Former ZDF editor-in-chief Klaus Bresser dies at 90

Klaus Bresser, a former editor-in-chief of German public broadcaster ZDF, died in Berlin on October 7 at the age of 90.

He led ZDF’s news coverage from 1988 to 2000.

Before that, he worked at WDR, where he led the editorial team of the magazine Monitor.

At ZDF, he helped develop, present and lead the news programme heute journal and established the interview series Was nun, ...?

Several programmes, including ZDF-Morgenmagazin and frontal, began during his time as editor-in-chief.

ZDF said he helped shape its journalistic profile and stood for independent reporting and fair treatment.

His work mattered because it helped define how the broadcaster covered news and public affairs.