Photo: DPAThe Bild newspaper has established the position of an "independent" ombudsman to respond to any complaints or questions their readers may have about facts and sources used in their articles. After a string of accusations of "fake-news", Bild is trying to rebrand itself as the most "trustworthy medium in Germany," according to an interview with Editor Julian Reichelt. The new ombudsman, 75 year-old Ernst Elitz, was previously director of Deutschlandradio, and now takes up this permanent position at the newspaper. His new job is to investigate any complaints about facts, stories, or sources that the Bild newspaper prints. Julian Reichelt took to the internet to answer readers' questions, and to dispel allegations about Bild's "fake-news" problem.

Source: The Local February 23, 2017 14:48 UTC