So… That was quite a surprise, here’s the link to the statistics: Link

188 fatalities out of nearly 24k accidents don’t qualify as ‘most cases end deadly’. I don’t want to speculate as to how someone can misread a statistic that significantly while writing an article for a public service news site. But the damage of such false narratives is considerable.

  • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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    91 month ago

    As an uneducated Eastern European, what is the difference? Honest question, I come from a political culture where what TASS is doing is normal.

    • lnxtx
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      1 month ago

      I see at least two criteria:

      • financing,
      • board.

      According to the Wikipedia article about the ZDF:

      • Financing:

        • financed by a license fee
        • receives income from sponsorships, programming and advertising sales
      • Board:

        • Director general - technically independent
        • Supervising board - includes 5 representatives of the federal states, 1 of the federal republic of Germany
        • Television board - includes 16 representatives of the states of Germany, 2 of the federal republic of Germany, 6 members nominated by the federal states

      So, it’s dependent on the government. Means politics could have influence on programmes.