ORF chaos 2024: scandals, bullying and high salaries shake the transmitter
ORF chaos 2024: scandals, bullying and high salaries shake the transmitter
Linz, Österreich - chaos at ORF: The year 2024 will go down in the history books for general director Roland Weißmann as a real nightmare. Thanks to a variety of scandals and turbulent incidents, the ORF boss had to constantly use damage limitation. From persistent criticism of the new forced fee to top-class salaries of the ORF stars-the wave of the displeasure among the citizens has greatly shaken confidence in public service broadcasting. The outrage for the salaries of moderators such as Ö3 face Robert Kratky, who earns around 443,000 euros a year, was only the trigger for a series of controversies that also endanger the reputation of the institution.
The case of the former Lower Austria state director Robert Ziegler is particularly explosive. As Wikipedia , Ziegler was accused of influencing the reporting in favor of the ÖVP Lower Austria. Although he lost his post in 2022, he remains employed in ORF. This leads to further inquiries to Weißmann, who promised to check the allegations in autumn. A new crisis also broke out around ORF III boss Peter Schöber, which is accused by around 50 employees bullying and discriminatory statements, which caused an external examination.a chaos on Küniglberg
Despite these controversy, the ORF program design falls by the wayside. Planned innovative formats such as "The conversation" with moderator Susanne Schnabl and the "ZiB-Talk" are only implemented slowly. Weißmann is criticized, 2010, after having already held various economic positions within the company and was considered the desired candidate of the ÖVP. In 2023, ORF also had to clarify intervention against a journalist, which caused further labor law tensions. The chaos does not end, and 2025 will certainly not be calmer for Weißmann, who is faced with ever new crises.
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