Rubikon is a German online magazine founded in 2017. It mainly deals with current political events, some of which are commented on in the form of conspiracy theories. The editor-in-chief is Jens Wernicke. Rubikon is operated by a non-profit company called Initiative zur Demokratisierung der Meinungsbildung (Initiative for the Democratization of Opinion Formation) and is based in Mainz. Content on the website is written by independent journalists all over the world. The website is entirely financed by donations. All company shares are in the sole ownership of editor-in-chief Wernicke, who is also the sole managing director. German publicist Wolf Wetzel, who wrote at Rubikon from its foundation until his departure in 2018, criticized this construction for having „eine [...] klare [...] Hierarchie“ ("a [...] clear [...] hierarchy"): „Gesellschafter, Herausgeber, Geschäftsführer, Chefredakteur. Von »unten« gibt es kein Durchkommen, kein Gegengewicht, keine Form der »Gewaltenteilung«, keine Möglichkeit, den Kurs zu beeinflussen. Das Ganze hängt folglich ganz vom Goodwill des Herausgebers und Geschäftsführers ab, der sich gleichzeitig den Posten des Chefredakteurs zugedacht hat“ ("Shareholder, publisher, managing director, editor-in-chief. From »below« there is no getting through, no counterweight, no form of »separation of powers«, no possibility of influencing the course. The whole thing therefore depends entirely on the goodwill of the publisher and managing director, who has also intended to be editor-in-chief"). According to him, no effective influence is possible via the editorial statute. More information...
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