Caren Miosga
New talker wants background information instead of arguments
Wants to look behind the scenes of politics: Caren Miosga.
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Caren Miosga presents the program concept for her new ARD talk. She wants to focus on the background of politics.
A good two weeks before the broadcast starts on January 21st (from 9:45 p.m.) the presenter Caren Miosga (54) presented the concept of her new ARD political talk. With her show she wants to focus primarily on the question of how politics works today. Can Miosga pacify the political debate through her focus on the background of politics and its protagonists?
Possibilities and limits of politics
Objectivity is necessary in view of so many political talks on television. Things are often loud and superficial. Caren Miosga wants to address this by taking a look behind the scenes of the political process. “We don’t just want to reflect the political discourse,” says Miosga. She wants to find out more about “how politics works today” in “the most intensive discussions possible with our guests.” Their motto is: “We don’t just want to ask, we also want to question. Ideally, our viewers will learn more about the topic and the people involved.” For her, it’s about showing “what possibilities politics has today, but also what limits it is subject to.”
“Deep and comprehensive insight into the topic of the week”
How do political decisions come about and what experiences shape the actions of those responsible for politics? Miosga wants to shed more light on the matter through individual conversations with personalities from politics, business, society and culture. In addition, “informative explanatory pieces, short reports and discussions with other guests” should contribute to the new transparency. The ARD viewers should gain a “deep and comprehensive insight into the current topic of the week,” says the new ARD talker.
“There are no easy answers.”
ARD program director Christine Strobl (52) sees the new talk format on Sunday evenings embedded in a world that is becoming “increasingly complex”. “Conflicts are getting worse, there are no easy answers,” says Strobl. According to NDR program director Frank Beckmann (58), Miosga “is sending a clear signal with her show for plurality of opinions and respectful debate. […] An open discussion includes critical questions, but also the willingness to engage with other people’s perspectives.”
“Caren Miosga” can be seen on 30 Sundays a year at 9:45 p.m. on Erste and then in the ARD media library. The program is produced live in front of an audience in the Berlin studio at the Berlin-Adlershof location of Miosga’s company MIO media.