Orf in Crisis: Abuse of Power and Leadership Scandal in the Station

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The new head of ORF will give the Foundation Board an insight into explosive papers and will be credible to clean up – but in seven weeks' time a new Director-General will probably have at her side.

Kurier

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New ORF boss Ingrid Thurnher clearly condemns chats and demands clear consequences in the house.

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Since the resignation of the ORF Director General Roland Weißmann, the station has not come to rest. Many see a "toxic working climate" and "internal power struggles". Interim Ingrid Thurnher is now to judge it.

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The lawyer of the ORF board of trustees, Roland Gerlach, basically sees arguments for a separation also with the employee, who burdens the ex-general. ORF general director Ingrid Thurnher excludes a dismissal of the woman

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Ingrid Thurnher, the newly elected interim leader of the ORF, is facing a difficult task: to clean up the chaos of the last few months. The 63-year-old, the "ORFlerin is through and through", said a "consistent reworking", but also wants to focus on the future. Only on Thursday, Ingrid Thurnher was elected to the ORF top by a clear majority (31:3 votes and abstention). As a new interim leader, she will be the second woman to lead the ORF's fate …

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The ORF Director General, elected by the end of the year, once again promises to unsparingly clarify the allegations that led to the resignation of her predecessor Roland Weißmann. At the same time, she presents a six-point program for the future of ORF.