Reichelt reported from Afghanistan, Georgia, Thailand, Iraq, Sudan, and Lebanon partly as a
war correspondent, and worked as a culinary reporter in 2007. Starting in February 2014, Reichelt served as the
editor-in-chief of
Bilds digital division as successor to . In February 2017 he succeeded
Kai Diekmann as chairman of the editors-in-chief of Bild. In August 2015, Reichelt was barred from reporting from the trial of alleged
Islamic State fighters at the Higher Regional Court of
Celle, after he published unpixellated photos of the defendants, a violation of German privacy law. In February 2016, the
German Press Agency criticized
Bild´s misrepresentation of Russian military operations in Syria, after it published an article headlined "Putin and Assad bomb on". The Agency accused
Bild of untruthfully claiming that Russia had broken a ceasefire. Reichelt claimed that the Agency had "made itself the stooge of Kremlin propaganda".
Sexual harassment allegations and legal issues In March 2021, a report by
Spiegel announced that Reichelt would have to face an in-house investigation. Among other things, it described a "Reichelt system", where Reichelt used his position within the tabloid to conduct illicit relationships with younger female employees, among other accusations. In response,
Bild publisher
Axel Springer SE released a statement explaining that it was investigating "accusations of abuse of power in connection with consensual relationships and drug consumption in the workplace." In March 2021, Reichelt acknowledged having "mixed professional and private relationships". On October 17, 2021,
The New York Times published a report on
Bild, in connection to Axel Springer SE's recent acquisition of
Politico. It summarized claims of a toxic workplace environment at
Bild, where young female employees were promoted or demoted within the tabloid based on their responses to Reichelt's advances. The article also revealed that Reichelt had forged divorce papers to win over female employees, and paid at least one employee 5,000 Euros in
hush money to not discuss the matter. Following the report, Reichelt was fired from his post as chairman of the editors-in-chief.
Time after Springer From July 2022, Reichelt began the show ""Achtung, Reichelt!" on YouTube. The show, along with other projects of Reichelt's is financed by
Frank Gotthardt, a businessman with close ties to the
CDU. "Achtung, Reichelt!" is also distributed on Nius, likewise financed by Gotthardt, and as a podcast. Several of Nius' reporters were formerly employed at
Bild. In 2024, the operating company of
Nius, Vius SE, applied to the Berlin-Brandenburg State Media Authority (MABB) for approval for a nationwide television and radio program. == Recognition ==