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| Mathias Döpfner, the chief executive of Axel Springer, the Berlin-based publishing giant that owns Politico and Business Insider, is facing criticism for private comments he made insulting East Germans and urging an editor of one of his newspapers to report favorably on a political party in the 2021 German election. | Mathias Döpfner, the chief executive of Axel Springer, the Berlin-based publishing giant that owns Politico and Business Insider, is facing criticism for private comments he made insulting East Germans and urging an editor of one of his newspapers to report favorably on a political party in the 2021 German election. |
| The text messages, which were published by the German weekly Die Zeit, are the latest revelations to rock the company since accusations of workplace misconduct against a prominent editor of its leading German publication, Bild, emerged in 2021. | The text messages, which were published by the German weekly Die Zeit, are the latest revelations to rock the company since accusations of workplace misconduct against a prominent editor of its leading German publication, Bild, emerged in 2021. |
| The texts gave a glimpse of Mr. Döpfner’s thoughts on a variety of topics, including his opinion of former Chancellor Angela Merkel and his position on climate change. Die Zeit did not reveal how it had obtained the private messages. | The texts gave a glimpse of Mr. Döpfner’s thoughts on a variety of topics, including his opinion of former Chancellor Angela Merkel and his position on climate change. Die Zeit did not reveal how it had obtained the private messages. |
| But the remarks urging the editor of Bild to provide favorable coverage to a political party touched a nerve in journalistic circles especially because Mr. Döpfner has described himself as a supporter of independent news media. | But the remarks urging the editor of Bild to provide favorable coverage to a political party touched a nerve in journalistic circles especially because Mr. Döpfner has described himself as a supporter of independent news media. |