Who Can You Trust Anymore? — Historicum Salzkammergut with Eva Menasse and Cornelius Obonya

Featuring:
Eva Menasse, author
Cornelius Obonya, actor
Hannes Leidinger, historian
Verena Moritz, historian

A collaboration between Hannes Heide, Member of the European Parliament, and the “Historicum Salzkammergut.”

Trust in politics and the media is dwindling. More and more people are losing faith in political parties, parliaments, and traditional news media—while inflammatory populism and targeted disinformation dominate the public debate. What does this loss of trust mean for our democracy? Have politics and the media themselves contributed to squandering their credibility? And can parallels be drawn to the past?

An evening exploring truth and lies, power and powerlessness—and the question of what holds democratic societies together.

Moderator:
Günter Kaindlstorfer, journalist and writer