Wochenblick

Wochenblick (Week-review) was an Austrian newspaper. that started as a regional weekly for Upper Austria, the online version gained attention in the right-wing community of Austria and Germany. The newspaper is close to the Austrian Freedom-Party (FPÖ)[1][2][3] and serves the "right boulevard".[4] The content is disproportionatel and often identified as factually incorrect.[5][6]

Wochenblick
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherMedien24 GmbH
Editor-in-chiefBernadette Conrads
Founded1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)
Political alignmentright-wing populism, anti-vax
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersLinz, Austria
Websitewww.wochenblick.at

In December 2022, Wochenblick announced that it would cease reporting for financial reasons.[7]

History

Wochenblick was founded in March 2016. The media owner (publisher) and the manufacturer is Medien24 GmbH based in Brunnenthal. Emotion Media GmbH is a 100% shareholder. The first editor-in-chief was Kurt Guggenbichler,[8] which had worked for 25 years for Oberösterreichischen Nachrichten.[9] Christian Seibert replaced him on May 4, 2018.[10][11] A position he held until March 2020. The than editor-in-chief is Elsa Mittmannsgruber announced in late January 2022 to fully switch to "Auf1" YouTube-TV. Her Succeder is Berandette Conrads. Managing Director is Norbert Geroldinger.[8] In the first few weeks, the newspaper was distributed free of charge on the streets in Linz and Wels, both in Upper Austria.[12]

Tendentious content and opinion making

Wochenblicks header is often following right-wing polulistic schemata. In the year of 2017 German federal election Wochenblick titled "Merkel is hoping for 12 million immigrants". Then chancellor Angela Merkel never said this; it was completely false.[6]

The weekly is spreading hoax about the COVID pandemic and is popular with the anti-vax movement ("Corona dictatorship: the horror continues"[13]).[14]

The editor-in-chief Elsa Mittmannsgruber also appears on the right-wing YouTube TV Station AUF1, which is owned by Stefan Magnet, with his own show.[15]

References
  1. ingrid.brodnig (2016-08-02). "Pressefreiheitlich: Die Zeitung "Wochenblick" und die FPÖ". www.profil.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  2. "Boris wollte mich verbrennen". www.falter.at. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. "Österreichs rechte Medienwelt". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  4. "Wie österreichische Medien in den deutschen Wahlkampf eingreifen". correctiv.org (in German). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  5. "Rechter "Wochenblick" übernimmt ungeprüft Meldung über Impftoten in Behindertenheim". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  6. Steinert, Kerstin (2018-04-26). "Fake News: Die erfolgreichsten Fake News: Wir zeigen Ihnen was hinter den bekanntesten Falschnachrichten steckt". SÜDKURIER Online (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  7. Der Wochenblick stellt seine Berichterstattung ein. In: Wochenblick. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. "Impressum - Wochenblick". Wochenblick.at. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  9. Ingrid Brodnig (2016-08-03). "Pressefreiheitlich: Die Zeitung "Wochenblick" und die FPÖ". Profil.at. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  10. "Wochenblick bekommt neuen Chefredakteur". Ots.at. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  11. "Neuer Chefredakteur für rechten "Wochenblick"". DerStandard.at. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  12. ""Wochenblick": Neue Wochenzeitung für Oberösterreich". Derstandard.at. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  13. Pühringer, Birgit (2022-02-17). "Corona-Diktatur: Der Horror geht weiter - Wochenblick.at" (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  14. "Rechter "Wochenblick" ist die "Impf-Fake-Schleuder" des Landes". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  15. "AUFrecht AUF1". AUF1.TV. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
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