This is all true, but it might still be worth reporting that the most recent update of the travel advisories now lists two points under “current”: (1) the winter storm that currently affects some parts of the US and (2) the violence perpetrated by ICE and other immigration officials against protesters in Minneapolis.
They do because that’s factually correct. But is it worth reporting that a government website reflects events?
It would be news in my opinion if there was an actual message behind it. But since there’s no warning, not even partial, it doesn’t carry political weight – which in my think the headline implies (though the article makes it clear that it’s not).
Basically, the headline can be reduced to “German agency does its job”
God, I hate this kind of news, it feels like it pops up every few months.
Germany issuing travel advisories is nothing newsworthy! They exist for basically every country (see https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/reise-und-sicherheitshinweise, German only) and are updated regularly. The only thing that would be noteworthy if the US suddenly appeared on the travel warnings page: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/10-2-8reisewarnungen, on which the only surprising country is Japan, and the warning refers to the areas still affected by the Fukushima nuclear reactor accident.
As another example, Canada which is a very safe country, also has formally issued travel advisories: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/kanada-node/kanadasicherheit-204874 though they basically only say “don’t worry”. But issuing an advisory is not what people might think it is.
This is all true, but it might still be worth reporting that the most recent update of the travel advisories now lists two points under “current”: (1) the winter storm that currently affects some parts of the US and (2) the violence perpetrated by ICE and other immigration officials against protesters in Minneapolis.
They do because that’s factually correct. But is it worth reporting that a government website reflects events?
It would be news in my opinion if there was an actual message behind it. But since there’s no warning, not even partial, it doesn’t carry political weight – which in my think the headline implies (though the article makes it clear that it’s not).
Basically, the headline can be reduced to “German agency does its job”
To be fair, any government agency in any country actually doing its job is actually newsworthy.
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