Bernhard Pörksen Discusses the Media's Role in a World Marked by Multiple Crises

This overexposure, he argues, turns politicians into driven figures. The episode examines what responsibility the media bear for the mood in the country and for the alienation of many people from established parties. It also asks what the media could do to avoid unnecessarily fueling continuous outrage.

The discussion comes at a time when hardly a day passes without the government being criticized in the media — from the chancellor's long vacation to reforms and the mood within the coalition. Criticism comes at a high frequency, increasingly loud, and from all sides. Das Politikteil airs weekly, usually on Fridays, with two hosts, one guest, and a sound.

Hosts alternate between Tina Hildebrandt and Heinrich Wefing, or Ileana Grabitz and Peter Dausend. The podcast explains political backgrounds and discusses connections in politics. Pörksen's central question: what could the media do better?

His answer points to the dangers of permanent overexposure in public discourse. The episode is part of the ongoing series examining how politics and media interact in times of crisis. Pörksen's analysis suggests that the constant flood of criticism and images may be contributing to public disillusionment with democratic institutions. The conversation aims to explore concrete ways for journalism to fulfill its role without amplifying outrage.