Why Axel Springer's Mathias Döpfner bought Politico

What: The European Media Company Axel Springer just bought Politico for one billion dollars, which is just one more addition to its massive portfolio that includes other brands like Business Insider and Morning Brew.
Why: Any European media company that is making one of the largest media deals in recent history should be better understood. And the content out there detailing its rise is lacking.
Sources:
The sources for the video can be found here: www.romuluseurope.eu/
About us:
We are a team of Europeans trying to create a European media platform.
Our motivation is relatively simple: there is a demand for European content that is presented in an attractive format without convoluted academic jargon, but the supply does not exist.
We think many Europeans are interested in learning about European geopolitical and business developments that maintain and strengthen Europe's position internationally.
Feedback is extremely useful, and it's incredibly important to understand that we are by no means the arbiters of truth: we can be wrong, and we will be wrong.
It's important for any platform that produces content to make the distinction between fake narratives and fake facts. We will always try to stay as close to the truth when presenting objective facts (e.g there are 27 EU commissioners not 10), but it is much more difficult to stay close to the truth when it comes to deciding important narratives.
Our team may decide that content on European business is particularly relevant, but for many others it isn't relevant at all. What we decide to publish can shift the attention to a certain set of facts that may be true but may misdirect people's attention to content that isn't particularly important for them.
We ask the viewers to be aware of this and realize that, just like them, we are imperfect and pushed by our own moral convictions and beliefs.
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[@hoogyoutube]

Btw, there are some relevant things that we skipped over in this video that people might be curious about. One, the CEO is not without controversy (www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/doepfner-axel-springer-politico-james-kirchick ); two, one of largest shareholders is KKR - an American investment firm (www.axelspringer.com/en/investor-relations/voluntary-public-takeover-offer-by-kkr ); and three, we might have been a bit light on the content produced by De Bild and Die Welt (www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-08/how-germany-s-right-wing-tabloid-learned-to-love-refugees ).

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[@stephenchapel2058]

Because he has no sex, violence, scandal, political hip shots or crude cartoons. He supplies content that requires thought and use of common sense, which as all his readers know is not that common.

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i really don't like the impact Bild has on Germany, it's a shame that they are so popular.

[@user-er8tr9kt8l]

i really dont like the impact so called "public broadcasting" has on Germany "So called" because its not really controlled by the public but by law by politicians. Btw.: the German "public broadcasting" is the largest public broadcasting in the world with a 9 Bio. anual budget. Companys like Axel Springer are weak, tiny bees with a weak, tiny influence compared to it.

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If the future of sustainable publications is media companies with loyal followers, will free market competition further polarize populations dependent upon centralized narrative controllers?

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[@MaticTheProto]

Lol. No media harms the usa more than us based media

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[@kingoliever1]

Springer is known as the worst in Germany especially whit Bild as there are even sites about all the stuff they get wrong. Also funny thing are the bild girls, think they taken them by now at least on site 2 and not on the front page but every single of the most sold newspaper comes whit a nice tit pic. Just amazing journalism.

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What do you mean he sent executives to learn in silicon valley? Would you mind expanding ?

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I been seeing morning brew sponsoring KZbinrs left and right

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[@SFVYachtClub]

It's sad but revealing to see who does their due diligence, and who will shill thinly disguised Judaic conglomerate news to their viewers for sponsorship money.

[@Syltarius]

Tbf if you read ANYTHING about something in Bild or Welt, you should definetly check if is true. Possibilities are high there isn't even a true core to the article

[@liminos]

Wow.. some media outlets drastically lost reputation in my personal view for being mentioned in this video.. 😂

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[@m1ar1vin]

Politico Pro is why axel springer bought the whole firm.

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[@hoogyoutube]

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[@skorp5677]

If you haven't yet, read the articles linked in the pinned comment. He has done some horrible stuff :/

[@Watashiwaa]

Sure they are German but an American company KKR, has the highest stock percentage. "The rRch being controlled by the Richest."

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[@TheMntnG]

kinda good that europe owns something american

[@user-er8tr9kt8l]

Before anyone here is talking bad about Springer (altough Im sure there are reasons for it) once may should get to know the German public broadcasting a bit better. Because then Springer looks a like a holy angel.

[@stephenchapel2058]

Axel has only done what Elon and other visionaries have done, tried something new. I wish him well.

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Yes, Axel done what Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other US business magnets have done. And that something is - horizontal integration and also acting ruthless. As for trying something new, Facebook, Google and Intel can claim that. Not Elon Musk or Axel's CEO.

[@Jk-cx7ko]

Mathias döpfner, owner of Axel springer is literally the german equivalent to Rupert Murdoch

[@MaticTheProto]

They all are parasitic wastes of air

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