It is no "reluctance" but the Presserat codex that journalists adhere to: Just disclose the ethnicity if there is a pressing need to do so [1]. And note that t

It is no "reluctance" but the Presserat codex that journalists adhere to: Just disclose the ethnicity if there is a pressing need to do so [1]. And note that this is not something "the government" has imposed, it has been discussed over and over again and the Presserat has members from all walks of journalist life (conservative and tabloid Axel Springer as well as more liberal papers). And besides that, this "reluctance" is a very subjective observation that you make. There is such a variety of media in Germany and you can certainly find "ethnic crime" reporting in huge papers such as BILD, Welt and FAZ. [1] "In der Berichterstattung über Straftaten wird die Zugehörigkeit der Verdächtigen oder Täter zu religiösen, ethnischen oder anderen Minderheiten nur dann erwähnt, wenn für das Verständnis des berichteten Vorgangs ein begründbarer Sachbezug besteht." - http://www.presserat.de/pressekodex/pressekodex/#panel-ziffer_12____diskriminierungen http://www.presserat.de/pressekodex/pressekodex/#panel-ziffe...