Spiegel Online is Germany’s top news website. During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the
website set up columns, topics mainly include the war situation, humanitarian crisis, domestic and
foreign decisions and their impact. In terms of communication methods, Spiegel Online borrows the
role of opinion leaders in enhancing information reliability and emotional identification. Technology’s
promotion of information proximity is also worth paying attention to. But Germany is not the subject
of the war, the media’s guidance of public opinion and public opinion war are different in the object of
service, scope of influence and purpose.