Topic: NEWS english - on December 5, 2011 at 2:32:00 PM CET
Angry Greeks to Sue German Magazine for Defamation
A German magazine cover showing the goddess Aphrodite flipping off the rest of the euro zone annoyed the Greeks when it was published back in February 2010. Now a group of Greeks are suing the journalists involved for defamation.
It was supposed to be a provocative piece of journalism and a tongue-in-cheek comment on German concerns about a European Union bailout for debt-ridden Greece. But the Feb. 22, 2010 cover of the weekly German newsmagazine Focus -- which showed the goddess Aphrodite making an obscene gesture -- caused outrage in Greece. At the time, the president of the Greek parliament even summoned the German ambassador to complain about German media coverage of his country.
Now six Greek citizens who felt particularly offended are taking legal action against the journalists involved, including Helmut Markwort, the magazine's founder who was also editor in chief of Focus at the time of publication.
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