Criticism of the club: Journalist-Pech at game in Trier!

Criticism of the club: Journalist-Pech at game in Trier!

On April 16, 2025, editor Johannes Götze reports on his surprising experiences in a football game by SG Baroque city in Trier. Despite his official accreditation, he had no access to the interior or the press conference, which significantly restricted his journalistic work. A fact that is not only unusual in the industry for experts, but almost incomprehensible.

Götze found that his assigned workplace was heavily dirty. There was no possibility to conduct interviews in the mixed zone. Security employees refused to access him, although he was able to show a confirmed press card. The journalist experienced long -lasting frustration because he was not given any support from an official contact for the association. A subsequent email request to the association also brought no clarification. The association pointed out that no interior access was applied for, which was irritated by Götze because it assumed that he had received his accreditation in accordance with the usual standards.

accreditation in journalism

The accreditation of media representatives is a central element in journalism. It ranges from simple press cards to more detailed agreements to reporting and allows representatives to access events. A special ID is often issued, the wearing obligation of which applies. In some cases, such as the accreditation of the German Bundestag, an annual ticket is necessary. The accreditation also allows the commercial use of images and access to VIP or photographer areas. It is important that the basis for accreditation is the detection of the journalistic activity, such as by an editorial card or press card, whereby these basics are determined by the respective organizer and are not uniform.

Even within the framework of the accreditation, Götze was forced to find improvised solutions. Team manager Maximilian Hainer and player Leon Pomnitz enabled him to interview him on the stands. For Götze, these circumstances created an unusual and rather unsatisfactory situation in his 13 years of professional experience. "I've never seen such a situation," he said. The bizarre of the ranking conflict between incoming accreditation requests and inadequate organizational measures was only reinforced by the course of the game.

the game and some controversy

During the derby between Eintracht trier and SG Baroque city, referee Sebastian Hilsberg whistled a tricky situation in injury time. The Trier goalkeeper Jannik Horz kept the ball longer than allowed, which consequently led to an indirect free kick. From the next season, however, such an offense will be punished as a corner kick, which could possibly heat further specifications in the run -up to the game.

The other encounters on this matchday included the encounter between SV Steinbach and Adler Weidenhausen, which ended with a result of 0: 3. In this game, referee Timo Hager decided to send a player off the pitch due to blood -smeared socks, which once more illustrates the strict security standards in sports. While the games took place on the square, the situation of journalists like Götze remains a reminder for how important transparent accreditation processes are in order not to endanger reporting.