Clemens Pig remains the head of APA: media literacy for the future!

Clemens Pig remains the head of APA: media literacy for the future!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - On December 11, 2024, Clemens Pig was confirmed by the owner meeting of the APA - Austria Press Agency for another five -year term as CEO. Hermann Petz from Moser Holding and Roland Weißmann from ORF said that PIG combines the values ​​of independent journalism with innovative technologies and business models with his strategic approach. "We look forward to the joint continuation of this successful path with Clemens as APA CEO," said the two chairpersons. In his new term, PIG plans to lead the APA into the digital future and to strengthen its international orientation in the editorial technology area, whereby he thanked for the trust of the owners' meeting, as on ots.at reported.

Clemens Pig, who was born in Innsbruck in 1974, has an impressive career in the media sector. In 1996, the political scientist first founded the start-up Mediawatch, which quickly developed into a leading institution for media analyzes in Austria. In 2001, 75 percent of Mediawatch was taken over by the APA. PIG then joined the APA management in 2008 and was appointed managing director in 2014. His vision focuses on the changing media landscape, in which he would like to advance digitization, as in the article on wikipedia .

The APA has initiated several innovative projects under its leadership, including the APA Medialab to promote digital innovations. PIG is also responsible for the development of international partnerships, such as participation in the Swiss news agency Group Keystone-SDA and the establishment of subsidiaries for technological expansion to Switzerland. Pig looks at the renewal of the cooperative media model and emphasizes the need to protect the independence of the media in times of fake news and digital disinformation.

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