Flop of the week: Standing sentence and bowel movements at ZDF

To stand or not to stand - no longer a question on "heute journal": from spring 2009, there will be no chairs in the redesigned news studio. Claus Kleber and Marietta Slomka will then present standing up, no matter how stunning the news may be. Financial crisis at the public broadcasters? Or has a spine guru declared war on presenter humps? Editorial director Kleber admits: "I can't sit up straight. Ever since I started my job six years ago, I've wished I didn't have to sit. When I present standing up, I feel more comfortable and can approach the viewers more openly." Slomka also prefers it when she can present standing up. Kleber had previously explained that "heute journal" also wanted to "really step on the gas" in terms of content with the new design of the news studio. Perhaps it was the sitting posture that held back the popular team of presenters until now. We are eagerly awaiting to see whether "heute journal" will make any immediate changes.