Dichand the media mogul is dead on 6/17/2010 at the age of 89 years died of acute renal failure. Already at his death in print and online newsrooms, radio and television hit with sensational reports. The demise of "Berluskroni" was not only the Kronen Zeitung worth an obituary, in the main building, he was until a few weeks still to be found every day. Despite his advanced age, he was not only the name behind the tabloid, but published under the pseudonyms "Cato" and "Aurelius" Comments and articles.
Rarely is the opinions were a people apart so as to Hans Dichand. known up to the borders of Austria, mocked, insulted, attacked - and perhaps a little envy. For even if his statements of questionable until all unacceptable negative adjectives claim to be afflicted, yet he has in his life, accomplished more than many others can think of.
At the age of 14 years applied Dichand the chief editor of the then Kronen Zeitung, who advised him to an apprenticeship as a typesetter in order to later make up the Matura can. Dichand took him at his word and was quickly followed by a Job at a print shop on Eggenberger. At the beginning of World War II he volunteered for naval service in 1941 was wounded and taken to an Italian hospital. Four years later he returned to Austria. For an office training course, he finally received the long-awaited post editor: he shorthand and edited texts of the BBC radio station for the New Styrian newspaper. Only a year later he became editor in chief and publishing director of Murtaler newspaper.
Dichand collected in the course of his long life a lot of experience in the print media. He gave up his post as chief editor and moved to New Vienna daily newspaper, where he was active in the department of foreign policy. But even there thought it did not last long. Although his application was rejected at the Kleine Zeitung, first, was his ability to pressure from radio news items suitable to create, for the leaf ultimately indispensable. Thanks to his support experienced a boom and the Kleine Zeitung also was the executive chair not far behind. Those he exchanged in 1954 against the New Courier (now the Courier) that the sheet but left after a dispute with then-editor. With this decision and the acquisition of the title rights for the time of the Kronen Zeitung 170 000 Schilling, he laid the foundation for his life's work.
had with his risky purchase Dichand emptied the cup to the dregs - Its financial resources were fully exploited. Franz Olah, then Vice President of the Austrian Trade Union Federation, took over the financing of the newspaper and put Kurt Falk as a commercial director who was involved until 1987, with 50% of the Kronen Zeitung. Under the leadership Dichand on 11 April 1959 the first edition printed in the Neue Kronen Zeitung.
After the break with Falk Dichand tried in vain to credit to assist in Austrian banks to disburse it can. The West German Allgemeine Zeitung before he finally came and bought Falk's shares for 315 million marks. Nevertheless Dichand until his death the sole managing director and editor had the full economic decision-making rights and a guaranteed advance dividend of one million euros annually. That he had to leave Falk shares of WAZ, he could never quite overcome and always tried to redeem them, without success.
But what a man Dichand? Who was the "old man" who even in old age could not leave from writing, advocates of the late Jörg Haider and the FPÖ was and always ready with a side-swipe at the EU and the "foreigners" had? He made careers and pointed it to reason, even rumored to owe Federal Faymann him his "enthronement" (Süddeutsche). On the black and white portrait, which was after his death on the front page of the Kronen Zeitung prints, it looks nice. An elderly man, with warm eyes and a friendly smile. His eyes are wide awake, the disease is not it should be noted. The condolences to the pages of tabloid show his power, his influence and pay him some respect at the same time, despite continuous harsh criticism during his lifetime. And not only the crown and led by his daughter Eva free newspaper Today Dichand devoted its front page. Austria, but also the messenger and the press paid him their last respects and headlines about the "exceptional Dichand" a mild criticism of his methods could not resist Press editor Michael Fleischhacker yet. The Salzburger Nachrichten limited to a scant obituary and an article by Andreas Koller, Dichand as "power mongers" and "populist" means. Even the German media was the death of "Austria's Chancellor-maker" (Financial Times Germany) a mention. World Online, the Financial Times Germany, the Frankfurter Allgemeine, which made New Zurich Zeitung and the Berliner Tagesspiegel take it not to report on the final end of the "era of post-war Austria" (Berliner Tagesspiegel). From adulation to aggressive attacks () could be on the World Wide Web and find the print world, almost everything.
But what comes next? Whether Eve is Dichand the new editor in chief, is anybody's guess whether the eternal struggle is over with the WAV, too. Because since last weekend is the imprint of the Crown Christoph Dichand not only as editor but also as a publisher. The second director of the newspaper and a member of the WAV-management level Axel Kroll was not informed about this step, according to the STANDARD. To make his son to succeed, Dichand would have to specify valid before his death. It looks like the mudslinging to the Kronen Zeitung far from over. And whether the change of course as soon CARRIED goes, is also questionable. The Kronen Zeitung was not all Dichand, but with him out of 20 editors, who wore his opinion as well as their own. Not to mention a wide readership of 40% market share, which bought the crowns of their own free newspaper. It would be naive to think that will change the thinking of numerous Austrians only because Dichand death. It would be mentioned only in passing that the "Crown Imperial" (Austria), wrote exactly hear what half of Austria, read and think and believe, even after his death further. Dichand will not have to turn in his grave, for his sanction be worthy of representing him. One should not mourn a man who was obviously hostile to foreigners, quite radical and manipulative and to Hitler's birthday praise songs encoded in his newspaper print left, but be glad that there is a misguided people less in the world - but for what he achieved has, one should pay him respect.
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