Media have an important job in democratic systems. They are the fourth estate and control politics, the economy and the judiciary. Of course, the media also like a crisis. Because bad news sells better than good news. And scandals can be weighed up in gold. But why is the media so focused on the food industry and why do they always look for reasons to cover scandals? Christian Josephi examined this issue for the Interpoma trade fair in Bolzano (Italy) under the title “Critical media and riotous influencers: survival strategies in digital times”:
The entire programme of Interpoma 2020 is available online at:
https://interpoma.fierabolzano.it/video-connects/
The website of the Bolzano fair can be found here:
https://www.fierabolzano.it/de
