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ORF: How the Weißmann chats are being used to manipulate public opinion: All consensual, but ultimately a conspiracy, or what? The Falter is currently receiving ...
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When will MeToo become a weapon, Ms. Körber-Risak?: Should you take a screenshot of dick pics? Employment law expert Katharina Körber-Risak knows how to defend ...
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ORF scandal: Former head Roland Weissmann sees himself exonerated: Thousands of analyzed chat messages make the Roland Weissmann scandal appear far more complex ...
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Weißmann Case: ORF Employee Temporarily Suspended: Lawyer: | "Revocable suspension due to a report from an ongoing investigation"
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ORF: What's really in the Weißmann file and why it's now being made public
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Paid articlePaywall ORF case: Weißmann feels vindicated by the public prosecutor's investigation against an employee
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ORF personnel carousel: Finance director has a new job: Eva Schindlauer, who was appointed CFO of the ORF under Roland Weißmann on January 1, 2022 ...
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Weißmann also lost in media proceedings against “Falter”: VIENNA. Former ORF Director General Roland Weißmann has suffered another defeat in the legal dispute ...
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Paid articlePaywall The Vienna Higher Regional Court has ruled in favor of FALTER in the Weißmann case. The publication of all Weißmann chats printed by FALTER is permissible ... Show more
Trial begins: Weißmann vs. ORF: On Tuesday, the first of three labor court proceedings began. Former ORF Director General Roland Weißmann is challenging his ...
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ORF: Lamentations at Küniglberg: Tomorrow, the ORF Foundation Board, chaired by Heinz Lederer, will meet to appoint the new management team ...
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Weißmann chat case: The Vienna Higher Regional Court fully upholds FALTER's appeal in the second instance. As a reminder: In April ... Show more
The new profil: Alarm in the office. Broken noses, lawsuits, threatening letters: Hatred of public servants is on the rise ... Show more
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ORF in crisis: Austerity measures and million-euro lawsuit by the former CEO: Due to planned budget cuts, Austria's public broadcaster is considering a ...
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Things are being aired out on Küniglberg: The election of Clemens Pig as ORF Director General was the last vestige of the old system. No political influence is ...
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The chairman of the ORF Foundation Board under suspicion: Heinz Lederer, head of the ORF Foundation Board, is alleged to have threatened Roland Weißmann in a ...
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“Weissmann is smearing everything”: Heinz Lederer reacts for the first time to the public prosecutor's investigation - | Former ORF chief counters
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Paid articlePaywall Newspaper critique: How the Krone newspaper keeps the victim narrative simmering in the Weißmann case
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Exclusive: ORF Manager Pius Strobl Dismissed: The next top manager has to leave the Küniglberg: Pius Strobl has been dismissed. He is alleged to have violated ...
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After the Roland Weißmann case: What can still save the ORF?: The new ORF Director General, Clemens Pig, could look to Europe for examples of how to keep public ...
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Paid articlePaywall Published Weißmann chats: | "Falter" celebrates "partial victory" in court: VIENNA. Former ORF Director General Roland Weißmann is taking legal action against ...
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Podcast »Inside Austria« on the ORF affair: Why former director Weißmann sees himself as a victim
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Austria: Clemens Pig elected as new ORF Director General: Austria's public broadcaster is getting a new head. His predecessor, Roland Weißmann ...
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On Thursday, the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) will elect a new Director General – | Roland Weißmann was supposed to be the one ... Show more
The Weißmann case: Power, sex, and old scores at ORF: Roland Weißmann was supposed to continue leading the ORF. Then came allegations of sexual harassment, chats ...
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ORF in crisis: How independent is public broadcasting in Austria?: Many fear political interference before the election of the new ORF Director General ...
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Paid articlePaywall The fallen gods of Küniglberg: From Roland Weißmann to Pius Strobl: a tragedy, a farce, and yet an opportunity.
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Paid articlePaywall Podcast: #MeToo on ORF: The Weißmann Chats: Media lawyer Maria Windhager in conversation with Barbara Tóth - | Episode #1646
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Paid articlePaywall Podcast: The ORF and its future after the Weißmann case: What happens next and what is needed for the ORF to emerge reformed and strengthened from the biggest ...
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ORF: What the compliance report on the Weißmann chats really says: Thorough investigation or a biased report? The confidential document suggests disagreement ...
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Paid articlePaywall ORF employee spoke to works council about Weißmann's advances as early as 2022
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After the ORF affair surrounding Roland Weißmann, many questions remain unanswered. Will the ORF manage to reinvent itself? What will be discussed at the ... Show more
FALTER Arena - | FALTER.at
FALTER Arena - | FALTER.at
Opinion2nd Opinion: Teenager in the ORF Executive Chair: By publishing verbatim chats between Roland Weißmann and the employee who forced his resignation ...
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ORF after the Roland Weißmann affair: Abandoned by all good reform spirits: The parties are currently unpacking their new old broadcasting system as if nothing ...
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Paid articlePaywallNew allegations against ORF 3 boss Peter Schöber are serious: Roland Weißmann's case has dragged down other top ORF officials. On Tuesday ...
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Opinion“Roland Weissmann is also a victim”: Criminal defense lawyer Manfred Ainedter on the fair&female podcast about “miniskirts that are too short” and his ...
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Paid articlePaywall Ingrid Thurnher: She has the toughest job at ORF - | Cleaning up after Roland Weißmann
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Paid articlePaywall Podcast: The Weißmann Chats: What the former ORF Director General really wrote to his employee - | Episode #1621
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Money-Mamba, pension maximizer, Weißmann opponent: Who is Pius Strobl?: Pius Strobl ist mit 469.000 Euro Gage unangefochten Bestverdiener im ORF und will eine ...
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Paid articlePaywallPius Strobl, with a salary of €469,000, is the undisputed highest earner at the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and intends to sue for a luxurious ... Show more
Allegations of sexual assault: What can still be said?: An ORF employee has accused her former boss, Roland Weißmann, of sexual harassment and disclosed chats ...
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Now the ORF is considering "employment law consequences" for a whistleblower: The lawyer for the ORF Foundation Board leadership, Roland Gerlach ...
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The new profil: Against the Wind. The radical wind power opponents: They infiltrate local protests with conspiracy myths and prevent energy transition projects ... Show more
profil - | 2026-04-25
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Weißmann case: Public prosecutor's office orders securing of materials: The Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the woman and her lawyer ...
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OpinionORF: Walking a tightrope between enlightenment and exposure: You asked me something: Why didn't profil publish the Weißmann chats? Let me explain.
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Nude photos, threats, and pressure: FALTER was leaked chats suggesting that former ORF top manager Roland Weißmann harassed an ORF employee for over three and ... Show more
FALTER | Independent Journalism from Austria
FALTER | Independent Journalism from Austria
“I never wanted this publicity, and I never wanted to harm the ORF. It only became public because of Weißmann, his lawyers ... Show more
Weissmann case: Public prosecutor's office investigates ORF employee and her lawyer
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ORF board member Prantner resigns back: Former ORF manager Thomas Prantner is resigning from the board of trustees following the many negative reports about him.
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Harassment allegations, interventions, power struggles: Secret documents implicate ORF Foundation Board member Prantner
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Following the resignation of Director General Roland Weißmann, many questions remain unanswered. Can the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) reinvent ... Show more
FALTER Arena - | FALTER.at
FALTER Arena - | FALTER.at
"Like the Ibiza video: You have to see it to understand it.": Media lawyer Maria Windhager discusses the background of the lawsuit filed by former ORF director ...
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Paid articlePaywall Weißmann Case: Public Prosecutor's Office Investigates ORF Employee and Her Lawyer
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Paid articlePaywall Affected woman stands by her account and intends to take legal action against ORF and Weißmann
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Opinion"I didn't think Roland Weißmann was capable of something like that": Karin Bernhard, Director of the ORF Carinthia regional studio, on the ORF scandals ...
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionThe lost honor of Roland Weißmann: When quality media overtake the tabloids: Remarks on a case that still raises too many questions ...
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Causa Weißmann: "Keine sexuelle Belästigung" sei "eindeutige Lüge", sagt Betroffene
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OpinionWoman involved in the Weißmann case counters: “I was sexually harassed”: Just a few days ago, Roland Weißmann claimed that the “allegations had vanished into ...
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Paid articlePaywall Ingrid Thurnher wants to "set the course for a better ORF": The ORF's Director General, elected on Thursday, wants to regain trust in the eight months of her ...
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ORF Foundation Board meets to discuss Weißmann and elects Director General: "Layoffs are imminent"
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Now only on ORF: Royal drama at Küniglberg: For over fifty days, the Weißmann affair has gripped the nation and, moreover, revealed a portrait of the state of ...
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ORF Dismisses Former Director General Weißmann for "Improper Conduct": STANDARD Information: Compliance Investigation Finds Allegation of "Sexual Harassment in ...
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Inappropriate chats, but no harassment? The discrepancy in the Weißmann case: According to an internal compliance report, there was no sexual harassment "in the ...
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Weissmann case: Affected party plans legal action: It wasn't sexual harassment, says the ORF's compliance office regarding the allegations against the ...
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Roland Weißmann: ORF exonerates former director of sexual harassment allegations - | and still fires him
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Weißmann affair: Public Council Chairwoman Zgubic-Engleder criticizes compliance report
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Oliver Böhm suspended: Another ORF manager confronted with allegations: Just recently, the former ORF Director General, Roland Weißmann, had to vacate his post ...
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ORF sends out guidelines for dealing with sexual harassment: Managers must complete mandatory training. Brochure with contact points and examples of misconduct ...
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Up to 33,400 euros a month: The top earners at ORF: Nearly 470,000 euros in annual salary: Manager Pius Strobl tops the new list. He is the highest-paid employee ...
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The ORF in crisis: Tyrol's board member Stefan Kröll takes a stand: There is no sign of calm at the ORF after the dismissal of Roland Weißmann and the change ...
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Paid articlePaywall ORF Foundation Board Member Leonhard Dobusch: "This is the end of business as usual at the ORF."
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Paid articlePaywall Interventions for clients: Allegations against Lederer and Schütze: The cleanup after Roland Weißmann's resignation is underway. But the criticism at ORF is ...
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Paid articlePaywall Allegations against Weißmann, Seiler, Ulmen: What do the men actually say about it?
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionThurnher entrusted with interim ORF leadership, more women report incidents: On Thursday, the ORF Foundation Board entrusted Ingrid Thurnher with the interim ...
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Key FactsORF Director Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations
Mar 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: derstandard.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: derstandard.at
- Roland Weißmann resigned as ORF director following allegations of misconduct from 2022 made by an employee.
- The supervisory board demanded his resignation within days despite Weißmann denying the claims and no formal investigation.
- Ingrid Thurnher was appointed interim head to ensure stable management until the leadership is reelected in 2027.
- The resignation disrupts preparations for the 2026 Eurovision and the scheduled ORF director election in August.
It is the responsibility of the ORF Foundation Council to act quickly now to take the necessary steps so that the allegations raised can be clarified transparently and with all due diligence, and to guarantee the smooth continuation of the management.— Heinz Lederer, Foundation Council Chair (SPÖ); statement on clarifying the allegations and ensuring the management’s continuity.
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