He used to swear by cauliflower clouds, now he swears by hurricanes. Anyone who takes on Jörg Kachelmann has to – to stay meteorological – dress warmly. The most recent example is the "Bild" newspaper, which has to pay the former star presenter 395,000 euros for "serious violation of personal rights".
Interestingly, the German tabloid was convicted for publishing "illegal" prison photos and not for reporting on them. The fact that "Bild" is almost celebrating this as an acquittal seems laos rcs data absurd. 395,000 euros plus interest and compound interest is a lot of money and - according to the "Tagesanzeiger" - the largest compensation awarded in Germany. It doesn't help that Kachelmann originally demanded much more. The Matterhorn is still half of Mount Everest, at least in terms of meters.
The only way to really damage a medium these days is with money. Counterstatements or corrections are lost in the flood of media. Or who can remember that Blick once had to apologize to SVP National Councilor Thomas Matter? If the reputation is ruined, at least it gets paid: former ambassador Thomas Borer is the pioneer, others are following. Professor Sarasin is currently suing Weltwoche, while CS is demanding half a million francs from the Internet portal Insideparadeplatz because of a FIFA settlement. This is existential for the portal. The only consolation is that FIFA has not yet filed a lawsuit against the settlement.