Faking Hitler
(2021) In LBMG Corporate Brand Management and Reputation - Masters Case Series BUSN35 20211Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- On April 25, 1983, STERN, a renowned German magazine, held a press conference attended by more than 200 journalists and 27 television crews from all around the world. On that day, STERN announced that it had obtained private diaries of Adolf Hitler through a confidential source and intended to publish them. The Hamburg based magazine had already signed several contracts with various European magazines and newspapers to sell them exclusive serialization rights for the publication of those diaries. Despite rising doubts, on April 28, 1983, excerpts from the diaries were published as a series by the German magazine. "Hitler's diaries discovered" was the headline of this first STERN issue. In parallel, other European magazines and newspapers,... (More)
- On April 25, 1983, STERN, a renowned German magazine, held a press conference attended by more than 200 journalists and 27 television crews from all around the world. On that day, STERN announced that it had obtained private diaries of Adolf Hitler through a confidential source and intended to publish them. The Hamburg based magazine had already signed several contracts with various European magazines and newspapers to sell them exclusive serialization rights for the publication of those diaries. Despite rising doubts, on April 28, 1983, excerpts from the diaries were published as a series by the German magazine. "Hitler's diaries discovered" was the headline of this first STERN issue. In parallel, other European magazines and newspapers, which had acquired the exclusive rights to publish the diaries in their home countries, followed STERN in their decision. On May 6, 1983, the diaries were officially declared to be forgeries after thorough scientific investigations by the German Federal Criminal Police Office. STERN and the other media organizations involved in the scandal faced severe criticism and were at risk of losing their credibility and good reputation. (Less)
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- author
- Caplet, Théo LU ; Lagler, Julia Anna LU and Pretz, Christina Julia LU
- supervisor
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- Mats Urde LU
- organization
- alternative title
- The STERN scandal and its impact on the reputation of the entire European press industry
- course
- BUSN35 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- L3 - Miscellaneous, Projetcs etc.
- subject
- keywords
- Hitler, Stern magazine, reputational crisis, crisis management, corporate identity matrix
- publication/series
- LBMG Corporate Brand Management and Reputation - Masters Case Series
- language
- English
- id
- 9042463
- date added to LUP
- 2021-03-29 11:03:58
- date last changed
- 2021-03-29 11:03:58
@misc{9042463, abstract = {{On April 25, 1983, STERN, a renowned German magazine, held a press conference attended by more than 200 journalists and 27 television crews from all around the world. On that day, STERN announced that it had obtained private diaries of Adolf Hitler through a confidential source and intended to publish them. The Hamburg based magazine had already signed several contracts with various European magazines and newspapers to sell them exclusive serialization rights for the publication of those diaries. Despite rising doubts, on April 28, 1983, excerpts from the diaries were published as a series by the German magazine. "Hitler's diaries discovered" was the headline of this first STERN issue. In parallel, other European magazines and newspapers, which had acquired the exclusive rights to publish the diaries in their home countries, followed STERN in their decision. On May 6, 1983, the diaries were officially declared to be forgeries after thorough scientific investigations by the German Federal Criminal Police Office. STERN and the other media organizations involved in the scandal faced severe criticism and were at risk of losing their credibility and good reputation.}}, author = {{Caplet, Théo and Lagler, Julia Anna and Pretz, Christina Julia}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{LBMG Corporate Brand Management and Reputation - Masters Case Series}}, title = {{Faking Hitler}}, year = {{2021}}, }