ARD-aktuell
ARD-aktuell has been the central television newsroom of the ARD since 1977.
ARD-aktuell is a joint institution of the ARD. It is located at NDR in Hamburg-Lokstedt. The basis of the work of ARD-aktuell is an administrative agreement of all nine ARD institutions, which defines the organization of the editorial office and the basic structure of the programs.
ARD-aktuell produces Tagesschau, Tagesthemen and the news broadcasts of the television channel tagesschau24. They previously produced the wochenspiegel and the nachtmagazin. All formats are broadcast live. At ARD-aktuell, about 300 employees work in editorial and production. The editorial board is divided into two major areas: a planning team develops the program ideas and organizes contributions and live connections. The broadcasting team is responsible for the content of the broadcasts.
Editors of ARD-aktuell
Since October 2019 Marcus Bornheim is the chief editor of the newsroom, which must be elected by the ARD directors with a two-thirds majority.| Editors | Years |
| Dieter Gütt | 1978–1980 |
| Edmund Gruber | 1981–1988 |
| Henning Röhl | 1988–1991 |
| Gerhard Fuchs | 1991–1993 |
| Ulrich Deppendorf | 1993–1998 |
| Bernhard Wabnitz | 1999–2005 |
| Kai Gniffke | 2006–2019 |
| Marcus Bornheim | 2019–present |