German Axel Springer Group (publisher of BILD) is CIA propaganda

[MikeWB]

I've been reading a bunch of German publications over the past month (just to gauge their political opinions) and I was always surprised by the level of bullshit coming from BILD magazine (one of the big german publications). After some digging, I've discovered that Axel Springer, a huge German publisher, is nothing more than an arm of CIA propaganda machine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE

They own BILD, Business Insider, Die Welt and so many other publications.

Check out their "standard contract" that every "journalist" who works for Axel Springer has to abide by:

http://www.axelspringer.de/artikel/Grundsaetze-und-Leitlinien_40218.html

Translation:

Principles and Guidelines

    As the only independent digital publisher Axel Springer has a corporate constitution. , The book's five principles are the basis for publishing operations. Define sociopolitical beliefs, but give no opinion before. The principles are supplemented by the guidelines for safeguarding journalistic independence at Axel Springer and an international catalog of social standards.

Business Principles

The five socio-political corporate principles in 1967 formulated by Axel Springer, changed after reunification in 1990 and completed in 2001, are part of the corporate statutes. They paint a liberal worldview:

  1. To uphold liberty and law in Germany as a member of the Western nations, and to further the unification of the peoples of Europe.
   2. promote reconciliation between Jews and Germans, this also includes the support the vital rights of the Israeli people.
   3. The support of the transatlantic alliance and solidarity in the common values ​​of the United States of America.
   4. Rejection of all forms of political totalitarianism.
   5. The defense of free social market economy.

Guidelines journalistic independence at Axel Springer

To safeguard journalistic independence at Axel Springer chief and publishing directors of the company have guidelines developed and implemented in consultation with the board in August 2003.

The guidelines concretize and broaden the understanding of the publishing principles of the Press Code of the German Press Council for the company.

Compliance with these guidelines in their journalistic work of all editors ensures the conditions that make independent and critical journalism. The editors are responsible for compliance with the guidelines and their implementation in the daily business. The guidelines deal with the distinction between advertising and editorial copy as well as between private and business interests of the editors, prevent personal advantage and define a position on dealing with sources.

Read the complete guidelines journalistic independence at Axel Springer.
International Social Policy

Facing the growing international presence, Axel Springer SE has adopted a catalog of social standards. This "International Social Policy" is a binding guideline for social integrity, applicable for all activities of the company.

Read the full catalog of internationally valid social standards at Axel Springer.
Corporate Governance, Environmental Guidelines and Sustainability Report

has high importance in the Axel Springer SE and good corporate governance in corporate governance and management.

Axel Springer has published environmental guidelines, the company also publishes a list of criteria which the "Global Reporting Initiative" (GRI) Sustainability Report corresponding.

After more digging, I found this quote from a book that says that Axel Springer started with CIA money as a way to spread anti-russian propaganda:



Link: http://i.imgur.com/ufKQh49.png

Anyway, when you come across some article in German, check whether they are owned by AS. If they are, beware of bias.

[MikeWB]

Here's an example... two accounts of the same event: One from a jorunalist in Aleppo the other from a German jihadist masquerading as a journalist for BILD: