Overview
- NDR confirms that Tanit Koch will front its editions of the ARD magazine 'Klar' from 2026, while Julia Ruhs remains on Bayerischer Rundfunk episodes under an alternating NDR/BR production plan with multiple moderators.
- NDR Intendant Hendrik Lünenborg acknowledges missteps in communicating the personnel change and rejects claims of a cancellation, saying the format will continue with more episodes.
- WDR news chief Stefan Brandenburg labels the handling a "Desaster mit Ansage," urging better representation of conservative perspectives yet questioning the migration episode’s one‑sided framing.
- Approximately 250 NDR employees criticized the pilots for being tendentious and lacking balance; public broadcasters’ journalists such as ZDF’s Jo Schück argued the decision reflected quality concerns rather than politics.
- Ruhs renews her charge that internal pressure drove her removal and calls herself a scapegoat, citing favorable audience surveys, while politicians including CDU’s Carsten Linnemann attack the decision, with Linnemann proposing to freeze the licence fee.