''Panorama'' is the oldest German current affairs television magazine, first aired on 4 June 1961. It is produced by

Norddeutscher Rundfunk Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR; ''Northern German Broadcasting'') is a public broadcasting, public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR broadcasts for the German states of Lower Saxony, M ...

(NDR), and is aired every third week on Thursdays at 21:45, alternating with ''

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'' and ' by

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. Anja Reschke has been moderator since 2001. It became popular, with often controversial topics leading to broader discussions and legal consequences.

History

''Panorama'' was initiated in 1961 by Rüdiger Proske, then director of the department of current events () of

(NDR). It was designed following the model of the successful ''

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'' that the

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Controversies

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Peter Merseburger

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In 1988, a lawyer of

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prevented a critical report minutes before the broadcast began. In 2003, the former chancellor

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evaded a question from a ''Panorama'' reporter, saying that ''Panorama'' had "nothing to do with journalism" ("Ich habe überhaupt nicht die Absicht mit Ihnen 'n Interview (zu machen ��Sie sind doch von „Panorama“ ..Wissen's doch, was das heißt. Sie haben doch mit Journalismus nix zu tun.“).

Awards

In 2018, authors of ''Panorama'' received the

Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.2017 G20 Hamburg summit. In March 2020, the ''Panorama'' authors and Jonas Schreijäg received the Grimme-Preis for their documentary ''SeaWatch3''.

Moderators

* (1961–1963) * Rolf Menzel (1961–1963) * Joachim Besser (1961–1963) * Rüdiger Proske (1961–1963) * (1963) * (1963) * (1963) * Walter Menningen (1963) * Guido Schütte (1963) * Dietrich Koch (1963–1964) *

Eugen Kogon Eugen Kogon (2 February 1903 – 24 December 1987) was a historian and Nazi concentration camp survivor. A well-known Christian opponent of the Nazi Party, he was arrested more than once and spent six years at Buchenwald concentration camp. Kogon ...

(1964) *

Joachim Fest Joachim Clemens Fest (8 December 1926 – 11 September 2006) was a German historian, journalist, critic and editor who was best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including a biography of Adolf Hitler and books about ...

(1965–1966) * Peter Merseburger (1967–1975) * (1975–1976) * Ulrich Happel (1977) * (1978–1981) * (1981–1987) * (1987–1996) * Patricia Schlesinger (1997–2001) * Anja Reschke (from 2001)

Literature

* Anja Reschke: ''Die Unbequemen. Wie Panorama die Republik verändert hat.'' Redline-Verlag, Munich 2011, , .

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, tt0246381
Das Panorama-Archiv
(episodes from 50 years) NDR