After three ORF “summer talks” in the windowless interrogation room, the series can only be saved if the location is changed.
Given the studio’s choice of “summer talks” with party leaders, it’s only a matter of time before the public broadcaster changes its advertising slogan from “ORF.” HOW WE” on “ORF. WIE WIRR” – for reasons of journalistic due diligence. In case you haven’t seen the series yet: moderator Susanne Schnabl locks herself in a windowless room with politicians, where others keep cucumbers, crispbread and dried cod at best, but never receive guests .
In the wood-paneled room with the charm of a late medieval outbuilding, there are two leather armchairs, Grandma’s coffee table with a clipboard for the remote control and a Möbelix floor lamp. Out. The room is in the Parliament itself, which could definitely offer nicer corners.
On Monday, FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl compared the setting to a ‘Stasi interrogation room’, Schnabl explained the desolation as follows: ‘We are all waiting for answers and so we felt that there should really be nothing to distract us.’ beforehand the ORF must have expected that every tree, every fly or every cloud would have a more exciting effect on the viewer than the format itself.
Psychotherapist: ‘I’m shocked’
The “ORF dungeon” – almost a case for Amnesty International. “I’m shocked by the room,” explains Viennese psychotherapist Christian Beer. “This is an additional stress factor for the interviewee. In my opinion, the setting was probably chosen deliberately.” Because the viewing figures (except for Kickl) also match the cellar feeling, only a different location can make the lectures worthwhile.
Source: Krone
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