Walter Schiejok

Walter Schiejok (* 16th May 1942 ) is a retired Austrian ORF - journalist and television presenter , who above all by its citizens service program "we", "arguments" and " conflicts - citizens fighting for their rights " has become known with which he has earned a reputation as “the little man's lawyer”: According to a survey by the Linz Market Institute, two thirds of Austrians trusted him and his program “Arguments” in particular to track down grievances.

Career

Schiejok achieved his special reputation as the presenter of the civil rights program "Conflicts - Citizens Fight for Their Rights", which was broadcast weekly for ten years between January 19, 1992 and December 15, 2001 and most recently had a regular TV audience of around 413,000 viewers has contributed significantly to the improvement of the way the authorities (offices, authorities, ministries, state-owned companies such as rail, post and telegraph administration) deal with citizens, because the former had to fear that the latter would successfully address "conflicts" and the media public.

“The importance of Walter Schiejok's“ Conflicts ”program and the demonstration of injustices that are often covered by law was once again shown on Sunday evening by the case of the teacher Petra, who is now supposed to atone for the sins of her mother's youth: Petra, who lives with foster parents has just turned 18, is supposed to replace the costs of the paternity lawsuit at the time. Because none of the four men named by her mother at the time is actually Petra's father, one of them is now claiming back thousands of shillings in legal fees and the cost of the blood tests from Petra. Innocent children get kissed on the hand, although politicians admit that there is a gap in the law. Because the mother cannot legally be asked to pay, she only acts as a witness in a paternity case in which the child appears as a plaintiff according to the law. If a plaintiff loses the lawsuit, the opponent, in this case the man called "non-father" by an officer, is entitled to receive reimbursement of his costs. It is sad enough that a "Conflicts" broadcast is needed for the legislature to correct such legal traps at some point. "

- Irmhild Maass: “View into the Kastl”.

Schiejok's popularity and reputation as “the little man's lawyer” was decisive that the then ORF TV information director Johannes Kunz selected him as a presenter for the controversial ORF TV program “Europa-Forum” in the run-up to the referendum Austria's EU accession EU supporters and opponents discussed the advantages and disadvantages of a possible EU accession on five main TV evenings between 8:15 and 10 p.m.

On March 6, 1995, the ORF started the weekday live talk show "Schiejok daily", the urgent production of which was not always able to meet the quality standards that Schiejok and his team were accustomed to. After around 500 broadcasts, it was broadcast for the last time on December 19, 1997.

Walter Schiejok dealt with the problem of mobility during his work at ORF. In several publications he posed the question of the future of the automobile. In the programs of the Mobility 2000 series, Schiejok and his team, Franz Robert Billisich, Peter Grundei, Andreas Leitner, Gilbert Brandl u. a. the topic of electric drives. They reported on the beginnings of GPS navigation and were the first to present selected car models.

TV shows

• "Arguments"
• "Citizens' Forum"
• "Europe Forum" (1994)
• "Conflicts - Citizens Fight For Their Rights" (January 19, 1992 - December 15, 2001)
• "Motorama" (1972)
• "Schiejok daily" (March 6, 1995 to December 19, 1997)
• "Stop", the ORF traffic magazine (1974)
• "Priority"
• "WIR", the evening before

Web links

• Walter Schiejok in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Walter Schiejok names May 16, 1942 as Schiejok's date of birth.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Despite good ratings: ORF overturns “conflicts”. Tiroler Tageszeitung , No. 289 of December 15, 2001.
2. ↑ Irmhild Maass: "Blick ins Kastl". In: Upper Austrian news . September 14, 1993. p. 15.