Günter Simon (journalist, 1933)
Günter Simon (born May 6, 1933 in Großbaudis , Liegnitz district , today Budziszów Wielki , rural community Wądroże Wielkie ) is a German journalist . From 1981 to 1989 he was editor-in-chief of the FDGB central organ “ Tribüne ” in the GDR .
Life
Simon, son of a farm laborer, attended elementary, secondary and high school. He joined the SED in 1950 . Simon studied journalism from 1952 to 1955 at the University of Leipzig and graduated with a degree in journalism. After an internship (1954/55) at the Neuer Tag newspaper in Frankfurt (Oder) , he worked from 1956 to 1962 as editor and head of the foreign policy department for the tribune . From 1963 to 1967 he was a member of their editorial collective. In 1967 Simon became deputy editor-in-chief of the tribune . From 1975 he was correspondent for the grandstand in Bonn and then again deputy editor-in-chief of the grandstand and editor-in-chief of the trade union life magazine . On September 15, 1981, he succeeded Claus Friedrich as editor-in-chief of the tribune and remained so until 1989.
On September 23, 1981, he was co-opted into the federal executive committee at the 14th meeting of the FDGB federal executive committee and elected as a member of its executive committee. He held this position until 1989.
Awards
- Fritz Heckert Medal (1967)
- Journalism Prize of the FDGB (1973)
- Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver (1977)
- Hermann Duncker Medal (1985)
Publications
- Table times. From the notes of an editor-in-chief from 1981 to 1989 . Publishing house Tribüne, Berlin 1990
literature
- Heinz Germany : History of the FDGB. Chronicle 1945–1982 , Verlag Tribüne, Berlin 1982, p. 257.
- Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990 . Volume 2: Maassen - Zylla . KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 864.
- Andreas Herbst : Simon, Günter. In: Dieter Dowe , Karlheinz Kuba, Manfred Wilke (Hrsg.): FDGB-Lexikon. Function, structure, cadre and development of a mass organization of the SED (1945–1990). Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-86872-240-6 .
- Kirsten Nies: Günter Simon . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Günter Simon in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simon, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German FDGB functionary and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Major construction projects |