SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 15, 2013
Axel Springer, Europe's largest newspaper publisher, appears to be losing faith in its core businesses. The company has scenarios for cutting millions in spending and slashing hundreds of jobs at the tabloid Bild, a cash cow that still generates sensational returns despite a fast-shrinking circulation. By Martin U. Müller more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 09, 2013
Asthma forced Hans Fischerkoesen to spend most of his childhood in bed, but this period also ignited his imagination. In time, "Germany's Walt Disney" would go on to become an animation legend. But his career almost became derailed by World War II -- until Hitler stepped in. By Oliver Klatt more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 08, 2013
Even top news photographers have their work digitally enhanced these days. Mounting competition in the market for news images is forcing photo-journalists to make their output as dramatic as possible. But where are the limits of cosmetic improvement? By Matthias Krug and Stefan Niggemeier more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 24, 2013
A recent German study shows that some contestants on television talent shows like "The Voice of Germany" are so humiliated by the experience that they remain depressed for years. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 19, 2013
Contestants on Heidi Klum's hit show "Germany's Next Top Model" are scratching their heads over where they picked up lice, Thursday night's episode revealed. At least two of the young women are battling the itchy parasites, much to their revulsion. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 10, 2013
The Polish media is angry over the portrayal of the country's World War II resistance fighters in a popular miniseries that aired recently in Germany. So angry, in fact, that a Polish weekly has put an image of Chancellor Merkel as a concentration camp prisoner on its cover and accused Germany of rewriting history. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 09, 2013
In 1983, Stern magazine stunned the world by saying it had found Adolf Hitler's diaries. Unfortunately, they were fake. Now Gerd Heidemann, the reporter who discovered them, wants the diaries back, citing a clause in his original contract. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 04, 2013
Paparazzi have managed to snap rare shots of Angela Merkel in private as she vacations in Italy with her family, and Germany's chancellor is angry about the intrusion. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with the local mayor about the fuss. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 15, 2013
For over a decade, the Arab television broadcaster Al-Jazeera was widely respected for providing an independent voice from the Middle East. Recently, however, several top journalists have left, saying the station has developed a clear political agenda. By Alexander Kühn, Christoph Reuter and Gregor Peter Schmitz more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 07, 2013
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has triggered a major debate by listing a prominent German publisher and SPIEGEL ONLINE columnist among the world's top 10 anti-Semites. The evidence is debatable, but now the center refuses to speak to the publisher unless he apologizes first. By Clemens Höges more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 04, 2013
The Wiesenthal Center included a top German publisher on its 2012 list of leading anti-Semites alongside the Muslim Brotherhood and Iranian President Ahmadinejad. His writings have been have highly critical of Israel, but how far is too far? more...
