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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Publisher | Medien24 GmbH |
Editor-in-chief | Bernadette Conrads |
Founded | 1 March 2016 |
Political alignment | right-wing populism, anti-vax |
Language | German |
Headquarters | Linz, Austria |
Website |
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Wochenblick (Week-review) was an Austrian newspaper that started as a regional weekly journal in Upper Austria. The online version gained attention in the right-wing community of Austria and Germany. The newspaper was closely aligned with the Austrian Freedom-Party (FPÖ). [1] [2] [3] [4] The content is often as factually incorrect and suffers from a strong right-wing bias. [5] [6]
In December 2022, Wochenblick announced that it would cease operations due to financial reasons. [7]
Wochenblick was founded in March 2016. It was published and the manufactured by 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] followed by Elsa Mittmannsgruber in 2020, and finally by Berandette Conrads in January 2022. The managing director was Norbert Geroldinger. [8] The newspaper was initially distributed for free in Linz and Wels, both in Upper Austria. [12]
Wochenblick was often accused of repeating right-wing polulistic messages. In 2017, during the German federal election, Wochenblick ran a story titled "Merkel is hoping for 12 million immigrants". This was determined to be false, and no evidence of then-chancellor Angela Merkel saying this was found. [6]
The newspaper was known for spreading COVID-19 misinformation during the pandemic, and was popular with the anti-vax movement. [13] [14]
Former editor-in-chief Elsa Mittmannsgruber also appears on YouTube for the right-wing TV Station AUF1. [15]