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6. German Conspiracyland

Why are journalists being attacked in Germany?

Why are journalists being attacked in Germany? Marianna travels to Berlin to meet a journalist called Jorg who鈥檚 been covering the conspiracy theory movement in his country. He鈥檚 been attacked several times trying to do his job and he鈥檚 not the only one. Jorg says he鈥檚 heard from other journalists who鈥檝e experienced something similar. And the latest figures from Germany show attacks against journalists have risen sharply since the pandemic.

Host: Marianna Spring
Producers: Philip Marzouk and Olivia Lace-Evans
Producer for 麻豆社 Radio 4 podcasts: Nathan Jones
Technical Producer: Alex Portfelix
Series producer: Emma Close
Senior news editor: Sam Bonham
Commissioner: Rhian Roberts

New episodes released every few days. If you're in the UK, listen to the whole series first on 麻豆社 Sounds bbc.in/42x5sO5

And please get in touch with Marianna by emailing at: mariannainconspiracyland@bbc.co.uk.

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12 minutes

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  • Mon 19 Jun 2023 09:45
  • Tue 20 Jun 2023 00:30

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