Germany’s Largest Newspaper BILD Apologizes for Covid Coverage during the Past 18 months
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Germany’s largest newspaper BILD apologizes for harming society over its coverage of the covid-19 pandemic during the past 18 months
Daniel Levi, Bild, August 1, 2021
Back in April 2020, we wrote about Germany’s largest newspaper BILD after it condemned China for endangering the world and also for being the world’s “greatest export of coronavirus.” With a circulation of currently about 1.37 million copies daily, the BILD newspaper is published by the Axel-Springer Publishing Company.
After enduring the covid-19 for over 18 months, the situation in Europe and especially in Germany seems to be getting worse. As Europe battles the fourth wave of infections sparked by the Delta variant, about 204,090 protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to many public places, according to a report from Reuters. France is not alone, there are also protests in Berlin, Germany, and Italy over Covid-19 passports.
With the government’s poor handling of the virus and the ongoing unrest escalating in European cities, the German newspaper BILD issued its apology for harming society over its coverage of the covid-19 pandemic in the past 18 months.
In a 5-minute YouTube video, BILD editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt said:
“[To] millions of children in this country, for whom we are all responsible as a society, I would like to say what our Federal Government and our Chancellor have not dare to say so far: We ask your forgiveness. We ask your forgiveness for a year and a half of politics, who sacrificed you.”
To victims of violence, neglect, isolation, emotional loneliness. For politics and media reporting that to this day, like poison, gives you the feeling that you are a mortal danger to our society.” You’re not, don’t let that persuade you. We have to protect you, not you us, “admits BILD editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt
Below is a video of his apology.
[Video in German.]
Meanwhile, thousands of Germans turned out in Berlin on Sunday to protest the German government’s anti-coronavirus measures. Hundreds of Germans clashed with police and some 600 protesters were detained, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Thousands turned out in Berlin on Sunday to protest the German government’s anti-coronavirus measures despite a ban on the gatherings, leading to clashes with police and the detention of some 600 protesters pic.twitter.com/7Tb0eWa9RG
Another Version of the Transcript
“To the millions of children in this country,“To the millions of children in this country,for which our company is responsible,for whom our society is responsible,I want to express here what neither our governmentI want to express here what neither our governmentnor our chancellor dare tell you.nor our Chancellor dares to tell you.We ask you to forgive us.We ask you to forgive us.We apologize for this policyForgive us for this policy
Which, for a year and a half, has made you
victims of violence,neglect, isolation and loneliness.
Sorry for this policy and media coverage
which, like poison, made you feel
like you were a mortal danger to society.
You are not a danger to society, don’t believe this lie.
It’s up to us to protect you.
What happened to our children, many people and Bild denounced it.
Nothing happened.
Merkel organized a summit for children? No !
Instead, we persuaded our children
that they were going to murder their grandma
if they dared to be what they are, children.
Or if they met their friends.
None of this has been scientifically proven.
It was easy to force that on the kids,they can’t defend themselves and they don’t vote.
When a state steals the rights of a child,it must prove that by doing so it protects him against
concrete and imminent danger.
This proof has never been provided.
It has been replaced by propaganda
presenting the child as a vector of the pandemic.
Those who wanted to contradict this propaganda
were never invited to the expert table.
Our policies would do better to open schools
and sports halls rather than polling stations!
Otherwise they will have on their conscience, and will leave in the history books,
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