The Mutmacher page appears for the last time. But the editorial team will continue to satisfy the need for encouraging and constructive reporting in the future.
Dear readers!
“Each has its time, and all that is under heaven has its hour.” So it says in the Bible. A finding that also applies to our encouraging side. For almost two months now, the editors have presented you with encouraging and imitative ideas in the times of Corona. The content came from you almost without exception. However, we are now receiving fewer and fewer contributions. We have therefore decided to have the Mutmacher page published for the last time today.
I would like to thank all of you who have contributed to the success of this page with children’s drawings, handicraft instructions, recipes, prayers, poems, letters, photos or small essays in the past few weeks.
What surprised me most was the creativity in the submissions. I cannot think of a situation in which I have experienced readers so openly, so emotionally and positively towards their daily newspaper.
Andrea Czygan, coordinator of the Mutmacher site–
My colleague Andrea Czygan, our Mutmacher coordinator in the editorial team, is accordingly enthusiastic about taking stock of this remarkable campaign: “What surprised me most was the creativity in the submissions. I’ve been in the job for many years. I have never seen such a wave of entries. “
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She was also impressed by how much personal information the readers revealed about their situation in the Corona crisis. Andrea Czygan: “In principle, the entire range of insights, feelings and fears ended up on my desk in a surrealistic time.” So many people would have described their new everyday life, their completely unfamiliar problems and their conclusions for the future. Homeschooling, weeks without daycare, sports tips for at home instead of in the club, handicrafts with bored children, comfort through a completely new view of the beauties of nature – all this was just as much a topic as a corona diary and the hope for a new, better one Type of living together and appreciating life for post-Corona times.
“I can’t think of a situation in which I have had readers so open, so emotional and so positive about their daily newspaper,” Andrea Czygan is impressed. “For me, the encouraging side is the best proof of how close the relationship between daily newspaper and subscribers is. And how easy it is ultimately to intensify this relationship – by taking your readers seriously, listening to them and becoming your mouthpiece. Very important: There is a huge need for positive, encouraging and constructive reporting. “
We will continue to meet the need for encouraging and constructive reporting in the future.
Editor-in-chief Michael Reinhard–
It is precisely this need for encouraging and constructive reporting, dear readers, that we will continue to satisfy in the future. The Main Post editorial team has been practicing so-called constructive journalism for years. This means: We not only want to present problems and grievances, but also look to the future, encourage personal responsibility and encourage. In order to live up to this claim, we research, wherever possible, approaches and options, show perspectives and awaken hope. However, this approach to topics has nothing to do with uncritical whitewashing and a perfect world view. We will of course continue to point out grievances and put our fingers in the wound.
In a survey in collaboration with Professor Stefan Heijnk from Hanover University of Applied Sciences, Main Post readers already welcomed constructive journalism in 2015. They stated that they read solution-oriented articles more often than “normal” ones.
Constructive journalism can counteract a negative worldview
Incidentally, this constructive journalistic approach is not a new invention. He has always been part of journalism. Recently, editorial offices have only brightened him up in everyday life. Danish Broadcasting (DR) is one of the pioneers of constructive journalism. Several years ago, he noticed that his TV news has become much more popular since the editorial team regularly sends constructive contributions. Listeners responded with terms such as “credible, relevant, informative, constructive, useful, solution-oriented and socially responsible”.
Readers therefore clearly perceive constructive journalism. This is also confirmed by an empirical study by the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Among other things, the study comes to the conclusion that solution-oriented journalism can counteract a negative world view. “The readers feel emotional, happy and sometimes less depressed after the constructive contribution,” the scientists found.
With this in mind, I wish you, dear readers, a lot of positive insights and emotions when reading your Main-Post.
Stay healthy!
Kind regards
your
Michael Reinhard
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