ZDF separates from presenter Matthias Fornoff

Spiegel

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Matthias Fornoff was a face of ZDF and presented the "Politbarometer". After colleagues accused him of misconduct, he had to give up his leadership role. He no longer works for the station at all.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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In May, the head of ZDF's main politics and current affairs department was relieved of his duties. He had admitted misconduct against colleagues.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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In May, Matthias Fornoff had to give up his position as head of the “Politics and Current Affairs” editorial team, and he has since been dismissed. ZDF confirmed the dismissal, but the broadcaster remained silent on the exact reasons.

n-tv.de

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When ZDF employees made allegations of harassment against presenter Matthias Fornoff in the spring, the high-profile journalist was demoted. Since then, he has no longer been the station's political editor. Now ZDF has confirmed that it has completely separated from him.

rnd.de

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Matthias Fornoff had hosted the "Politbarometer" on ZDF and worked for many years as head of the main editorial department for the station. Now the station has parted ways with the journalist. Previously, there had been reports of complaints about Fornoff's misconduct.