1) What media are there in Germany? 2) How do people in Germany consume their news? 3) How has media consumption changed in recent years? 4) What TV channels are there, and which ones are popular? 5) When it comes to streaming – what services have you subscribed to? 6) What radio stations are there, and which ones are popular? 7) Do you listen to podcasts? Which one(s) can you recommend? 8) What newspapers and magazines are there, and which are popular? 9) Which newspapers or magazines have you subscribed to? 10) Can you name some broadsheets, i.e. quality newspapers? What is their political leaning? 11) Can you name some tabloids? What is their political leaning? 12) How are broadsheets usually laid out? What information and what style of reporting can usually be found in them? 13) How are tabloids laid out? What kind or style of reporting is typical for them? 14) What internet sites / blogs are there, and which ones are popular? 15) What would you say is the media's major task, and what do you expect from a good TV channel, radio station, newspaper or magazine? 16) How much is public opinion swayed by the media? 17) Do people generally believe everything they see on TV or read in a "normal" newspaper? 18) To what extent are the media free and objective, impartial and unbiased? 19) Is there press freedom in your country? How is freedom of the press guaranteed? 20) Why is freedom of the press important to a democratic society? 21) Are there any restrictions on freedom of the press? 22) Which events should or shouldn't be reported about? Is there any kind of censorship? What type of information do you (not) want to get from the media? 23) Can you think of incidents where the media has reported too much or too little? 24) Is there too much advertising, sports, crime, violence, or nudity on TV? 25) What would you like to see, listen and read more about in the media? 26) How is the media influenced, controlled or restricted by journalists, reporters, editors, media owners / moguls, media conglomerates or cartels? 27) How far should reporters go reporting about celebrities' and politicians' private lives? 28) Is there a lot of fake news? What can people do to avoid it? 29) Why are some TV channels and radio stations supported by fees / taxes? 30) Which TV channels are prestigious, and which ones are rather infamous? 31) Which newspapers and magazines are prestigious, and which ones are rather infamous? 32) What media can be trusted and which ones shouldn't? 33) Why aren't there any government-subsidized newspapers and magazines?

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