The far-right AFD is threatening to violate a political “firewall” that has long distanced it from power, as election disinformation from both the US and Russia disrupts election coverage in German media.
Contributors:
Olaf Behnke – Director of Berlin, Alliance of the Foundation for Democracy
Ulrich Brückner – Political Analyst
Michaela Küfner – Chief Political Editor, DW
On our radar:
This week, US President Donald Trump denounced Ukraine for starting a war with Russia and began a barb exchange with his counterpart, Voldmie Zelensky. Meenakshi Ravi reports on the fallout of diplomacy and the overjoyed reaction of the Russian media.
Mass arrests, silence of objections, prisons for employment. Six years later, President Nayib Bukele’s unique brand of populism is extremely popular in El Salvador. Listening Post’s Elettra Scrivo reports on prices that some journalists had to pay.
Features:
Sergio Araus – President, Association of El Salvador Journalists
Jessica Avalos – Investigative Journalist
Víctor Barahona – Community Journalist
Andrés Guzman – Presidential Commissioner, Human Rights, Freedom of Expression