Start-up difficulties at DRS 4 News

 The information channel DRS 4 News, which was launched at the beginning of November, hit the headlines shortly after its launch because it was causing too much of a workload for DRS editorial staff. According to the Tages-Anzeiger, the situation has not yet improved: the mood is in the basement and some employees have resigned, it reported on Friday. Internal monitoring now shows that journalists in the specialist domestic, foreign, business and sports editorial teams have to spend much more time on the info channel than planned. "It is true that DRS 4 News has brought a new rhythm and in some cases additional work for the employees of the information department," SR DRS spokesperson Andreas Notter told Werbewoche. However, the specialist editorial teams have been increased in terms of personnel. However, the Tages-Anzeiger assumes that the increases will not be enough. It also writes that the entire information department is to be reformed this year in order to overcome the problems. Notter says: "Based on discussions with employees, we have carried out an internal monitoring of the quality and organization of DRS 4 News". New structures are also expected as a result of this monitoring. The specific changes and improvements planned will be communicated internally in due course. Notter considers the staff resignations to be "normal fluctuation".