For another newspaper in Berlin formerly published under the name "Berliner Zeitung", see B.Z. (newspaper).
The Berliner Zeitung (German:[bɛʁˈliːnɐˈtsaɪtʊŋ], Berlin Newspaper) is a daily newspaper based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in East Germany in 1945, it is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since reunification. It is published by Berliner Verlag.
Berliner Zeitung was first published on 21 May 1945 in East Berlin.[1] The paper, a center-left daily, is published by Berliner Verlag. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the paper was bought by Gruner + Jahr and the British publisher Robert Maxwell. Gruner + Jahr later became sole owners and relaunched it in 1997 with a completely new design. A stated goal was to turn the Berliner Zeitung into "Germany's Washington Post". The daily says its journalists come "from east and west", and it styles itself as a "young, modern and dynamic" paper for the whole of Germany. It is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since reunification.[2] In 2003, the Berliner was Berlin's largest subscription newspaper—the weekend edition sells approximately 207,800 copies, with a readership of 468,000. The current editor-in-chief is Brigitte Fehrle.
Gruner + Jahr decided to leave the newspaper business and sold the Berliner Zeitung in 2002 to the publishing group Georg von Holtzbrinck.[3] This sale was blocked by the German antitrust authorities since Holtzbrinck already owned another major Berlin newspaper, Der Tagesspiegel. The Berliner Zeitung was then sold in the fall of 2005 for an estimated 150–180 million euros to the British company Mecom Group[4] and the American company Veronis Suhler Stevenson. The employees criticized this sale vehemently, fearing that journalistic quality could suffer as a result of excessive profit expectations by Mecom boss David Montgomery.[citation needed]
The Berliner Zeitung was the first German newspaper to fall under the control of foreign investors.[5]Andrew Marr, former editor of The Independent, which like the Berliner Zeitung was taken over by David Montgomery, said of the Berliner Zeitung that "[a]nyone who was working at The Independent in the mid to late Nineties will find all this wearisomely familiar. David's obsession at that time was removing as much traditional reporting as possible from the paper and turning it into a tabloid-style scandal sheet for yuppies."[6]
On 23 March 2009, it was announced that the Berliner Verlag would be sold by Mecom to the publisher M. DuMont Schauberg (MDS) in Cologne. The price was about 152 million Euro. Mecom was forced to sell its publishing interests in Germany as well as Norway because of heavy debts.[7]
Holger Friedrich and his wife Silke bought the Berliner Verlag in September 2019 from M. DuMont Schaumberg. This company published beside Berliner Zeitung also Berliner Kurier and Berliner Abendblatt.[8] Friedrich wrote in the first number after he bought Berliner Zeitung, that their vision was to make politics and society more interesting again.[9]
^As quoted in a 2006 article The Independent (Elkins and Burrell 2006).
^"Die Kölner können kommen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
^"Berliner Verleger Silke und Holger Friedrich: Wir sind branchenfremd, aber sehen das als Chance".
^""Berliner Zeitung": Neu-Eigentümer Silke und Holger Friedrich setzen erste Akzente". Meedia. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Referencesedit
Brook, Stephen (25 October 2005). "Montgomery concludes German publisher deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
Elkins, Ruth; Ian Burrell (5 June 2006). "David Montgomery: They never saw him coming". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
External linksedit
Media related to Berliner Zeitung at Wikimedia Commons
Official website(in German)
Berliner Zeitung online (text archive for related article)
Open access archive of Berliner Zeitung / Berlin edition 21 May 1945 – 31 December 1990 in the portal DDR-Presse of the Zeitungsinformationssystem (ZEFYS) of the Berlin State Library; access via xlogon.net (registration needed)
February 16, 2024
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For another newspaper in Berlin formerly published under the name Berliner Zeitung see B Z newspaper The Berliner Zeitung German bɛʁˈliːnɐ ˈtsaɪtʊŋ Berlin Newspaper is a daily newspaper based in Berlin Germany Founded in East Germany in 1945 it is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since reunification It is published by Berliner Verlag Berliner ZeitungSample front pageTypeDaily newspaper except Sundays FormatRhenish format Owner s Holger FriedrichPublisherBerliner VerlagEditor in chiefTomasz KurianowiczFounded21 May 1945 78 years ago 1945 05 21 LanguageGermanHeadquartersBerlin GermanyCirculation148 000 2010 ISSN0947 174XWebsitewww wbr berliner zeitung wbr de Contents 1 History and profile 2 List of editors in chief 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory and profile edit nbsp Berliner Zeitung headquartersBerliner Zeitung was first published on 21 May 1945 in East Berlin 1 The paper a center left daily is published by Berliner Verlag After the fall of the Berlin Wall the paper was bought by Gruner Jahr and the British publisher Robert Maxwell Gruner Jahr later became sole owners and relaunched it in 1997 with a completely new design A stated goal was to turn the Berliner Zeitung into Germany s Washington Post The daily says its journalists come from east and west and it styles itself as a young modern and dynamic paper for the whole of Germany It is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since reunification 2 In 2003 the Berliner was Berlin s largest subscription newspaper the weekend edition sells approximately 207 800 copies with a readership of 468 000 The current editor in chief is Brigitte Fehrle Gruner Jahr decided to leave the newspaper business and sold the Berliner Zeitung in 2002 to the publishing group Georg von Holtzbrinck 3 This sale was blocked by the German antitrust authorities since Holtzbrinck already owned another major Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel The Berliner Zeitung was then sold in the fall of 2005 for an estimated 150 180 million euros to the British company Mecom Group 4 and the American company Veronis Suhler Stevenson The employees criticized this sale vehemently fearing that journalistic quality could suffer as a result of excessive profit expectations by Mecom boss David Montgomery citation needed The Berliner Zeitung was the first German newspaper to fall under the control of foreign investors 5 Andrew Marr former editor of The Independent which like the Berliner Zeitung was taken over by David Montgomery said of the Berliner Zeitung that a nyone who was working at The Independent in the mid to late Nineties will find all this wearisomely familiar David s obsession at that time was removing as much traditional reporting as possible from the paper and turning it into a tabloid style scandal sheet for yuppies 6 On 23 March 2009 it was announced that the Berliner Verlag would be sold by Mecom to the publisher M DuMont Schauberg MDS in Cologne The price was about 152 million Euro Mecom was forced to sell its publishing interests in Germany as well as Norway because of heavy debts 7 Holger Friedrich and his wife Silke bought the Berliner Verlag in September 2019 from M DuMont Schaumberg This company published beside Berliner Zeitung also Berliner Kurier and Berliner Abendblatt 8 Friedrich wrote in the first number after he bought Berliner Zeitung that their vision was to make politics and society more interesting again 9 List of editors in chief editMai Juli 1945 Oberst Alexander KirsanowJuli 1945 Mai 1949 Rudolf Herrnstadt nbsp Mai Juli 1949 Gerhard Kegel nbsp Juli September 1949 Georg Stibi nbsp 1949 1955 Gunter Kertzscher1955 1957 Erich Henschke1957 1961 Theo Grandy1961 1962 Joachim Herrmann1962 1965 Joachim Herrmann nbsp 1965 1972 Rolf Lehnert1972 1989 Dieter Kerschek1989 1996 Hans Eggert1996 1998 Michael Maier1999 2001 Martin E Suskind2002 2006 Uwe Vorkotter2006 2009 Josef Depenbrock2009 2012 Uwe Vorkotter2012 2016 Brigitte Fehrle de nbsp 2016 2020 Jochen Arntz2020 Matthias ThiemeNotes edit R C Raack 1995 Stalin s Drive to the West 1938 1945 The Origins of the Cold War Stanford CA Stanford University Press p 122 Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 Wilder Charly 27 June 2013 Digitizing the GDR East German Papers Offer Glimpse of History Der Spiegel Retrieved 4 October 2013 Annual report 2002 PDF Bertelsmann Archived from the original PDF on 3 May 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Helen Pidd 24 June 2008 Montgomery axes 30 journalists at German paper Berliner Zeitung The Guardian Archived from the original on 3 May 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Brooks 2005 As quoted in a 2006 article The Independent Elkins and Burrell 2006 Die Kolner konnen kommen Berliner Zeitung in German 23 March 2009 Archived from the original on 10 February 2013 Retrieved 11 May 2009 Berliner Verleger Silke und Holger Friedrich Wir sind branchenfremd aber sehen das als Chance Berliner Zeitung Neu Eigentumer Silke und Holger Friedrich setzen erste Akzente Meedia 8 November 2019 Retrieved 15 November 2019 References editBrook Stephen 25 October 2005 Montgomery concludes German publisher deal The Guardian Retrieved 19 August 2008 Elkins Ruth Ian Burrell 5 June 2006 David Montgomery They never saw him coming The Independent Retrieved 19 August 2008 External links edit nbsp Media related to Berliner Zeitung at Wikimedia Commons Official website nbsp in German Berliner Zeitung online text archive for related article Open access archive of Berliner Zeitung Berlin edition 21 May 1945 31 December 1990 in the portal DDR Presse of the Zeitungsinformationssystem ZEFYS of the Berlin State Library access via xlogon net registration needed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Berliner Zeitung amp oldid 1204956069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
