I have been involved with digitalisation …
… since university, when the newspapers still published articles with headlines like “Going online — is it worth it?” and self-proclaimed “online freaks” raved about the “Meeting place: Internet café”. It’s been a long time.
A digital helper that I’m still missing …
… anything that frees me from tedious everyday tasks and gives me more time for journalism and new ideas is welcome.
A major achievement of digitalisation is …
… the smartphone. Today’s mobile phones have an answer to almost everything. But if you no longer have to memorise anything and can always ask artificial intelligence straight away, something is also lost. Digitalisation speeds up reactions, but reflection sometimes suffers.
My favourite apps are …
… unsurprisingly, the white and green SZ apps. The white app offers quick news, as well as research, reports, or opinions in the unmistakable style of the SZ. In the green app, I can read tomorrow’s newspaper the evening before and listen to podcasts such as “Auf den Punkt” or the daily commentary “Das Streiflicht”.
My vision of a digital society …
… is an open society that grows with new technologies and utilises social networks without prioritising digital communication over personal encounters and face-to-face conversations.
Judith Wittwer
is editor-in-chief of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” and, therefore, also responsible for the digital development of SZ journalism. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the bidt.
