Attacks on journalists in Germany continue – but we are testing possible solutions
by Martin HoffmannAt least twelve violent attacks, numerous threats and innumerable insults occurred since January 2016 against journalists in Germany. All of them happened at right-wing populist or extremist demonstrations. That indicates journalists in Germany are still heavily under threat as they have been in 2015, especially when reporting from political gatherings. The number of comparable incidents had increased with the rise of populist movements. One element in their propaganda is the agitation against the media they label “lying press”, as being a part of a government mouthpiece.
Most of the incidents occurred In Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania and Bavaria…