Deutsche Welle

== Antisemitism controversies ==
Reporting from ''[[The Guardian]]'' in January 2020 raised allegations of "sexual harassment, racism, antisemitism, and severe bullying" within the organization.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salfiti |first=Jad |date=2020-01-14 |title=Deutsche Welle staff speak out about alleged racism and bullying |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/14/deutsche-welle-staff-speak-out-about-alleged-racism-and-bullying |access-date=2023-03-07 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628040924/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/14/deutsche-welle-staff-speak-out-about-alleged-racism-and-bullying |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 December 2021, {{Lang|de|Deutsche Welle|italic=no}} announced that it would suspend its partnership with a Jordanian partner, [[Roya TV]], on account of antisemitic content published on Roya's social media.<ref name=":3" /> Guido Baumhauer, a senior executive with DW, apologized, saying: "We are truly sorry that we did not notice these disgusting images."<ref name=":3" /> Roya TV rejected the accusation and said it was the target of "hostile campaign" by unnamed parties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jordanian TV rejects German station's anti-Israel accusation|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/jordanian-tv-rejects-german-stations-anti-israel-accusation-81587610|access-date=2022-02-19|website=ABC News|language=en|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219182759/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/jordanian-tv-rejects-german-stations-anti-israel-accusation-81587610|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2021, [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] published an investigation into social media comments allegedly made by members of DW's Arabic service, including posts that appeared to downplay the Holocaust or perpetuate anti-Jewish stereotypes.<ref name="Probe">{{Cite news|date=2021-12-03|title=German broadcaster suspends workers amid antisemitism probe|url=https://apnews.com/article/business-religion-europe-social-media-race-and-ethnicity-0a77332661e80f68e58b7cb11c40127f|access-date=2022-02-19|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219182802/https://apnews.com/article/business-religion-europe-social-media-race-and-ethnicity-0a77332661e80f68e58b7cb11c40127f|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2022-02-07|title=German broadcaster DW urged to act against antisemitism|url=https://apnews.com/article/business-europe-middle-east-germany-race-and-ethnicity-3e9025015e9d4386b32117945c6bf1f0|access-date=2022-02-19|website=AP NEWS|language=en|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219182759/https://apnews.com/article/business-europe-middle-east-germany-race-and-ethnicity-3e9025015e9d4386b32117945c6bf1f0|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 December 2021, DW announced that it was suspending four employees and one freelancer during an external investigation, to be led by former German Justice Minister [[Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger]] and psychologist Ahmad Mansour, into the allegations.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-05|title=Deutsche Welle suspends cooperation with Jordan broadcaster|url=https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-israel-media-social-media-30fdb59fbf12d0756b865d99a5a1998c|access-date=2022-02-19|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|language=en|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219182800/https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-israel-media-social-media-30fdb59fbf12d0756b865d99a5a1998c|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Probe"/> On 7 February, this investigation concluded that DW was correct to suspend these five employees, and recommended further action against eight other employees; it also recommended ending cooperation agreements with some Middle East-based news outlets, but concluded that there was no "structural antisemitism" at DW.<ref name=":1" /> Following the report, DW terminated the contracts of several other employees, including the former bureau chief in Beirut, who advocated the execution of "[a]nyone who has to do with the Israelis"; an employee who claimed that Israel controls people's brains "through art, media and music"; and a third journalist had posted "the Holocaust is a lie."<ref name="aljazeera.com">{{Cite web|title=German broadcaster DW fires two more Arab employees|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/15/deutsche-welle-fires-two-more-arab-employees|access-date=2022-02-19|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=20 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220013015/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/15/deutsche-welle-fires-two-more-arab-employees|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=German Media Giant DW Fires Staff Over Antisemitism|language=en|work=Haaretz|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-german-media-giant-dw-fires-staff-over-antisemitism-1.10614935|access-date=2022-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219182759/https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-german-media-giant-dw-fires-staff-over-antisemitism-1.10614935|url-status=live}}</ref> Several of those fired stated that they had not been given a chance to defend their case, criticized DW's lack of clarity regarding guidelines for what constituted antisemitism, and said they felt they were being censored in what they could write about the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israeli-Palestinian conflict]].<ref name="Scapegoats">{{Cite news|last=Alsaafin|first=Linah|title='We are scapegoats': Arab journalists fired by Deutsche Welle|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/11/career-assassination-dws-scapegoating-of-arab-employees|access-date=2022-02-19|publisher=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]]|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219182800/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/11/career-assassination-dws-scapegoating-of-arab-employees|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="aljazeera.com"/>

In September 2022, Farah Maraqa, one of seven Arab employees of DW fired<ref name="Scapegoats"/> in February, subsequently sued DW and won her case. The court ruled that her dismissal on charges of anti-Semitism was "legally unjustified". A former colleague, Maram Salem, won her case in July against DW for unlawful termination, ruling that her Facebook posts were not anti-Semitic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/5/german-court-rules-palestinian-ex-dw-journalist-sacking-unlawful|title=German court rules Palestinian ex-DW journalist sacking unlawful|first=Linah|last=Alsaafin|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=5 September 2022|archive-date=5 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905222526/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/5/german-court-rules-palestinian-ex-dw-journalist-sacking-unlawful|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also in September 2022, {{Lang|de|Deutsche Welle|italic=no}} updated its [[Code of Conduct]] to include "Germany's historical responsibility for the Holocaust is also a reason for which we support the right of Israel to exist" among their values and noted antisemitism is grounds for dismissal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/dw-code-of-conduct-in-32-languages/a-62448730 |title=DW: Code of Conduct in 32 languages |date=2022-09-01 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Deutsche Welle |archive-date=17 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917122432/https://www.dw.com/en/dw-code-of-conduct-in-32-languages/a-62448730 |url-status=live }}</ref> The updated code of conduct is thought to improve {{Lang|de|Deutsche Welle|italic=no}}'s chances of successfully terminating antisemitic employees in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-public-broadcaster-now-requiring-employees-to-support-israels-right-to-exist/ |title=German public broadcaster now requiring employees to support Israel's right to exist |date=2022-09-16 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |last=Axelrod |first=Toby |archive-date=18 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918052100/https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-public-broadcaster-now-requiring-employees-to-support-israels-right-to-exist/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2023, [[The New Arab]] published the results of a year long investigation by Palestinian news website ''Arab48'' which concluded that Arab employees were unfairly dismissed over largely spurious antisemitism charges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newarab.com/investigations/pro-israel-bias-shaped-dws-antisemitism-probe-pt1|title=Pro-Israel bias shaped DW's antisemitism probe - pt1|first=Rabeea Eid, Rashad|last=Alhindi|date=25 August 2023|website=The new Arab|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825115849/https://www.newarab.com/investigations/pro-israel-bias-shaped-dws-antisemitism-probe-pt1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newarab.com/investigations/pro-israel-bias-shaped-dws-antisemitism-probe-pt2|title=Pro-Israel bias shaped DW's antisemitism probe - pt2|first=Rabeea Eid, Rashad|last=Alhindi|date=25 August 2023|website=The new Arab|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825114346/https://www.newarab.com/investigations/pro-israel-bias-shaped-dws-antisemitism-probe-pt2|url-status=live}}</ref>