Thiel Accepts Award, Attacks Media

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Axel Springer Verlag awarded tech billionaire Peter Thiel its Axel Springer Award, and he denounced parts of the media as a "left hate factory" during his acceptance speech.

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by Erik Champion

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Communication & Media Studies 42%, Political science 29%, Business 17%, Sociology 12%

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Erik Champion

@erikmc.bsky.social

This also makes me concerned about the giant influence of Springer in academic publishing...

September 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM

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