In the spring of 2021, several sensational processes will shake the Austrian media industry.
The focus of interest is the publisher Wolfgang Fellner.
Several women accuse him of sexual harassment.
Former employees who sometimes break the silence after years.
Because some of the attacks are far in the past.
And the court cases show that many in Fellner's media empire appeared to be aware of the harassment.
Why hasn't anything happened for so long?
And what are the consequences of the lawsuits for the powerful media maker Fellner?
Abuse of power and harassment in Austria's media industry
In this episode of "Inside Austria" we deal with the #MeToo affair surrounding Wolfgang Fellner.
We talk to three women who accuse the media maker of sexual harassment.
We reconstruct how Fellner overstepped more and more boundaries in dealing with his former employees.
We look at the trials against Fellner and how Fellner tries to silence his victims.
And we shed light on what the affair tells about sexual harassment in the media industry beyond Austria.
The episode is part of our multi-part series on Wolfgang Fellner's media empire.
In the weekly podcast “Inside Austria”, SPIEGEL and “Standard” look together at the big and small scandals in Austria.
Together with journalists from both editorial offices, we reconstruct cases and events that move the country.
We look into political abysses, follow the investigations into the cause of Sebastian Kurz and his ÖVP.
And inform about an important Austrian topic of the week.