„For me, it’s the most beautiful job in the world“. A sentence that tends to degenerate into a phrase for many. In Tobias Schmid’s case, however, it comes across as authentic. The director of the North Rhine-Westphalia Media Authority (LfM NRW), which watches over private broadcasting in the state, wants his work to promote media freedom and democratic values. Idealism is also what unites him and his colleagues, he says. This „common ground“ ensures a sense of community in the organization and, in Tobias Schmid’s case, fulfillment in his job.