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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/telegraph-and-politico-owner-says-journalists-must-support-israel-or-resignPublished by: MIDDLE EAST EYE on 30 Apr 2026
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The owner of the Telegraph and Politico has said the outlets' journalists must back Israel or resign, prompting accusations that the newsroom’s independence is under threat. Tensions inside Politico were laid bare this week after Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner told staff that backing Israelforms a core value of working at the outlet. Axel Springer acquired the political news site in 2021.
The remarks came during a tense internal meeting on Monday, convened after Politico journalists sent a letter to incoming editor-in-chief Jonathan Greenberger accusing the media mogul Dopfner of using the publication “to promote his political agenda”.
Staff warned that his recent opinion pieces “risk undermining” the outlet’s “reputation as an impartial news source”, the Jewish Insider reported.
The controversy deepens scrutiny of Axel Springer’s expanding media empire, particularly after it secured approval earlier this month to acquire the Daily Telegraph.
Journalists fear the ideological [...]
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