Alfred Worm

Alfred Worm ( born June 14, 1945 in Gmünd, Lower Austria, † February 5, 2007 in Vienna ) was an Austrian journalist, author and university professor.

Work

Alfred Worm began training as a civil engineer, which he completed in 1964 in the HTL Mödling. He worked then for almost 10 years as an engineer in the construction industry before he began to criticize the dubious practices in the awarding of Großbauaufträgen and uncover.

Became famous Alfred Worm in 1973 by the discovery of the Bauring scandal. He found interest in investigative journalism, he further pursued, especially as concerned the bribery and fraud cases in large construction projects in Austria. From 1974 to 1994 he was editor of the profile, most recently deputy editor. In 1980, he revealed the AKH scandal. In 1981 he received the Dr. -Karl -Renner- journalism prize. 1985 Alfred Worm revealed in the Noricum scandal. In April 1986 he made during the presidential campaign for stir: He published in connection with the Waldheim affair, based on a speech protocol of Ottilie Matysek, the internal announcement by Chancellor Fred Sinowatz 28 October 1985, you will be " in a large-scale campaign, the Austrian inform " people about Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past. 1987 showed Sinowatz who denied this statement, Worm libel on; Worm was acquitted due to Matyseks note. Sinowatz and other politicians who had confirmed Sinowatz ' representation in court were, however, convicted in 1992 of res judicata for false statement to heavy fines. In May 1994, Worm joined the magazine News, in which he - initially alongside Wolfgang Fellner - worked as chief editor.

Since the mid 1980s, Alfred Worm was a lecturer at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies at the University of Vienna. In 1988 he was instrumental in having in mind that this institute received its own building in the Schopenhauerstraße. Throughout his teaching time is dedicated Worm considerably for journalism education as well as promoting young journalists. As a prominent journalist among the teaching staff of the institute it can be a significant attraction be attributed as a factor in ever-increasing numbers of students.

From 1983 to 1988, Alfred Worm was a " career changers " deputy of the People's Party in the Vienna parliament and council.

Three days after being awarded the prize Journalist of the Year in 2006, he died in the night of 4 to 5 February 2007 at the age of 62 of a heart attack. Alfred Worm was buried in the Viennese central cemetery in an honorary grave dedicated (Group 40, Number 82).

According to him, an annual award of the publishing group News ( magazine) was named for investigative journalism ' Alfred Worm - price '.

Anecdotes

After Alfred Worm had the then active in the FPÖ politician John Gudenus referred to as "suckers ", sued him for this insult ( fine in this case was 30 000 shillings, the equivalent of almost 2200 euros ). Here, Alfred Worm was offered a comparison, if he withdraw his statement. Alfred Worm refused but because " ... it must be worth 30 000 Schilling me to be able to call this man a fool. "

Publications

• The scandal. AKH: Story, analysis, documents. Europe's largest hospital construction. Publisher Orac, Vienna 1981, ISBN 3-85368-889-6.
• Genetic engineering. hpt publishing Ges. , Vienna, 1988, ISBN 3-85128-008-3.
• Jesus Christ. The truth about the "real " people. ECON, Dusseldorf / Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-430-19829-1.
• From the Son of Man to the Jewish star - the 7 deadly sins of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1993.
• Man (n) is younger ... and attractive. In 1999. Together with Johannes Huber.