Austrian newspaper cuts ties with writer over Clint Eastwood ‘exclusive’
by Philip Oltermann European culture editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6XQJF)
Kurier editor says Q&A that was picked up by other outlets contained old quotes from round-table events
One of Austria's leading newspapers has severed ties with a Hollywood reporter after admitting she repackaged old comments by Clint Eastwood and presented them as a supposedly exclusive interview.
In an apparent journalistic coup, the Vienna-based daily Kurier published a Q&A with Eastwood last Friday and it was picked up around the world over the weekend due to the Oscar-winning actor's outspoken criticism of Hollywood's era of remakes and franchises".
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