Julian Reichelt
German journalist (born 1980)
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- Julian Reichelt (born 15 June 1980) is a German journalist.
- From February 2017 to October 2021, he was chairman of the editors-in-chief and digital editor-in-chief of Bild , Germany's largest and highest-circulation tabloid.
- His mother, Katrin Reichelt, works as a freelance journalist on medical topics including homeopathy.
- The couple founded a publishing house for medical journalism and GLOBULIX.
- Reichelt attended Othmarschen Gymnasium, and graduated in 2000.
Julian Reichelt (born 15 June 1980) is a German journalist. He is editor-in-chief of right-wing populist news-site "Nius".
From February 2017 to October 2021, he was chairman of the editors-in-chief and digital editor-in-chief of Bild, Germany's largest and highest-circulation tabloid.
Early life
Julian Reichelt was born in Hamburg in 1980 and grew up in the district of Othmarschen. His mother, Katrin Reichelt, works as a freelance journalist on medical topics including homeopathy. His father, Hans-Heinrich Reichelt, was an editor of the Berlin edition of Bild and works as a freelance journalist. The couple founded a publishing house for medical journalism and GLOBULIX.net, a homeopathy-themed website. Reichelt attended Othmarschen Gymnasium, and graduated in 2000. From 2002 to 2003, he worked as a trainee for Bild before completing his training as a journalist at the Axel-Springer-Akademie.
Career
Reichelt reported from Afghanistan, Georgia, Thailand, Iraq, Sudan, and Lebanon partly as a war correspondent, and worked as a culinary reporter in 2007. Starting in February 2014, Reichelt served as the editor-in-chief of Bild's digital division as successor to Manfred Hart. In February 2017 he succeeded Kai Diekmann as chairman of the editors-in-chief of Bild.
In August 2015, Reichelt was barred from reporting from the trial of alleged Islamic State fighters at the Higher Regional Court of Celle, after he published unpixellated photos of the defendants, a violation of German privacy law.
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