirs up doubts about the ÖR ”.
“Fakenews” or even “underground” can also be read in the comment columns.
US election 2020 on ARD: TV viewers express displeasure - including the content of the program in the criticism
Other TV viewers are
annoyed
by the composition of the
special
.
“While CNN constantly provides interim results, there are
endless
interviews on
ARD
.
What's that supposed to mean? ”Despite all the criticism, the final official result of the US election * is still in the stars.
“Wait and see and drink tea,” a TV viewer sums up the
election evening
soberly shortly afterwards
together.
By the way: The coronavirus infection of
Donald Trump
and
his wife Melania Trump was less than
two months ago, but the measures to contain the
pandemic
still do not
seem to
be a priority
for the
first lady
.
The first lady surprised with a memorable appearance.
* Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network.
