Cahoots (app)

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Cahoots - who with whom? is the name of an app that connects well-known German journalists with think tanks , interest groups and NGOs . The expression "to be in cahoots (with someone)" means "to be in cahoots (with someone)", "to make common cause (with someone)", "to make pacts (with someone)".

The application software was created in 2014 by Alexander Barnickel and Jonas Bergmeier, initially using network information from the media-critical program Die Anstalt , based on the results of Uwe Krüger's research . The core function of the app is a browser extension which, after installation, marks journalist names in the text with existing connections to non-governmental organizations and interest groups, shows the type of connection and refers to the underlying sources. The source code of the app is available online so that internet users can edit it.

reception

The taz judges: "Cahoots hits a nerve, it could mark an important step towards the long overdue debate about transparency in journalism." However, the question remains open, to what extent affiliations could justify dependencies. According to Deutschlandradio Kultur, the software was generally welcomed as a useful tool for more transparency in journalism. The Swiss Media Week rated the app as a tool to facilitate the classification of the interests of journalists. The Hamburger Abendblatt criticizes the portrayal of the connections as it spreads misinformation.

Web links

swell

  1. ↑ to be in cahoots with sb | Dictionary English-German In: dict.cc.Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Cahoots In: cahoots.pw.Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  3. ^ A b Albrecht Metzger: Transatlantic Networks and German Foreign Policy. (PDF; 144 kB) In: deutschlandfunkkultur.de. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Laura Meschede : Side activities of journalists: Under one blanket. In: taz.de. September 22, 2014, accessed November 29, 2017 .
  5. ↑ http://medienwoche.ch/2014/09/09/blicke-unter-eine-decke/
  6. ↑ Well thought out, badly done. Cahoots wants transparency in journalism, but spreads misinformation. In: Abendblatt.de. Hamburger Abendblatt, November 10, 2017, accessed on November 29, 2017 .