Heute-Journal

• Marietta Slomka (since 2001)
• Claus Kleber (since 2003)
• Christian Sievers (since 2013)

The Today Journal is a news magazine of ZDF.

• 5.1 Current editors in the studio / co- presenters
• 5.2 Former editors in the studio / co- presenters

Time slot and concept

The news that night was on January 2, 1978 broadcast. First, the news that night was aired Mondays to Thursdays and Fridays by 21 clock 22 clock with a transmission length of 20 minutes. From 1 January 1984, the broadcast date has been uniformly shifted to 21:45 clock ( currently being mixed ). The show was in 1991 extended to 30 minutes. Since 1992, the magazine will also be broadcast on Saturdays; since 2000, also on Sundays.

In contrast to the daily news by 19 clock individual topics of the day are in the news that discussed in more detail and backgrounds, illuminated, added interviews with politicians, business leaders, experts and other relevant people of the day. There is also a stock market report from Frankfurt. Following the weather follows. Former Moderator and Editorial Director, Wolf von Lojewski, the objective once brought to the catchy phrase: "Today's report by 19 clock: politicians XY throws in the towel, say, where " For the shipment does not claim to be complete, that is, not all topics of the day are also represented by a short film.

The program is comparable to the issues of the day of the ARD. The news that night has today relatively good ratings, which are higher than the issues of the day and sometimes even higher than those of 19 - clock - edition of today.

Transmit data

Today The journal is sent from Monday to Thursday usually at 21:45 clock with about 27 minutes in length and a separate, about two to three minutes long weather forecast. On Friday, the Today journal is sent after the Friday crime in the same way, 15 minutes later, then is started by 22 clock. Monday to Thursday Today the journal is also shown on the transmitter Phoenix in sign language. On Saturdays after Saturday Crime ( possibly also entertainment programs ) sent at 22:45 clock. The length is 15 minutes, the weather forecast is contents of the shipment. On Sunday, a 15-minute output is sent, which already includes the weather forecast in the rule. In elections, or similar events, the news that night on Sundays will be extended by 15 minutes to 22:15 clock, the Sunday night movie start then 15 minutes later.

In the case of crisis situations, either the regular broadcasts extended massive ( up to an hour ) or it will be the news that night special programs included in the program, which, similar to today special shows, usually have no more than 10 to 15 minutes in length. In sporting events Today the journal is reduced to up to seven minutes in length, which then often the second message block with stock exchange views and cultural contribution is omitted at the end of the broadcast. At a time limitation (example: the film over 3 hours going; especially during the Christmas and holiday time) Today the journal is like today replaced by a broadcast, moderated the night shift editor.

Since September 2011, the news that night will also be broadcast live on the Internet ( in the ZDF media library ).

Editing

The editorial Today Journal is an independent editorial in the " general editorial " ZDF and has about 30 editors and reporters who are ' working exclusively for sending hHeute -Journal. Editorial Director Anne Reidt.

Moderators

Current moderators

Former moderators

Editors in the studio / co- moderators ( since 1986)

The compact messages in the news that presents since June 30, 1986, an editor at the studio.

Current editors in the studio / co- presenters

Former editors in the studio / co- presenters

Leader and studio background

The former prominent leader ( 70s/80s ) consisted of a camera in the studio, which showed the presenters live just before the start of the broadcast. For this purpose, a clock was displayed and important headlines of the day ran as a ticker over. The sound of the ticker corresponded to the word " today " in Morse code ( four short, a short, two short and one long, one long, one short).

With the introduction of the new studio (2009), a camera drove slowly up to the moderators, while in the background the issues of a fade in and out. A proper intro as the main output by 19 clock there was no longer here.

On 19 February 2011, the news that night got a darker studio background than the rest of today broadcasts. Instead of the 2D world map five globes are shown in the background. At the beginning of the headlines are shown again in the foreground, followed by a "real" intro, finally is zoomed to the Moderators or sometimes shown directly footage. Some camera settings were changed to give the moderators higher presence.

On September 12, 2013, the studio background was adapted to the today design. The background color is the same brightness as the rest of today spending. The appearance and the camera position in the message block has been adjusted accordingly. The mission is to make them more opulent and image stronger.

Award

The news that night was awarded in October 2013 with the German Television Award in the category Best newscast.

Others

Since 25 June 2007, the news that night, as well as the other today shows, broadcast in 16:9 aspect ratio. The shipments are to relate both video as well as audio podcast for free.

Since December 2011 there is an Internet presence today journal plus, are summarized in the additional background information about the program.