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"After more than 13 years of structural changes and new beginnings" – APA Group Project Manager and Internationalization in the future
Vienna (OTS) – After more than 13 years at the head of the APA newsroom, 54-year-old Michael Lang resigned as editor-in-chief of the Austrian Press Agency at the end of the year. "After almost a year of badyzing and designing the future of the news agency, the time has come for a structural change and a fresh start," Lang said. Managing Director Clemens Pig thanked Lang for his many merits and was delighted to have this 54-year-old man starting in 2019 as head of APA and internationalization projects.
Lang began his agency career with the APA Chronicle department for more than 30 years, led the department for three years in the mid-1990s, and took the position of deputy editor in 1997. Parallel to the move of the APA in his new writing room at Nachmarkt in Vienna (2005), he was appointed editor, who named it four years later "Der österreichische Journalist".
The most senior editor-in-chief of the European news agency group has made himself known in addition to his tireless efforts for the independence of the report, notably through numerous innovation projects and by the editorial transformation into a state-of-the-art journalistic service provider in Austria. The networking of the press room with all the areas and subsidiaries of APA, which he has advanced, continues to serve as a model for the change processes of many media companies in Germany and abroad.
"Michael Lang has been managing the writing of the APA for almost 15 years, and on behalf of the APA Executive Committee, I thank him for his great personal commitment to the independence of the APA reports and the many editorial innovation projects undertaken under his responsibility.Michael Lang is always focused on the overall well-being of the editorial team and society and thus made a decisive contribution to the integration and development of the entire APA group.I am delighted that the outgoing editor-in-chief continues to be part of the APA leadership in his new duties, "said Clemens Pig, chairman of the board. of APA administration.
As of 1 January 2019, the APA Editorial Board will be composed of Johannes Bruckenberger, Katharina Schell and Werner Müllner. The management will propose the appointment of Johannes Bruckenberger as the new editor of the APA at committee meetings on December 11th.
About APA – Austrian News Agency
The APA – Austria Press Agency is the national news agency and the leading provider of information services in Austria. It belongs to 12 Austrian dailies and the ORF. The APA group consists of the cooperative news agency and three wholly-owned subsidiaries. It covers the activities of news agencies, news agencies and technology agencies. Publishers provide real-time information services in the form of words, images, graphics, audio and video. The APA performs its tasks independently of the state, the government and the parties, respecting the requirements of reliability, speed and balance, while avoiding any partiality and bias.
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petra.haller@apa.at
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