Austrian Broadcaster Fires Editor for Antisemitic Facebook Post

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After an anti-Semitic comment from an ORF editor came to the public on Tuesday, the station drew consequences and ended the collaboration with "At the scene" editor Robert Gordon. The comment caused a wave of indignation and ultimately cost him his job. "If I am a victim for 2000 years, then I should slowly think about what this might be about, Gordon wrote in a now deleted comment on Facebook and made headlines. Weißmann: "Absolutely unacceptab…

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The editor had written a message, which is "totally unacceptable" for the ORF. He deeply regrets.

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ORF Director General described the choice of words as "totally unacceptable" and expressly asked for an apology on behalf of the company

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After anti-Semitism accusations against a message from a long-serving ORF editor, there is now a contract cancellation. ORF General Roland Weißmann apologized in the name of ORF.

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"I deeply regret having written a sentence that I would not leave so uncontested by anyone. This sentence stands against everything that I have committed myself to in my private and professional life, Gordon is now quoted in the publication. ORF General Director Roland Weißmann had already condemned the public statements as "totally unacceptable" and strongly apologised on Friday in the name of the ORF. From the Jewish community, sharp criticism…