Overview

• On ZDF's 'heute-show', Oliver Welke criticized NDR's handling of Julia Ruhs, labeling her a “junge Empörungsunternehmerin” yet arguing she should have remained on air.
• A satirical sketch portrayed NDR's leadership as inconsistent and ended with the punchline “Der NDR, das Dümmste am Norden.”
• Welke rejected CDU general secretary Carsten Linnemann's proposed NDR fee freeze, calling it a direct attack on broadcasting freedom.
• The format now alternates: Bayerischer Rundfunk keeps Ruhs as presenter, while NDR's editions are assigned to Tanit Koch.
• Ruhs reacted on X, calling the segment “bisschen gemein, aber sehr lustig,” as the case continues to fuel debate over public broadcasters' approach to dissenting views.