Embarrassing faux pas: Orf star Armin Wolf apologizes at Villach!

Embarrassing faux pas: Orf star Armin Wolf apologizes at Villach!

In a current issue of the news program "Zeit im Fig. 2" of the ORF, moderator Armin Wolf has corrected an error in reporting. On Tuesday evening, a picture of Villach as Klagenfurt was incorrectly presented in the message overview. Wolf himself made it clear that the picture displayed was not Klagenfurt, but actually Villach. A correct picture of Klagenfurt was then shown. Wolf apologized for this "embarrassing misfortune" and used an expression from the Carinthian dialect to demonstrate its connection with the region, such as oe24.at reported.

Wolf, who has been a well -known face on ORF for over 20 years, also announced a change on Twitter. His next broadcast will be sent from the new ORF studio in the multimedia newsroom next Monday. He names this step as part of a comprehensive modernization of the ORF. In his last show from the old studio, there were technical problems, including a failure of a camera and the lack of a report, which clarifies the technical changeover.

The new Multimedia Newsroom

The new automated studio in the multimedia newsroom at Küniglberg promises modern technology and "new perspectives" for the "ZIBS". The newsroom, which was commissioned in 2014 and cost a total of 300 million euros, is intended to promote the optimization of the production of news content as well as the cooperation of the departments and editorial offices. Regarding this comprehensive renovation, ORF boss Roland Weißmann expressed that 50 million euros are invested in multimedia communication to create the central contact point for sources of news and information for the broadcaster, as [https://www.vol.at/armin-wolf-meine- Herbte-zib2-star/7926628) reports.

ORF and other public service broadcasters have a long history that goes back to the Second World War. They were founded to create a state -independent organization that is not under political control and yet provides the public with information content. In order to achieve this, the foundation of private broadcasting companies was dispensed with in order to avoid advertising -financed television. ORF is mainly financed by fees, which is a significant difference to private -sector channels. These principles are also part of the current modernization of the ORF, such as [bpb.de] (https://www.bpb.de/themen/medien-journalism/Medienpolitik/500707/OFFECTIVE- LIGHTER-RONDFUNK/).