At the Mirror in Hamburg, a somewhat agitated editorial team tries to clarify on Wednesday afternoon whether Steffen Klusmann is still their editor-in-chief or not. Klusmann spoke in the editorial conference on Wednesday about his work at the head of the news magazine in the past tense, according to several SZ sources. Employees then asked him if he was giving up his job. But Klusmann denied that.
The management does not want to take part in a meeting of the KG employees
Nevertheless, it is perceived in the house as a “felt truth” that Klusmann has to go, said members of the editorial team. The state is “pending”. At the insistence of the editors, there should now be a meeting with representatives of the KG employees on Wednesday afternoon, who the majority on Mirror-Publisher holds. According to reports, management did not want to attend this meeting.
When asked whether Klusmann would be replaced, Spiegel spokeswoman Anja zum Hingst said that rumors were generally not commented on. The editors apparently do not understand the prospect of a possible replacement – Klusmann, who is currently integrating Plus offers on the Mirror-website and the content of the magazine is not so controversial in the editorial team that it would justify a departure, one hears. In addition, memories are now being awakened of the internal self-mutilation when the former chief editors were replaced – disruptive factors that the house cannot use at all now.