Clear reportage moved: NDR reacts to violent criticism!

Clear reportage moved: NDR reacts to violent criticism!

The NDR program "Clear" with moderator Julia Ruhs caused excitement after the broadcast of the second episode was surprisingly shifted. Originally planned for last Wednesday evening, the episode had to be postponed due to press inquiries that were received after the first episode. This decision was made when the broadcaster "Best-of Extra 3 Verkehr" instead of the episode "Migration-what is going wrong" radiated. The NDR explained that the effort to answer the inquiries took more time than initially assumed, which led to the delay. The second episode is now to be broadcast on June 11, 2025 and Ruhs was optimistic about the upcoming broadcast date, which she confirmed in a post on X ( tz.de reports ).

The first episode that was broadcast at the beginning of April addressed the challenges of migration and received considerable criticism. Among other things, ZDF moderator Jan Böhmermann described the program as "right-wing populist nonsense". This negative response meant that almost 800 people started a petition that was aimed at responsible persons on public service broadcasting. In this petition it is stated that the program is a general suspicion of migrants and at a time when right-wing extremist violence is broadcasting a "fatal signal" ( ndr.de reports ).

content and concept of "clear"

"clear" is a new reportage format that is produced by both the NDR and the BR. The format initially includes three episodes that deal with controversial topics from the middle of society. In the first episode, a film team accompanied Michael Kyrath, whose daughter died in a knife attack. The perpetrator was previously conspicuous and Michael Kyrath uses his presence in the media to represent the concerns of other affected people. Julia Ruhs appears as a moderator and connects the various topics by traveling to a daycare center in Aschaffenburg, which was concluded after a violence (

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The discourse on migration in the media is not new. Historically, Navina Sundaram, a pioneer on German television, had a significant influence when she embodied the first “guest worker” in public law in the 1960s. Their work was crucial for the visibility of migrant perspectives in the German media system and represents an important reference for current debates. Sundaram addressed racism and xenophobia and demanded that they make migrant knowledge visible - a something that is also relevant in the current discussion about formats such as "clear" ( bpb.de offers deeper insights ).