It was a few years ago. An elderly lady pounced on me and loudly congratulated me on my columns. The writer was delighted: "You read 'Sonntag'?" The lady was astonished: "Don't you write for 'Magazin' anymore, Mr. Binswanger?" When I explained the mistake, she turned away without saying a word. Binswanger had achieved what all journalists dream of: he had become a brand.
Every week he analyzed world events in the "Magazin". And he did so reliably: the good guys are really good - and the bad guys are really bad. The latter are called Blocher, Berlusconi and singapore rcs data Vasella. He has now chosen the "Weltwoche" as his last resort enemy. In the last issue of the "Magazin" he defended Tagi editor-in-chief Res Strehle against the attacks of the Köppel paper and listed alleged errors. Binswanger writes of "bungling, malicious, low-quality propaganda texts" and disregard for "all journalistic rules of decency".
People can have different opinions about the "Weltwoche" story. But why does Binswanger, with his lofty claims, not allow the author of the "Elaborat(s)", Philipp Gut, to have his say? And why does he not mention that he himself was on the payroll of the "Weltwoche"? Is such a past more dishonorable than a call to armed struggle? I have only seen Daniel Binswanger once myself. In the middle of an illustrious group. Vicky Leandros was there, but also Frank Schirrmacher, Mathias Döpfner, Guido Westerwelle, Frank Steinmeier, Roger Schawinski and Roger de Weck. It was at Roger Köppel's 40th birthday in Berlin.