Julian Reichelt

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Julian Reichelt
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Reichelt in 2018
Born (1980-06-15) 15 June 1980 (age 44)
Hamburg, West Germany
Alma materAxel-Springer-Academy
OccupationJournalist
Years active2002–present
Notable creditEditor-in-chief of Bild

Julian Reichelt (born 15 June 1980) is a German journalist. From February 2017 to October 2021, he was chairman of the editors-in-chief and digital editor-in-chief of Bild , Germany's largest and highest-circulation tabloid. [1]

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Early life

Friede Springer, Mathias Dopfner, Kai Diekmann and Julian Reichelt on the roof of the US Embassy in Berlin (2019) Duzen Tekkal, Friede Springer, Mathias Dopfner, Kai Diekmann, and Julian Reichelt, June 2019.jpg
Friede Springer, Mathias Döpfner, Kai Diekmann and Julian Reichelt on the roof of the US Embassy in Berlin (2019)

Julian Reichelt was born in Hamburg in 1980 and grew up in the district of Othmarschen. His mother, Katrin Reichelt, works as a freelance journalist on medical topics including homeopathy. His father, Hans-Heinrich Reichelt, was an editor of the Berlin edition of Bild and works as a freelance journalist. The couple founded a publishing house for medical journalism and GLOBULIX.net, a homeopathy-themed website. [2] [3] Reichelt attended Othmarschen Gymnasium, and graduated in 2000. [4] From 2002 to 2003, he worked as a trainee for Bild before completing his training as a journalist at the Axel-Springer-Akademie. [5]

Career

Reichelt reported from Afghanistan, Georgia, Thailand, Iraq, Sudan, and Lebanon partly as a war correspondent, and worked as a culinary reporter in 2007. [6] Starting in February 2014, Reichelt served as the editor-in-chief of Bild's digital division as successor to Manfred Hart  [ de ]. [7] In February 2017 he succeeded Kai Diekmann as chairman of the editors-in-chief of Bild. [8]

In August 2015, Reichelt was barred from reporting from the trial of alleged Islamic State fighters at the Higher Regional Court of Celle, after he published unpixellated photos of the defendants, a violation of German privacy law. [9]

In February 2016, the German Press Agency criticized Bild´s misrepresentation of Russian military operations in Syria, after it published an article headlined "Putin and Assad bomb on". The Agency accused Bild of untruthfully claiming that Russia had broken a ceasefire. Reichelt claimed that the Agency had "made itself the stooge of Kremlin propaganda". [10] [11]

In March 2021, a report by Spiegel announced that Reichelt would have to face an in-house investigation. Among other things, it described a "Reichelt system", where Reichelt used his position within the tabloid to conduct illicit relationships with younger female employees, among other accusations. In response, Bild publisher Axel Springer SE released a statement explaining that it was investigating "accusations of abuse of power in connection with consensual relationships and drug consumption in the workplace." [12] [13] In March 2021, Reichelt acknowledged having "mixed professional and private relationships".

On October 17, 2021, The New York Times published a report on Bild, in connection to Axel Springer SE's recent acquisition of Politico. It summarized claims of a toxic workplace environment at Bild, where young female employees were promoted or demoted within the tabloid based on their responses to Reichelt's advances. The article also revealed that Reichelt had forged divorce papers to win over female employees, and paid at least one employee 5,000 Euros in hush money to not discuss the matter. Following the report, Reichelt was fired from his post as chairman of the editors-in-chief. [14] [15] [16]

Time after Springer

From July 2022, Reichelt began the show “"Achtung, Reichelt!” on YouTube. The show, along with other projects of Reichelt's is financed by Frank Gotthard, a businessman with close ties to the CDU. [17]

"Achtung, Reichelt!" is also distributed on Nius, a right-wing news website likewise financed by Gotthard. Several of Nius' reporters were formerly employed at Bild. [18]

Recognition

Publications

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  2. ↑ "Julian Reichelt – Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "BILD-Chefreporter Julian Reichelt: Von Geschichten, die sein Leben veränderten". Bild. 27 February 2009.
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  5. ↑ Reichelt hat bei der "Bild"-Gruppe künftig das letzte Wort. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 6 February 2017, retrieved 11 November 2017.
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