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Germany's Public TV is Broken: 98% Want Reform & What Citizens Demand Instead (2021 Study)

In 2021, a massive citizen participation project called #meinfernsehen2021 revealed shocking truths about Germany's public broadcasting system (ARD & ZDF). Despite high trust (70% among youth), 98% of participants demanded radical reform of broadcast councils, calling them outdated and politically biased. This video unpacks the study's key findings: why young people trust but don't watch, the demand for deeper news over entertainment, and the call to transform public TV from a one-way pipeline into a two-way platform. Discover what citizens really want—and why the future of democracy depends on it. Based on research by the Grimme Institute, bpb, and DIID.