| Revision as of 15:28, 22 November 2015 editMojo Hand (talk | contribs)Administrators89,870 edits Decline speedy - not G1← Previous edit | Revision as of 22:12, 16 January 2016 edit undoVolkstod (talk | contribs)650 editsNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
| ==Life and work== | ==Life and work== | ||
| Elsässer worked for 14 years as a teacher in a ] in ], Germany, before he started his career as a journalist for left wing magazines in 1994. Elsässer published his first works in the newspaper '']'' (Workers Struggle), a magazine which was tied to the '']'' (communist league), a organisation in which Elsässer was a member for years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.endstation-rechts.de/news/kategorie/allgemeines-1/artikel/juergen-elsaesser-und-sein-magazin-compact-der-gottfried-feder-des-21-jahrhunderts.html|title=Jürgen Elsässer und sein Magazin "Compact" - Der Gottfried Feder des 21. Jahrhunderts?|first=Mathias|last=Brodkorb|date=25 April 2011|accessdate=12 January 2015|work=Endstation Rechts|language=German}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2015|reason="Arbeiterkampf" and "Kommunistischer Bund" not explicitly mentioned in source}} In 1990 he was a sharp critic of the ], because he was afraid of the possible dawn of a ''Viertes Reich'' (fourth reich). Elsässer was one of the political creators of the ] movement. In 1994 Elsässer he was editor of the '']'' (Young world), the former daily of the '']'' (Free German Youth), the youth mass organisation of the former ruling ]-party ]. Elsässer was also co-editor of the largest left-wing monthly magazine '']'' until 2003 he was dismissed because of his criticism of the upcoming ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sopos.org/aufsaetze/3e0323c513184/1.phtml|title=Jürgen Elsässer, Wie sie lernten, die Bombe zu lieben, Linke, Krieg und Antisemitismus (I)|publisher=Sopos.org|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> Elsässer changed his political views to the right.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} In 2010 he founded the ] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.compact-magazin.com/|title=Magazin für Souveränität › COMPACT|publisher=Compact-magazin.com|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> magazine, in which he also is the editor. In the ] Elsässer is a outspoken supporter of the regime of the ]n president ]. For this position he received a lot of criticism from the German mass media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2014-07/juergen-elsaesser-russland-propaganda|title=Russland: Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlpropagandist|author=ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany|date=19 July 2014|work=ZEIT ONLINE|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> Elsässer's current political position is widely considered as ].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} Elsässer is a sharp critic of the migration policy of the german chancellor ].<ref> https://juergenelsaesser.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/aufruf-an-unsere-soldaten-sichert-die-deutschen-grenzen/ </ref> |
Elsässer worked for 14 years as a teacher in a ] in ], Germany, before he started his career as a journalist for left wing magazines in 1994. Elsässer published his first works in the newspaper '']'' (Workers Struggle), a magazine which was tied to the '']'' (communist league), a organisation in which Elsässer was a member for years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.endstation-rechts.de/news/kategorie/allgemeines-1/artikel/juergen-elsaesser-und-sein-magazin-compact-der-gottfried-feder-des-21-jahrhunderts.html|title=Jürgen Elsässer und sein Magazin "Compact" - Der Gottfried Feder des 21. Jahrhunderts?|first=Mathias|last=Brodkorb|date=25 April 2011|accessdate=12 January 2015|work=Endstation Rechts|language=German}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2015|reason="Arbeiterkampf" and "Kommunistischer Bund" not explicitly mentioned in source}} In 1990 he was a sharp critic of the ], because he was afraid of the possible dawn of a ''Viertes Reich'' (fourth reich). Elsässer was one of the political creators of the ] movement. In 1994 Elsässer he was editor of the '']'' (Young world), the former daily of the '']'' (Free German Youth), the youth mass organisation of the former ruling ]-party ]. Elsässer was also co-editor of the largest left-wing monthly magazine '']'' until 2003 he was dismissed because of his criticism of the upcoming ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sopos.org/aufsaetze/3e0323c513184/1.phtml|title=Jürgen Elsässer, Wie sie lernten, die Bombe zu lieben, Linke, Krieg und Antisemitismus (I)|publisher=Sopos.org|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> Elsässer changed his political views to the right.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} In 2010 he founded the ] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.compact-magazin.com/|title=Magazin für Souveränität › COMPACT|publisher=Compact-magazin.com|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> magazine, in which he also is the editor. In the ] Elsässer is a outspoken supporter of the regime of the ]n president ]. For this position he received a lot of criticism from the German mass media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2014-07/juergen-elsaesser-russland-propaganda|title=Russland: Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlpropagandist|author=ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany|date=19 July 2014|work=ZEIT ONLINE|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> Elsässer's current political position is widely considered as ].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} Elsässer is a sharp critic of the migration policy of the german chancellor ].<ref> https://juergenelsaesser.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/aufruf-an-unsere-soldaten-sichert-die-deutschen-grenzen/ </ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 16 January 2016
Jürgen Elsässer (born 20 January 1957 in Pforzheim) is a German journalist and political activist.
Life and work
Elsässer worked for 14 years as a teacher in a vocational school in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, before he started his career as a journalist for left wing magazines in 1994. Elsässer published his first works in the newspaper Arbeiterkampf (Workers Struggle), a magazine which was tied to the Kommunistischer Bund (communist league), a organisation in which Elsässer was a member for years. In 1990 he was a sharp critic of the German reunification, because he was afraid of the possible dawn of a Viertes Reich (fourth reich). Elsässer was one of the political creators of the Anti-Germans movement. In 1994 Elsässer he was editor of the Junge Welt (Young world), the former daily of the Freie Deutsche Jugend (Free German Youth), the youth mass organisation of the former ruling GDR-party SED. Elsässer was also co-editor of the largest left-wing monthly magazine konkret until 2003 he was dismissed because of his criticism of the upcoming Iraq War. Elsässer changed his political views to the right. In 2010 he founded the compact magazine magazine, in which he also is the editor. In the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine Elsässer is a outspoken supporter of the regime of the Russian president Vladimir Putin. For this position he received a lot of criticism from the German mass media. Elsässer's current political position is widely considered as right-wing populism. Elsässer is a sharp critic of the migration policy of the german chancellor Angela Merkel.
References
- Brodkorb, Mathias (25 April 2011). "Jürgen Elsässer und sein Magazin "Compact" - Der Gottfried Feder des 21. Jahrhunderts?". Endstation Rechts (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- "Jürgen Elsässer, Wie sie lernten, die Bombe zu lieben, Linke, Krieg und Antisemitismus (I)". Sopos.org. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- "Magazin für Souveränität › COMPACT". Compact-magazin.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany (19 July 2014). "Russland: Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlpropagandist". ZEIT ONLINE. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - https://juergenelsaesser.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/aufruf-an-unsere-soldaten-sichert-die-deutschen-grenzen/