Published 3 years ago

Germany: TV reporter apologizes for smearing mud on herself at flood site

Summary by Ground News

Susanna Ohlen, 39, said it was a "serious mistake" to add mud to her clothes. She had been introduced to the program as a person who had helped with the cleanup. RTL is one of Germany's largest private broadcasters. Floods swept across central, western and southern Germany last week.

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BBC News

German TV apologises for smearing mud on clothes at flood site

A video showed Susanna Ohlen rubbing herself with dirt before broadcasting from a flood

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

TV reporter fired after smearing mud on her face in flood zone

German television reporter Susanna Ohlen was caught on video smearing mud on her face before going on camera to report from a German town devastated by flooding, prompting her suspension by news outlet RTL.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

German TV reporter fired after caught smearing herself with mud to fake that she helped clear up flooded town

The reporter was caught in the lie by an onlooker who secretly filmed her

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

TV journalist suspended after 'rubbing mud on her face' in flood clean

Susanna Ohlen, 39, said she smeared mud over her body because she was 'ashamed' about having a clean top while she was reporting on the floods in Bad Munstereifel, Germany

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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