Euronews has had a new editorial director for the past 3 weeks and he comes from Axel Springer’s German tabloid Bild.

Quote via Politico (ironically—owned by Springer):

“Strunz declarations on Twitter are worrying because this is not what you’d expect from the boss of Euronews, especially when he applauds [far right German party] AfD results as a sign of functioning democracy,” src

After Trump’s victory, Euronews shared, uncommented, a congratulations video from Orbán to Trump on its Instagram feed.

There is now an open letter from the Union representatives voicing concern about the staff’s journalistic freedoms (in French).

  • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
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    13 days ago

    So, reading between the lines, he didn’t leave Bild on good terms and Springer is trying to torpedo his new job.

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      13 days ago

      That is possible too. But the union representatives complaining are probably not bought by Springer.

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      12 days ago

      Euronews is still owned by a Portuguese fascist with ties to Orban. Their reporters have done a good job at keeping it fair, but that makes the editorial director much more dangerous for the current standards.