Overview
- Axel Springer appointed former Welt editor-in-chief Jan Philipp Burgard as a Global Reporter based in Tel Aviv to lead Middle East reporting.
- The company said his start date will follow full recovery from a recent serious heart operation.
- Constantin Schreiber will remain a Global Reporter but will work from Germany from May for family reasons.
- Schreiber will focus on new podcast formats that executives say will help grow Springer's content‑creator strategy.
- Springer leaders framed the reshuffle as a way to increase high-quality, exclusive reporting from the region, while Burgard's lawyer and the company have rejected earlier media allegations about his conduct.