Belltower.News
Editor-in-ChiefSimone Rafael
CategoriesAnti-fascist watchdog journalism
PublisherAmadeu Antonio Foundation
FounderDie Zeit
Founded2007
Based inBerlin, Germany
LanguageGerman
Websitebelltower.news

Belltower.News is a German anti-fascist watchdog news website acting as the primary outlet of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation.[1] Founded in 2007 by Die Zeit, the site was known as Netz gegen Nazis until 3 April 2017.[2][3]

History

Netz gegen Nazis was initiated by Giovanni di Lorenzo, the editor-in-chief of Die Zeit near the end of 2007 with the help of several other organizations such as the German Football Association, German Olympic Sports Confederation, Die Liga – Fußballverband, German Fire Brigade Association, and the ZDF.[4] The stated aim of the website was, and still is, the combating of right-wing extremism, racism, antisemitism, as well as other forms of "group-based misanthropy".[5]

In 2009, the website was transferred to the ownership of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation of Anetta Kahane, which has managed it since.[5]

The name of the website was changed to Belltower.News – Netz für digitale Zivilgesellschaft on the 3 April 2017.[5][6]

Criticism

In a 2008 article, Die Welt journalist Thomas Lindemann criticized the project and its success, alleging that it might be counterproductive.[7]

Parts of the German left have criticized Belltower.News for presenting critiques of Israeli politics as antisemitic.[8]

Some conservatives and right-wingers have frequently criticized Belltower.News for covering them instead of actual neo-nazis. Die Achse des Guten for example, wrote in a 2017 article: "As the publishers of [Belltower.News] have noticed, there are barely any "Nazis"; they are politically marginalized. The real enemy is the center of society, the liberal and conservative citizenry, or rather what is still left of it."[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Impressum". Belltower.News (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ↑ ONLINE, ZEIT (2008-05-09). "Netz gegen Nazis". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ↑ Belltower.News, Redaktion (2017-04-03). "Netz-gegen-Nazis.de wird Belltower.News". Belltower.News (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  4. ↑ online, heise (2008-05-05). "Netz gegen Nazis: "Wachsame Löwen" im Internet und in Vereinen gegen Rechts". heise online (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. 1 2 3 "Danksagung | Belltower News". web.archive.org. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ↑ palasthotel (2017-04-03). "Aus Netz gegen Nazis wird Belltower News – Netz für digitale Zivilgesellschaft". Amadeu Antonio Stiftung (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  7. ↑ "Nutzloses Netz gegen Nazis? - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  8. ↑ "Klasse Gegen Klasse - Antwort auf Nicholas Potter: Warum man mit „Antideutschen" nicht für Befreiung kämpfen kann" (in German). 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Neues Geschäftsmodell von "Netz-gegen-Nazis"". www.achgut.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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