Media - Raab: Would no longer write a letter to SWR
According to Rhineland-Palatinate State Secretary Heike Raab, her critical letter to SWR was not intended to put pressure on the broadcaster. That was not her intention at any time, said the SPD politician at a special session of the state parliament in Mainz on Wednesday. "I was more concerned with an assessment of SWR in terms of press law," said Raab. She had neither demanded the deletion nor a correction of the article criticized in the letter.
Raab continued: "From today's perspective and in view of the discussion of recent weeks, I self-critically admit that I would no longer write this letter from May 2." She should have better addressed her comments on the SWR report from April 11 of this year in the responsible broadcasting committees.
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- The government of Rhineland-Palatinate, led by Minister-President Malu Dreyer, has been closely following the controversy surrounding the letter written by State Secretary Heike Raab to SWR.
- During the special meeting of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament in Mainz, the SPD's Stefan Raab acknowledged that he would not write the same critical letter to SWR as he did on May 2, given the recent discussion.
- In light of the public backlash against her letter, Raab clarified that her intent was not to pressure SWR but to critically evaluate their article in terms of press law.
- Despite not demanding deletion or correction of the article, Raab lamented that she should have addressed her concerns directly to the SWR's broadcasting committees rather than a public letter.
Source: www.stern.de
