1.
An oblique view
Claus Kleber
stops as
moderator of the “heute-journal”
.
After
almost 19 years
, he does not want to extend his contract with ZDF beyond the end of the year.
One should be sparing with this formulation so that it does not completely degenerate into an empty phrase, but: This is the end of an era.
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Inclined moderator: »A journalist doesn't have to be a monster.
But compassion is not the reporter's driving force.
We are not activists. "
Photo: Klaus Weddig / ZDF
Kleber was a role model for countless journalism students
.
At a journalism school that I know better, a trainer rushed the class with the task of moderating a report about the Congo, daring to take a detour on Joseph Conrad's story "The Heart of Darkness" and then ending up with the latest news.
Just like Kleber had done on his show.
She showed the clip in an endless loop: glue, her head tilted slightly, her gaze directed through the camera into the living room of the audience.
The
slogan from the
icon of the day, Hanns-Joachim Friedrichs
: "Keep your distance, don't get in common with a thing, not even with a good one, don't sink into public dismay, stay cool when dealing with disasters without being cold." is often falsified into the contextless demand that journalists should have no stance. My colleague Isabell Hülsen and my colleague Alexander Kühn once spoke to Kleber about it. "You will not find any moderation or interview from me where I try to sell my private opinion," said the ZDF man at the time. "Nevertheless, it is a delusion when someone pretends that none of this is his business and that what he does is free of personal views."
Alex says of Kleber: “He arranges the news in the evening that pours down on us during the day.
As eloquent as a Roman rhetorician, tenacious as a prosecutor, as casual as Robert Redford. "
So to the news:
2.
The fear of Delta
The
delta variant
now dominates the corona events in Great Britain
, the government has postponed planned easing.
The situation could also get serious for the rest of Europe, as my colleague Katherine Rydlink reports.
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The horror of the void
Photo: Andy Rain / EPA
Although the
British vaccination campaign is
well advanced and
almost 45 percent of adults
are
already
fully vaccinated
(for comparison: in Germany it is
only around 27 percent
), the Delta variant, which was first discovered in India (formally known as B.1.617.2 ) let the number of infections in the country soar again. "After only very few new infections were counted for weeks and the seven-day incidence was around 20, similar to that in Germany, it is now almost 68 again," writes Katherine. The delta variant now accounts for more than 90 percent of new infections. British Prime Minister Johnson warns that the current situation is "very worrying."
In
Germany
, the variant
does not yet
seem
to play a role (according to the RKI, it was detected in less than three percent of the samples analyzed).
"But with the current easing and the upcoming summer vacation, that could change quickly," writes Katherine. "Then the virus will again have more chances of being introduced into individual countries and multiplying there.
In France, for example, people are just as worried as in Germany. "
Read more here: What the spread of the delta variant means for Germany
3.
We or them
For many
, the
European Championship
only
begins
with the
first game in Germany
. They haven't watched a game yet, but they tune in today at 9 p.m. - even people like me who couldn't tell if Schweinsteiger is still playing.
Suddenly we say "we" when we mean the German team.
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Overalls
Photo: David Niviere / ABACAPRESS / ddp images
So we're playing against France
.
And everything you need to know about this opponent has been written down by my colleague Ullrich Fichtner: He attests the French superiority in all parts of the team, from the »hell storm« from Mbappé, Benzema, Griezmann to the goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, »the one in Tottenham in the course of the Years to become a serious goalkeeper «.
"Something big is coming up for the Germans." Sounds as if the European championship could be over for us again quickly and we will become one again.
Read the full story here: What makes these French so strong?
And here it goes to the live ticker
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What else is important today
Hungary's parliament passes
anti-
gay censorship law:
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has put together a package of laws against homosexuality.
One element has now been nodded: a ban on books and films.
Left and liberals had refused to vote in protest.
The EU and the USA conclude a "long ceasefire" in the aircraft conflict:
Europe and the United States have for years imposed punitive tariffs on each other.
The reason: inadmissible subsidies to aircraft manufacturers.
Now both sides have agreed to suspend the tariffs until 2026.
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution observes the right-wing publishing house Antaios:
The Office for the
Protection of the
Constitution is targeting the "New Right".
The Antaios publishing house is also considered a suspected case.
Divers find more than 500 e-scooters on the bottom of the Rhine:
In the Cologne Rhine, according to a media report, hundreds of e-scooters are rotting away - some are shedding a sticky mass.
At least one provider apparently refuses to recover scooters.
My favorite podcast today: The climate report
Winter is getting warmer, the Arctic ice smaller, consumption more sustainable -
climate change
is the
great social task of the future
.
At SPIEGEL, we are therefore constantly expanding our reporting on this.
Our homepage has had its own section since last year, our own newsletter for a few months -
and
a weekly podcast as of
today
.
Photo: Pia Pritzel / DER SPIEGEL
My colleagues
Kurt Stukenberg
and
Sebastian Spallek
moderate the
»Climate Report«
.
"This is not supposed to be a specialist seminar, but to clarify what is being discussed politically," says Kurt.
»What is real climate protection, what are just advertising promises and PR?
Are governments really acting as they should or are they just talking about it?
Where are the real problems and what solutions are there? «The first episode deals with the legal upheavals: Kurt and Sebastian explain how courts drive politics on climate issues.
You can hear the full episode here: How processes upset climate policy
What we recommend today at SPIEGEL +
He called him "killer", now he wants to put him in his place:
It's about world peace, but the signs point to confrontation: Joe Biden will meet with Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday.
The relationship between Washington and Moscow is more strained than it has been in years.
Why the world is still waiting for the Curevac vaccine from Tübingen:
Last year, the Curevac vaccine was Europe's hope in the fight against the corona pandemic.
But the vaccine is still not on the market.
What's wrong?
Why this singer is now restoring pianos:
Fritzi Ernst was part of the indie band “Schnipo Schranke”, which delighted fans and feuilletons with songs like “Pisse”.
Then came the break.
Now Ernst works as a restorer - but she hasn't given up on music yet.
Which is less important today
Willing to change, unwilling to perish: Emilia Clarke
, 34, actress of the "Game of Thrones" figure with the somewhat cumbersome honorary title "Daenerys storm daughter from the house of Targaryen, the first of her name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Dothraki Sea, breaker of chains and mother of dragons «, in retrospect, wishes another end of the series.
In an interview with »TheSkimm«, when asked which storyline or which scene she had changed, she replied: »The place where I died.«
Typo of the day
, now corrected: »Nearly 850 civilians killed in protests against military coup«
Cartoon of the day:
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And tonight?
Of course, watch football.
What else?
A lovely evening.
Sincerely
yours, Oliver Trenkamp
A correction note: Yesterday I wrote in this newsletter that the FDP would also demand the immediate abolition of the mask requirement. That was too undifferentiated, so we adjusted the position afterwards (
more on this here at the end of the text.
)