Is the Danish society in balance? - Meeting at the Library of Langeland 25 October 2015

The new Langeland photo serie in Politiken Sunday to debate the library in Rudkoebing, Langeland http://politiken.dk/fotografier/wide/sattelitbilleder/ECE2873539/langelands-rigdom/

Main photo: Politiken's editor in chief Bo Lidegaard and newspaper photo boss Thomas Borberg were on Sunday in Rudkoebing, Langeland to discuss a new series of photos from Langeland. In the middle Jesper Ansbæk who took the initiative to the “complementary photo serie” to Politikens original photo essay on Langeland. Text: When the Danish newspaper Politiken's chief editor, Lidegaard shows up at the Library of Langeland a Sunday in October, well, then there must be something afoot. Attitudes can change. At the public meeting in August, regarding Politiken 22 maligned photos of the remote Langeland ( http://politiken.dk/fotografier/wide/sattelitbilleder/ECE2791217/laaaaaaaaaaaangeland/ ), the Copenhagen newspaper photo boss Thomas Borberg said clearly no to the idea that the newspaper would bring Langeland own "counter-images photo serie" as proposed at the meeting. . The photos could only get on the newspaper's web and Facebook page said the photo manager. Later changed Politiken their view. The pictures could be printed in the newspaper - and there they were on this Sunday. But not only that: The newspaper invited to have another debate, also on this Sunday, and here showed chief editor of Politiken himself up. At the public meeting in August people were very, very angry at Politiken. At Sunday's meeting mostly praise, although some are still pretty upset about the picture series in August. At the meeting, there were no direct explanation from Bo Lidegaard on why the newspaper has changed its mind. But he told that the many letters and angry responses from Langeland had led to discussions in the newspaper. - Is the Danish society in balance? - How do we see each other? - About Copenhagen and the rest of the country. - What kind of a society we are? - And what kind of a society do we want to be? It's obviously a much bigger perspective than Langeland, but Langeland part of the discussion, said Bo Lidegaard. As several participants Bo Lidegaard also said, that there's not a single truth about Langeland. Even if Politiken published seven photo series about the island, they would combined not to tell the whole truth. - What you have done on Langeland is to come up with another view on Langeland reality. And there's a tremendous strength to take the discussion. It's about the entire country's cohesion, added Bo Lidegaard.