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Deutsch(DE) “Telosschwund” Sind die “in der mediatisierten Öffentlichkeit stattfindenden Diskurse … keine offenen mehr” ? Mit der drohenden Programmreform des Deutschlandfu

Author laments "loss of purpose" in public discourse amid media reforms

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The article discusses the concept of "Telosschwund" (loss of telos or purpose) in public discourse, particularly in the context of potential programming reforms at Deutschlandfunk. The author reflects on Thomas Assheuer, a former journalist they admired, and his writings on the rise of authoritarian power and the crisis of liberalism, questioning the relevance of terms like "nihilism" and "modernity" in contemporary analysis. AI

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Author laments "loss of purpose" in public discourse amid media reforms

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    "Loss of Telos" Are the "discourses taking place in the mediatized public sphere... no longer open anymore"? With the looming program reform of Deutschlandfunk

    “Telosschwund” Sind die “in der mediatisierten Öffentlichkeit stattfindenden Diskurse … keine offenen mehr” ? Mit der drohenden Programmreform des Deutschlandfunks ist bald Schluss mit diesem schwer verdaulichen Zeugs, auf das ich Sie im Folgenden ein letztes oder vorletztes Mal …

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