Citizen Krone Austria between the Lines

This film journeys deep into the heart of Austrias favorite daily newspaper the Kronen Zeitung the most widelyread paper per capita in the world The Krones 27 million readers represent 43 of the Austrian press market A reflection of the Austrian soul this newspaper serves as a prism through which we can understand the rise of the populist Right in this country and examine the dangerous flirtation between media and politics Director and editorinchief Hans Dichands ingenious populist strategy allows him to reach the greatest number of readers the papers style and content play on base human instincts such as the fear of the other the opposition between good and evil and the common mans sense of powerlessness in the political arena He then wields the might of this enormous audience to influence politicians and impose his nostalgic vision of a pure prosperous and peaceful world