ARD-aktuell has been the central television newsroom of the ARD since 1977.
ARD-aktuell is a joint institution of the ARD. It is located at NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) in Hamburg-Lokstedt. The basis of the work of ARD-aktuell is an administrative agreement of all nine ARD institutions, which defines the organization of the editorial office and the basic structure of the programs.
ARD-aktuell produces Tagesschau, Tagesthemen and the news broadcasts of the television channel tagesschau24. They previously produced the wochenspiegel (1953-2014) and the nachtmagazin (1995-2022). All formats are broadcast live. At ARD-aktuell, about 300 employees work in editorial and production.[1] The editorial board is divided into two major areas: a planning team develops the program ideas and organizes contributions and live connections. The broadcasting team is responsible for the content of the broadcasts.
Since October 2019 Marcus Bornheim is the chief editor of the newsroom, which must be elected by the ARD directors with a two-thirds majority.
| Editors | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Dieter Gütt | 1978–1980 | |
| Edmund Gruber | 1981–1988 | |
| Henning Röhl | 1988–1991 | |
| Gerhard Fuchs | 1991–1993 | |
| Ulrich Deppendorf | 1993–1998 | |
| Bernhard Wabnitz | 1999–2005 | |
| Kai Gniffke | 2006–2019 | |
| Marcus Bornheim | 2019–present |