Judith Grohmann

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Judith Grohmann (born September 10, 1966 in Vienna ) is an Austrian journalist . She became known as the author of an official biography about Sebastian Kurz .

Life

Grohmann graduated from the Lycée Français de Vienne . In 1990 she completed her studies in journalism at the University of Vienna .

According to her own statements, Grohmann was the youngest investigative journalist and final editor in Austria at the magazine profil at the age of 17 , and she was also offered the post of a manager there. In addition, she claims to have been head of the economic department of the daily newspaper Die Presse . Both media denied the information provided by Grohmann. In a press release , profil described Grohmann's allegations as "a blatant exaggeration", she may have "worked temporarily at" profil "in 1985", "but certainly not as an editor" and also not as head of the service. Rainer Nowak , editor-in-chief of Die Presse , commented on Grohmann's information via Twitter: “The author was never head of our economic department. She wrote for the much smaller section 'Careers'. "

She also claims to have been a columnist, editor and deputy head of the insert department for Die Presse from 1995, business journalist and deputy department head of Standard from 2002 and Austria correspondent for Münchner Merkur since 2003 .

As a book author, she wrote books about Abbot Gregor Henckel Donnersmarck and the politician Sebastian Kurz. She dedicated other works to the professional groups of pilots and special police units.

Sebastian Kurz. The official biography

Your authorized biography Sebastian Kurz. The official biography generated widespread negative media coverage and a lot of ridicule on social media . Hasnain Kazim wrote that the book "reads in parts more like a mixture of fan book and kitsch novel". In addition, there was also criticism of the ÖVP for having "taken such a book seriously and authorized" it. In this context, the magazine “ profil” hopes “that it wasn't Ms. Grohmann's apparently highly embellished references that prompted Sebastian Kurz to authorize her as his“ official ”biographer”.

Works

  • The Ösi phenomenon. What makes the Austrians so successful . Molden, Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-85485-160-8 .
  • ora @ labora. About God and the world and paradise on earth. Abbot Gregor Henckel Donnersmarck in conversation with Judith Grohmann . Residence, St. Pölten and Salzburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-3161-9 .
  • (with Dagmar Grossmann) The pilot myth. Of adventurers and cool guys. Fascination and everyday life in the cockpit . Molden, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85485-293-3 .
  • In secret mission. What police special units experience in the fight against crime and terror . Riva, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-86883-290-7 .
  • Sebastian Kurz. The official biography . FinanzBook Verlag, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-95972-267-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Theo Anders: New short biography: The Vita of St. Sebastian. In: The Standard. September 6, 2019, accessed September 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Judith Grohmann: The "Standard". Conception, creation and development of a new daily newspaper on the Austrian media market . Thesis. University of Vienna, 1990.
  3. ↑ a b Biography. In: JudithGrohmann.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c Hasnain Kazim: Austria scoffs at a short biography: The Sun Chancellor on spiegel.de, on September 9, 2019
  5. ↑ a b "profile": Brief biographer with refined references. Press release. In: APA-OTS. September 7, 2019, accessed September 7, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Grohmann, Judith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna