@kennysmith I know, since #DW / @dw_innovation - unlike @tagesschau / #ARD, @ZDF & Co. - don't get conditionless revenue aka. #LicensingFees but are paid for entirely by Germany's federal budget, thus depend on political will and desire to keep their lights on as foreign broadcaster...
In return, I think this also results in a generally far higher standard of #quality and excellence in #journalism as they've to constantly justofy their existance as "expense" whilst competing against others...