Otto Schulmeister



Otto Schulmeister (1 April 1916 in Vienna - 10 August 2001 in Vienna) was an Austrian journalist, who was described as the doyen of Austrian journalism. He was editor-in-chief of Die Presse from 1961 to 1976 and its publisher from 1976 to 1989. He was the father of former ORF correspondent Paul Schulmeister, and economist Stephan Schulmeister. Formerly a NSDAP member, it was revealed in 2009 that he worked for the CIA from the 1960s.

Awards

 * 1979: Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik
 * 1989: Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize

Works

 * Die Zukunft Österreichs, 1967
 * Die Welt, die wir verlassen, 1970
 * Die erschöpfte Revolution, 1978
 * Der zweite Anschluß, 1979
 * Ernstfall Österreich, 1995