The fourth estate
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The fourth estate |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | German , Swiss German |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dieter driver |
| script | Dieter driver |
| production | Dieter driver |
| music | Philipp Moll |
| camera | Christoph Walther |
| cut | Katharina Bhend |
The Fourth Power is a Swiss documentary film by the director Dieter Driver from 2018. It shows the work of journalists and editors using four examples ( Der Bund , Echo der Zeit , Watson , Republik ) and documents the changes in the media industry caused by the Digitization . The film had its world premiere on January 27, 2018 at the 53rd Solothurn Film Festival.
content
The federal government represents the print media that are most affected by digitization and - even if employees are trained in how to publish articles online - ultimately have to implement cost-saving measures and vacate offices. The echo of the times as a radio broadcast by the public broadcaster SRG SSR sees its existence threatened by the federal popular initiative “Yes to the abolition of radio and television fees (abolition of Billag fees)” . Using Watson , the film shows how advertising-financed online media use mobile phone videos, push messages, a fun section and native advertising to maintain a significantly different form of journalism in order to achieve reach. The Republic finally - which was still in the establishment phase during the filming - is the attempt to establish a purely reader financed online magazine that is committed to quality journalism.
Reviews
- Jean-Martin Büttner: Push, push! In: Tages-Anzeiger . January 24, 2018.
- Rainer Stadler : "The fourth power" - swan song on the daily newspaper. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . February 7, 2018.
- Tereza Fischer: The Fourth Estate. In: Filmbulletin . 1/2018.
- Daniel Faulhaber: Quiet swan song on «The Fourth Estate». In: TagesWoche . February 10, 2018.
Web links
- Official website
- The fourth estate at swissfilms.ch
- Press booklet at solothurnerfilmtage.ch (PDF, 20.7 MB)
- The fourth estate. In 3sat , October 14, 2019. Video available until October 21, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ^ Solothurn Film Festival - Prix de Soleure. Solothurn Film Festival , accessed on July 29, 2018 .