Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2010
Criticism of financial-market journalism
An Otto Brenner Foundation study criticized selected dpa business coverage from 1999 to 2009 as insufficiently informative and confusing. The agency’s editor-in-chief disputed the study’s representativeness.
2009
Bluewater affair and sourcing criticism
Criticism of dpa’s role in reporting the Bluewater affair contributed to new internal rules concerning the sources used for distributed news.
2007
Inaccurate reporting on Heiligendamm G8 protests
dpa apologized for inaccurate reports relating to protests at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm.
1966
Fabricated quotation attributed to Alexei Kosygin
The agency distributed a fabricated quotation attributed to Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin concerning German reunification, prompting criticism of its checking procedures.
1964
Incorrect report concerning Nikita Khrushchev
dpa circulated an incorrect report about the death of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, becoming an early example in public debates about verification and editorial reliability.