While news organisations in many parts of the world are grappling with a decline in trust, the situation appears to be on the upswing in Germany, a new study suggests.

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Last year, the outcomes of the Brexit vote and the US election sent some media outlets into full self-examination mode, attempting to figure out why their predictions were inaccurate and whether they had, as sometimes suggested, lost touch with a large part of the population. In light of Germany’s own federal election in September, Zeit Online wanted to avoid making similar mistakes, going as far as setting up a dedicated department to tackle the task.

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“Freedom of speech ends where the criminal law begins”: this chilling phrase uttered by Germany justice minister Heiko Maas summarises all that is scary in a bill passed last Friday and aimed at punishing social media that do not delete content in violation of German law in under 24 hours.  

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The German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel has launched Spiegel Daily, a new digital and paid-for daily newspaper. The idea behind the new digital-only product is to “stop the world once a day” by offering readers a self-contained and engaging news experience, which complements the publishing house’s existing print and online offer.

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