Franz Schmedt
Franz Schmedt (born July 24, 1932 in Hunteburg ) is a German journalist .
Life
Schmedt attended the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium in Osnabrück , where he graduated from high school in 1952. He studied journalism at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster , among others with Walter Hagemann . He completed his traineeship at the Neue Tagespost in Osnabrück, where he was subsequently an editor.
In 1968 Schmedt was appointed editor-in-chief of the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , which had arisen the year before from the merger of the Neue Tagespost and the Osnabrücker Tageblatt . During his time as editor-in-chief, he gave the newspaper a voice that was “heard nationwide” through comments and interviews with leading politicians and business representatives and made it one of the “most cited regional newspaper (s) in Germany”. At the end of 2002, Schmedt retired after 34 years as editor-in-chief of the newspaper. His successors were Ewald Gerding and Jürgen Wermser.
Awards
- 1983: Justus Möser Medal of the City of Osnabrück for his "published achievements that have an impact far beyond the city's borders"
- 1987: Journalism Prize of the Lower Saxony Prize
- 2002: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abitur class 1952 of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2010 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.
- ^ Walter J. Schütz: newspaper history and institute stories. Journalism in Münster from 1946 to 1959 . In: Klaus Merten (ed.): Construction of communication in the media society - Festschrift for Joachim Westerbarkey , p. 266 digitized
- ^ "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung" is looking for a new editor-in-chief , New Business from February 16, 2002
- ↑ High distinction for Franz Schmedt ( 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. , Notification of the BDZV of December 17, 2007
- ↑ Presseportal.de of February 17, 2002
- ^ Double boss at the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung" In: kressreport of July 12, 2002
- ↑ Axel Gleie follows Harms-Hunold , notification from the BDZV of April 8, 2003
- ^ Justus Möser Medal
- ^ List of the award winners on the website of the State of Lower Saxony
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmedt, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hunteburg |