Franz Josef Wagner

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Franz Josef Wagner (born 7 August 1943 in Olomouc) is a German author and journalist. He was editor-in-chief of Bild , Germany's largest newspaper, launched Elle magazine's German edition, and has written a number of books, one of which was adapted for television.

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Life

Wagner grew up in Regensburg. His father was a teacher. After finishing his schooling, Wagner worked for the Nürnberger Zeitung  [ de ], one of Germany's oldest daily newspapers. [1] In the early 1960s he worked as a journalist for Bild in Munich. In 1966 Wagner joined the Axel Springer media company in Hamburg. During this stint at Axel Springer, Wagner was for a time a war correspondent. In 1988, Wagner moved to Hubert Burda Media in Munich. [2] At Hubert Burda Media he served as editor-in-chief of the magazine Bunte . Wagner, together with journalist Günter Prinz  [ de ], started the German edition of Elle magazine in 1988, and the magazine Superillu in 1990. In 1991 Wagner started the short-lived tabloid Super!  [ de ]. [3] [4] In July 1998 Wagner returned to Axel Springer, becoming editor-in-chief of Bild. [5] [6] He was replaced as editor-in-chief in 2000. [7] [8] [9] [10] Since 2001 Wagner has written a column, Post von Wagner, for Bild. [11] Wagner is the author of eight books. His most recent book, an autobiography, was published in 2010.

He is married, has one daughter and lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg. [12]

Books by Wagner

Novels

As ghostwriter

Autobiography

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References

  1. ↑ Liebe Lehrer, liebe Eltern. Archived 21 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine In: Bild , 5 January 2008.
  2. ↑ Franz Josef Wagner, munzinger.de
  3. ↑ Tod in Bernau und die „Super!“-Zeitung: Das Gespenst der Einheit, tagesspiegel.de, 3 May 2011
  4. ↑ „Ewig währender Zeitungskrieg“, spiegel.de, Der Spiegel 24/1991, 10 June 1991
  5. ↑ Franz Josef Wagner, kress.de
  6. ↑ Franz Josef Wagner soll Chefredakteur der BZ werden, horizont.net, 22. June 1998
  7. ↑ Helmut Schümann: Molch-Affäre: Folgen einer Überschrift, tagesspiegel.de, 21 September 2000
  8. ↑ Die Tiefen des Scheiterns, taz.de, 29 September 2000
  9. ↑ Axel Springer: „Gossen-Goethe“ wird Springer-Edelfeder, manager-magazin.de, 26 October 2000
  10. ↑ FOCUS Online. "Franzi-Kritiker ging baden" (in German). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Medien: "Bild": Einstand der neuen Springer-Chefs". Aktuelle News (in German). 1 January 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Sein Vorgänger Franz Josef Wagner hatte indes am Dienstag seinen ersten Auftrag als Chefkolumnist des Axel Springer Verlages zu erfüllen. Er schreibt ab heute täglich in "Bild" einen Brief. Die Kolumne mit dem Titel "Post von Wagner" auf Seite 2 der heutigen Ausgabe ist an Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder adressiert.
  12. ↑ Franz Josef Wagner: Was kann ich überhaupt?, faz.net, 3. December 2001
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