Gabriele Hooffacker
@ghooffacker.bsky.social
Gabriele Hooffacker is a German journalist, journalism teacher and a professor for specifics of media at Leipzig University of Applied Science. Her research interests are online media as well as interactive and participative formats in journalism. .. more
Communication & Media Studies
27%
Political science
23%
Reposted by Gabriele Hooffacker
German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan
With the Alternative for Germany party close to power in a German state, federal officials are planning to limit the group’s access to classified intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
Officials in the German federal government want to limit the extreme right AfD’s access to sensitive information. It's also an effort to reassure Germany’s allies who have expressed deep concerns to Berlin over the AfD’s coziness with Moscow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...
Reposted by Gabriele Hooffacker
Trump Faces the Sting of a Media Boycott After Press Pool Withdrawal
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.
www.nytimes.com
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives Trump of the oxygen of screen time... He had to rely on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to get on air, not at his own White House but as a guest at Gracie Mansion in the heart of liberal America. #USA www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...