The bright spot
Der Lichtblick ( spelling : der lichtblick ) is the longest continuously published German prison newspaper and has been produced by prisoners in Berlin's Tegel prison since 1968 .
With a circulation of 8,500 copies, Der Lichtblick 2014 is the magazine with the highest circulation of its kind and is read throughout Germany and by some overseas subscribers . In 2018 , the circulation is 7,500 copies with 4,300 subscribers, including from the USA , South Africa and Australia .
The subscription is free, but readers often reward it with a donation. The editorial team mainly focuses on the penal system of adult men and discusses problems, grievances and innovations in the institutions and in penal legislation on a regional and national level.
History and Development
Since the late 1950s there have been efforts to introduce a prison newspaper in Berlin prison. However, this has been done only on 25 October 1968, when the instigation of the then senior government director Wilhelm Glaubrecht launched bright spot first appeared. At that time there were two other prisoner newspapers in Germany, but only Der Lichtblick was edited by prisoners according to press law rules. The guiding principle from the beginning was to create a newspaper by prisoners for prisoners and to keep out any content-related influence by the prison management. A loosening of the relationship between civil servants and prisoners through independent but objective reporting was also intended. The first statute that was drawn up represents a novelty that is valid to this day in terms of cooperation and trust between the prison management and the inmates.
Since it was founded in 1968, hundreds of people inside and outside of prison walls have written texts for Lichtblick. The composition of the editorial team is constantly changing due to the release of editors from prison and the subsequent replacement. The traditional format, the topic and the appearance of the magazine itself remain the same. The design and scope of the magazine as well as the size and frequency of the circulation have been updated and adjusted over the years. The newspaper has been published without gaps since it was founded, which has been traceable since 2014 using a digitally created archive.
The prison newspaper is supported by the Lichtblick e. V.
editorial staff
Responsible editor-in-chief 2012/2013 was the well-known former squatter and bank robber Dieter Wurm .
In March 2018, the four-person editorial team worked in the former three-man cell number 117 with modern office and computer technology. However, since she is not allowed to have an internet connection, she has to rely on friends and acquaintances outside of the prison for research .
In November 2018, five prisoners make up the editorial team. You can communicate with the outside world without restriction via an editorial telephone and internet connection. With the help of so-called runner ID cards , the editorial staff can move freely in the prison and thus has access to almost all inmates. A censorship does not take place. The administration also receives the newspaper after it has been printed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Prisoner newspapers . In: knast.net . Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Jutta Schütz: An editorial office in jail . In: spiegel.de . December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.lichtblick-zeitung.de/entstehung.htm
- ↑ Laura Hertreiter: Uncensored in jail . In: sueddeutsche.de . February 27, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ a b Rolf Kremming: Behind Berliner Gittern / The ray of light from cell 117 in Berliner Kurier of March 4, 2018, p. 17
- ↑ Sabine Beikler: A ray of hope for prisoners: the prison newspaper is 40 years old . In: tagesspiegel.de . October 24, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150211145137/http://www.lichtblick-foerderverein.de/doku.php
- ↑ http://www.lichtblick-zeitung.de/impressum.htm
- ↑ [1] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.bild.de/news/inland/haeftling/hier-erklaert-uns-bus-entfuehrer-wurm-seine-zelle-29968284.bild.html
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/1/archiv/digitaz/artikel/?ressort=bt&dig=2013%2F01%2F05%2Fa0219&cHash=cb87405e6c77c0226ea5fd13a8434043
- ↑ http://jungle-world.com/artikel/2013/02/46912.html
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/immer-wieder-wurm-bald-anklage-gegen-bus-entfuehrer/450788.html
- ^ A. Maschewski: Bus kidnapper Dieter Wurm in court. In: welt.de . May 13, 2004, accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.tagesspiegel.de/zeitung/der-letzt-stich-des-skorpions/515434.html
- ↑ Michael Mielke: Judgment: Prison and preventive detention for Dieter Wurm. In: welt.de . June 30, 2004, accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.berliner-kurier.de/polizei-verarbeitung/schwerverbrecher-wehrt-sich-gegen-sicherheitsverwahrung-berlin,7169126,16643448.html
- ↑ Plutonia Plarre: Berlin penal system: 50 years of "Lichtblick" . In: The daily newspaper: taz . November 7, 2018, ISSN 0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed November 30, 2018]).
