Austrian media policy 2025: fight against fake news and giants!

Austrian media policy 2025: fight against fake news and giants!

A dramatic year is imminent for Austrian media policy that will set the course for the future of journalism. The challenges of fake news and artificial intelligence are increasing, as reported krone.at . The upcoming government is not only confronted with the need to protect domestic journalism, but also to limit the dominance of global internet giants. In 2024, these companies branched off an impressive 1.2 billion euros in advertising revenues in Austria, while local media are fighting for their existence. There is a great risk that the reliability of news and the financial basis of the domestic media are at risk without determined measures.

New possibilities for young journalists in Bremen

While the Austrian government has to take measures to stabilize the media landscape, there are also positive developments in Germany. An innovative project starts in Bremen, which offers young professionals in the first year of apprenticeship for one year of free e-paper from your desired daily newspaper. Organized by the newspaper publisher and digital publisher Association Bremen e. V. In cooperation with the North Sea newspaper, the Weser-Kurier and the taz, this project is financed by the Bremen financial department. "Because of social media, it is important to know what happens in counties and districts," said ZVVB chairman David Koopmann. The goal is to promote the media participation in young people and to inform them about local events, which is of crucial importance in the current media landscape, such as the Nordsee-zeitung.de emphasized.

Developments in both countries show that the media future is on the brink, both in Austria, where quick reforms are necessary, and in Germany where creative solutions are sought to provide young people with news. While the political decision -makers in Austria have to deal with the reform of the media policy framework in order to counteract the challenges of the digital era, Bremen is already actively working on the formation of an informed youth.