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__NOTOC__ Michael Leidig is a British journalist based in Vienna, Austria. He has worked for local (Austrian) as well as international media in print and broadcast, and is the owner and co-founder of Central European News (CEN). In April 2015 he was accused by BuzzFeed of fabricating quotes and details from multiple CEN stories. BuzzFeed accusation were supported by their following article, in which they managed to speak with people whose real names and pictures were used to fabricate a story by CEN 〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Buzzfeed News )〕 In response to the accusations, CEN published a book, "Buzz Bottom Feeders: An Insider Look At How BuzzFeed Tried To Destroy A Rival Business", in which the agency ( 〔http://www.amazon.com/Buzz-Bottom-Feeders-BuzzFeed-Business/dp/1514141744〕) addressed the points of criticism and also raised questions about BuzzFeed's motivation for attacking CEN. According to the book, BuzzFeed launched its investigation into CEN shortly after the agency had offered BuzzFeed a story that linked Microsoft Inc., one of BuzzFeed's largest corporate sponsors, to an ongoing Austrian corruption case (〔http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/agency-condemned-king-bullsht-news-buzzfeed-hits-back-126-page-defence-and-question-austrian〕). == Career == In 1997 Leidig became the editor of a daily Austrian English language newspaper ''Austria Today'', now existing as an online paper and subscription newsletter for Vienna-based foreign embassies and businessmen. This also produced English language news with a daily English section for ''Die Presse'' for several years, later taking over the layout, editorial and writing of a page a day in the ''Wiener Zeitung''. CEN later launched other online news wire projects including an English food guide with Austrian chef Bernie Rieder. In 2008 he met Austrian charity worker Hannes Urban and together the two established the Austrian charity project Journalism Without Borders. After co-authoring a travel guide ''Top 10 Vienna'' (DK Verlag 2009), Leidig's book ''The Girl in the Cellar - The Natascha Kampusch Story'' was sold to Hodder & Stoughton,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First book on Austrian kidnap woman hits shelves )〕 resulting in allegations that interviews had been falsified by a PR agent for the Kampusch family. The case attracted widespread media attention in Austria and internationally. Leidig won a full apology after an Austrian court ruled that the case brought against Leidig had been "a deliberate attempt to damage sales of the book." His subsequent books were written under a pseudonym with only the agency "CEN" credited. Leidig is the vice-chairman of the National Association of Press Agencies where he is also responsible for special projects, setting up the NAPA legal aid programme and a national media news directory to help support journalistic work. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Leidig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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