The gaps in the media landscape are growing A lack of diversity as well as insufficient awareness of this issue prevail. The free market clearly 'regulates' nothing at all: In the predatory competition, the big players eat up the smaller ones, before getting swallowed themselves by even bigger ones; the only discernible trend here is relentless cost-cutting and a steady decline in quality. This is particularly evident in the media coverage of art and culture: what started out 25 years ago in the print sector, is now noticeably taking hold in public service broadcasting too: culture magazines are being discontinued and merged, entire culture sections scrapped; what the ‘national press part' are to regional newspapers, ARD pools and merged editorial teams are to public service broadcasting.

 Is that really necessary? Is this process irreversible? What remains positive?

Thu, april 30th
10:30 - 12:00 am
Massif E / Saal Europa

Less and less art, less and less democracy? is part of a double-panel with a keynote speech from Harald Welzer.

For the keynote speech and the double-panel we offer a combo ticket.

For the congress we offer day tickets as well as the congress pass for all four days.