Hannes Schopf

Hannes Schopf (* 1947 ; † April 10, 2020 ) was an Austrian journalist and temporarily editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Die Furche . He was a member of the Austrian Press Council and spokesman for the Association of Austrian Newspapers .

Schopf initially worked for the Österreichische Bauernbündler (today the Österreichische Bauernzeitung ). Then he switched to furrow, for which he worked for a total of 15 years. Schopf was editor-in-chief of Furche from 1984 to 1994 . He took a clearly Catholic line. But he was also critical of conservative tendencies in the church. Until 2015 he was the spokesman for the Association of Austrian Newspapers.

After a ski holiday in Ischgl in spring 2020, Schopf showed signs of a COVID-19 disease. He died of consequences on Good Friday at the age of 72.

Web links

Paul Vécsei, Hannes Schopf 1947–2020 (obituary) Wiener Zeitung of April 10, 2020

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hannes Schopf died of Covid-19 ORF Vienna.
↑ Former "Furche" editor-in-chief Hannes Schopf is dead , Kleine Zeitung from April 10, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b Paul Vécsei, Hannes Schopf 1947-2020 , Wiener Zeitung of April 10, 2020.
↑ Hannes Schopf died at 72 - the former "Furche" editor-in-chief and press council ombudsman. In: The Standard . April 10, 2020, accessed May 6, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Schopf, Hannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	1947
DATE OF DEATH	April 10, 2020

[ORF-1] Hannes Schopf died of Covid-19 ORF Vienna.

[2] Former "Furche" editor-in-chief Hannes Schopf is dead , Kleine Zeitung from April 10, 2020.

[WZ-3] Paul Vécsei, Hannes Schopf 1947-2020 , Wiener Zeitung of April 10, 2020.

[4] Hannes Schopf died at 72 - the former "Furche" editor-in-chief and press council ombudsman. In: The Standard . April 10, 2020, accessed May 6, 2020 .