Public Value Check
ORF Public Value asked scientists from Austrian educational institutions to evaluate the value and benefit of the award-winning work. The quotes:
"Knowledge dissemination through media like Georg Fabjan's programs, which incorporate the expertise of scientists, is of great importance to me as a researcher. The topic of aging affects ALL of us and is therefore of universal interest. It naturally addresses the ORF's public value criteria, as it conveys relevant scientific insights and stimulates a broad, socially important discussion. I also appreciate that scientists are allowed to 'speak' in this contribution, and their knowledge is nuancedly embedded."
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sophie Lecheler, University of Vienna
"Conveying scientific insights accessibly and placing them in a socio-political context is a core competence of public broadcasting. Setting priorities, such as aging and the related current scientific debate, and preparing data conscientiously is part of ORF's educational mandate and should be offered in all possible media formats."
Mag. Gisela Reiter, FH Vienna
"Especially in regional contexts, it is important to convey knowledge about topics close to people with the help of scientists and experts, thus contributing to understanding others in the immediate environment, which is public value. The topic is of increasing relevance and provides highly relevant background knowledge that concerns the entire society and falls into the category of successful science communication. Thus, the program provides classic public value by offering knowledge and orientation at a high level."
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Steinmaurer, University of Salzburg
"Georg Fabjan's contribution with the Focus series deals with the fascinating topic of aging from both a biological and societal perspective. By conveying the scientific insights of Prof. Christopher Englert, he succeeds in preparing complex research questions-such as why turtles live over 200 years or the role of sex hormones, genes, and growth hormones in aging-in an understandable and illustrative way for a broad audience. In this way, he makes highly specialized research accessible and comprehensible. The contribution aids in knowledge dissemination by not only explaining the biological processes of aging but also raising societal questions. What measures can slow down the aging process? What insights from the animal world can be applied to human aging? By linking scientific knowledge with everyday relevance and societal impacts, Fabjan offers valuable orientation and thus strengthens public value."
Dr. Denise Voci B.A., M.A., University of Klagenfurt
Further contributions to the discourse on public broadcasting quality and the documentation of public value are published by ORF in the publication series "PUBLIC VALUE TEXTE." Over 300 scientists and media professionals have published relevant views on the quality debate there. All issues of "PUBLIC VALUE TEXTE" and various scientific studies on public value can be found here:
ORF Public Value - TEXTS (documents only available in german)
ORF Public Value - STUDIES (documents only available in german)
Federalism as a Public Value Category
The category "Federalism" highlights, among other things, the achievements of the nine ORF regional studios. The category is based, among other things, on the following passages from ORF regulations:
ORF Law
§ 4. (1) The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation is responsible for providing information about the significance, function, and tasks of the federal state and promoting the regional identities of the federal states.
§ 5. (5) The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation must reserve an appropriate portion of its financial resources for the activities of the nine regional studios.
ORF Program Guidelines
The interests of the states must be considered in television programs through regular regional broadcasts and appropriate shares in nationwide programs.
ORF Quality Profile
The task of information programs is also to depict and reflect relevant regional events in the sense of the greatest possible diversity of opinion.
ORF Mission Statement
The ORF, as an institution of the Austrian public, reflects the diversity of the federal states, supported by a vibrant federalism.
Figures & Data
Below you will find exemplary numbers documenting the fulfillment of the public broadcasting mandate and the associated media quality. (Figures & Data only availabl in german.) Further information can be found in the ORF's annual report to the Federal Chancellor and regulatory authority, the transparency report, the business and sustainability report, and the reports on equality (ORF Public Value - DOCUMENTS), the action plan for accessibility, or the ORF's annual and consolidated financial statements.
Exemplary Figures
"Bundesland Heute" - Top 3
| Sendungsname | Sender | Datum | Tsd. |
| Nationalratswahl 2024 | ORF 2 | 29.09. | 1.803 |
| Unwetter, Hochwasser in Österreich | ORF 2 | 15.09. | 1.576 |
| W: Totes Baby, Eltern in Untersuchungshaft / Doppeleinbruch bei IT-Spezialisten | ORF 2 | 11.02. | 1.457 |
| Sendungsname | Sender | Datum | Tsd. |
| Wintersport am Bauernhof / Heu als Betriebsidee / Altes Köhlerhandwerk mit Potential / Raunächte und Räuchern / Unterwegs mit dem Nachtwächter | ORF 2 | 28.12. | 191 |
| Nachhaltige Bewässerung in Landwirtschaft und Privatgärten | ORF 2 | 16.11. | 181 |
| Frauen in der Forstwirtschaft | ORF 2 | 02.11. | 173 |
| Check: verarbeitete heimische Lebensmittel im Handel / Auf die Ziege gekommen / Destillata Gala Innsbruck / Kulturgut Kärntner Bildstöcke vor Ostern - Pflege etc. / Vorösterliche Steiermark Tour | ORF 2 | 23.03. | 171 |
| Nachhaltige Wege für weniger Pflanzenschutzmittel / Exotische Gewürze in Kärnten / Keksrezepte / Der größte Adventkranz des Waldviertels | ORF 2 | 30.11. | 160 |
| Sendungsname | Sender | Datum | Tsd. |
| Entwicklung der Medizintechnik | ORF 2 | 11.02. | 502 |
| Tief verwurzelt - Der Blaufränkisch im Burgenland | ORF 2 | 10.11. | 486 |
| Begegnungsorte am Land - Gemeinschaftsprojekte mit Zukunft | ORF 2 | 28.01. | 465 |
| Das Labor mitten in der Stadt - Der Linzer Chemiepark | ORF 2 | 27.10. | 447 |
| Ein Bauer greift nach den Sternen - Von Peter Anich zur modernen Vermessung Tirols | ORF 2 | 07.01. | 440 |
| Sendungsname | Sender | Datum | Tsd. |
| Beginn Pollensaison / Marieke Wijne: Schoko-Weltmeisterin | ORF III | 15.02. | 35 |
| Modul Versteigerung / Klimawandel im Karwendel | ORF III | 13.06. | 31 |
| Umgestaltung Michaelerplatz / Blick ins Innere Salzkammergut | ORF III | 24.04. | 30 |
| Echt gut - "Ludwig und Adele" / Gumö Kochen Partenen | ORF III | 10.04. | 29 |
| Hochsaison für Krapfen / Guten Morgen: Kochen im Rankweiler-Hof | ORF III | 13.02. | 28 |
| Sendungsname | Sender | Datum | Tsd. |
| Bergbauernleben rund ums Klippitztörl | ORF 2 | 07.01. | 262 |
| Wanderparadies Saualm - Natur und Kultur auf Schritt und Tritt | ORF 2 | 18.08. | 222 |
| Die Freiheit zu gehen - Rundwandern in Niederösterreich | ORF 2 | 17.11. | 219 |
| Das Modell Murau - Eine Region in der Energiewende | ORF 2 | 10.11. | 216 |
| In bester Lage - Auf Weinreise im Burgenland | ORF 2 | 11.02. | 213 |
| burgenland.ORF.at | 2.592.034 |
| kaernten.ORF.at | 4.018.328 |
| noe.ORF.at | 7.171.897 |
| ooe.ORF.at | 7.607.260 |
| salzburg.ORF.at | 5.121.243 |
| steiermark.ORF.at | 5.227.989 |
| tirol.ORF.at | 6.382.480 |
| vorarlberg.ORF.at | 3.609.790 |
| wien.ORF.at | 10.679.462 |
