Overview

• Influencer Leon Windscheid sparked online debate by claiming Susanne Daubner was casually charging her iPhone behind the Tagesschau desk during a live bulletin.
• Daubner’s response video demonstrated that her phone is stored in a drawer behind the desk and that the visible floor device is a teleprompter pedal used in shorter news segments.
• She explained that longer broadcasts, such as the 20:00 edition, rely on a control-room operator to run the teleprompter instead of the studio pedal.
• Jens Riewa revealed a separate foot switch that lets him independently control studio cameras, allowing real-time framing adjustments without director prompts.
• These technical demonstrations underscore Tagesschau’s ongoing shift toward a more relaxed presentation style and greater transparency in its production setup.