Werner De Schepper

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Werner De Schepper (born June 3, 1965 in Belgium ) is a Swiss journalist of Belgian origin.

Life

Werner De Schepper grew up in a strictly Catholic environment in Olten . His parents, a baker and a teacher, moved from Belgium to Switzerland in 1963. After graduating from the Olten Cantonal School in 1984, De Schepper studied theology and journalism at the University of Friborg . He wrote his licentiate thesis on moral theology. During his studies he began his journalistic career with the Solothurner Nachrichten, a headline of the Catholic newspaper Vaterland . After completing his studies, he became a domestic editor at the Swiss Political Correspondence news agency , where he caused a sensation in 1993 when he opened the mud fight over Federal Council candidate Christiane Brunner . In the same year he switched to Ringier Verlag , where he first wrote for Schweizer Illustrierte and, from 1995, for the tabloid SonntagsBlick and later for the Blick . From 2003 to 2007 he was editor-in-chief of Blick.

From 2008 he was deputy editor-in-chief of the Aargauer Zeitung and gained his first television experience on Tele M1 . At TeleBärn he took over the post of editor-in-chief in 2013, but only for a short time before he appeared as a moderator for Tele M1 and as a columnist for the Aargauer Zeitung. In 2015 it was planned that De Schepper would take over the management of the Catholic Media Center . However, he did not take up the position and at the same time resigned as president of the media commission of the Bishops' Conference in protest against the dismissal of the information officer Simon Spengler , which he held for two years. Instead, he returned to Schweizer Illustrierte as co-editor-in-chief.

Controversy

In the course of the MeToo debate , allegations against De Schepper were also loud. In December 2017, the Tages-Anzeiger published an article according to which he allegedly harassed employees across the editorial offices of SonntagsBlick, Blick , TeleBärn and Aargauer Zeitung as a manager. Twelve women anonymously made allegations of verbal and physical abuse in the article. These allegations did not have any criminal consequences, but De Schepper apologized to his editorial team.

Private

Born in Belgium, De Schepper completed his military service in Belgium. He now also has Swiss citizenship.

In 2010 he took over the Olten restaurant, Flügelrad, together with Martin Allemann, Pedro Lenz and Alex Capus , who left in 2017 .

Despite his strict Catholic origins, De Schepper does not see himself as an exemplary Christian, but rather as a “happy sinner”. After graduating from high school, he entered a Capuchin monastery at the age of 19 . At the same time he fell in love with his hairdresser, who later became his wife and mother of two of his children, and he left the monastery again.

Werner De Schepper is separated from his wife and now lives with Aargau National Councilor Irène Kälin ( Greens ) and their son in Oberflachs . He describes himself as left-wing liberal and in 2012 was considering the candidacy for mayor of Olten.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Stadtanzeiger Olten: A new look for Catholics. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  2. ^ Society & Religion - Ex- "Blick" boss Werner de Schepper: happy, Catholic, sinful. August 14, 2014, accessed March 9, 2019 .
  3. ↑ A theologian makes the «look» | NZZ . October 26, 2002, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed March 9, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Werner De Schepper - WAN-IFRA. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ A theologian makes the «look» | NZZ . October 26, 2002, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed March 9, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Werner De Schepper - WAN-IFRA. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  7. ↑ De Schepper new editor-in-chief | NZZ . December 4, 2012, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed March 9, 2019]).
  8. ↑ Blick-Mann De Schepper becomes editor-in-chief. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Happige allegations: The descent of Werner De Schepper - soaktuell.ch - Internet newspaper. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Stadtanzeiger Olten: A new look for Catholics. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  11. ↑ De Schepper has had enough: “Spengler was dismissed from behind and unchristian” | Catholic Church Switzerland, Politics and Society. Accessed March 9, 2019 (German).
  12. ↑ Catholics cannot calm down: Werner De Schepper is leaving too. Accessed March 9, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
  13. ↑ Ringier: “Schweizer Illustrierte” now with co-editor-in-chief | NZZ . September 23, 2014, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed March 9, 2019]).
  14. ↑ Michèle Binswanger, Mario Stäuble: That goes too far . In: Tages-Anzeiger . December 20, 2017, ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed on March 13, 2019]).
  15. ↑ Michèle Binswanger, Mario Stäuble: Chief of the intrusive . In: Tages-Anzeiger . December 19, 2017, ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed on March 13, 2019]).
  16. ↑ Nadine Brügger: Is sexism a problem in the Swiss media? Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
  17. ^ Gina Buhl: Friday Magazine | This is what #MeToo is like in Switzerland. October 17, 2018, accessed March 13, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Michèle Binswanger, Mario Stäuble: Chief of the intrusive . In: Tages-Anzeiger . December 19, 2017, ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed March 9, 2019]).
  19. ↑ Swiss people without a red passport. Accessed March 9, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
  20. ↑ Katia Murmann: The new novel by the Olten author Alex Capus is a bestseller. August 28, 2016, accessed March 9, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Stadtanzeiger Olten: A new look for Catholics. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  22. ^ Society & Religion - Ex- "Blick" boss Werner de Schepper: happy, Catholic, sinful. August 14, 2014, accessed March 9, 2019 .
  23. ↑ A theologian makes the «look» | NZZ . October 26, 2002, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed March 9, 2019]).
  24. ↑ Relocation: Irène Kälin becomes a Schenkenberger. Accessed March 9, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
  25. ↑ In love with Twitter. September 9, 2015, accessed on March 9, 2019 (German).
  26. ↑ National Councilor Irène Kälin had her baby. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  27. ^ Claudia Blumer: Former "Blick" boss wants to become mayor of Olten . In: Tages-Anzeiger . March 26, 2012, ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed on March 9, 2019]).
  28. ^ Marcel Amrein: Rescue attempt from the province | NZZ . March 25, 2012, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed March 9, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME De Schepper, Werner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schepper, Werner de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss journalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Belgium