Axel Springer Puts B.Z. Under Its Journalism Academy’s Editorial Control

Overview

• Axel Springer announced a radical reorganization that moves B.Z.’s editorial leadership to the Axel Springer Academy under Miriam Krekel.
• The paper will drop a standalone editor-in-chief and switch to a core team of veteran editors working with rotating Academy students.
• Springer signaled job reductions in the low double digits and said it will seek voluntary, socially responsible exits in talks with the works council.
• Early projects include data and investigative reporting plus AI-supported hyperlocal coverage designed to answer Berlin readers’ daily needs.
• The role of Jan Schilde, who most recently led the newsroom, has not been defined, though he is reported to remain at the company.