Dieter Eckart

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Dieter Eckart (born February 20, 1938 in Darmstadt ; † January 18, 2017 ) was a German journalist and newspaper maker. From 2001 to 2005 he was editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .

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Eckart grew up in Michelstadt in the Odenwald. He studied English, German and political science at the universities in Frankfurt, Oxford and Newcastle. From Offenbach-Post he joined the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in 1966 and became a member of the political editorial team. At times he was delegated to London as the newspaper's correspondent. In 1973 he became head of the newspaper's newsroom.

On March 1, 2001, the four-person editorial board appointed Eckart as the successor to the dismissed Hugo Müller-Vogg . Like his predecessor, he was responsible for the “Rhein-Main-Zeitung” and “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” sections. As the editor, Eckart put particular focus on Frankfurt's cultural life, which he understood as an expression of the citizenship in the city. On March 1, 2005, Eckart retired for reasons of age and the new editor Werner D'Inka took over his business area .

Eckart was a member of the selection jury for the Hessian Journalist Prize, which is awarded annually .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werner D'Inka: Former FAZ editor Dieter Eckart is dead . Faz.net , January 19, 2017, accessed January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Former "FAZ" editor Eckart has died . Deutschlandradio Kultur , Kulturnachrichten, January 19, 2017, accessed on January 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ Dieter Eckart 70 . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of February 20, 2008, No. 43, p. 4.
  4. ↑ Thinking in dialogue. Jury of the Hessian Journalist Award, accessed on January 21, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Eckart, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and newspaper maker
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH 18th January 2017