Günther Bobach
Günther Bobach (born August 7, 1930 in Taucha ; † March 22, 2012 ) was a German journalist in the GDR . He was editor-in-chief of the SED newspaper Freiheit .
Life
The working-class son Günther Bobach became a member of the SED in 1947 and graduated from high school in 1950 . Until 1952 he studied in the journalism section at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig , where he became a research assistant in 1953 . In 1954 he graduated as a journalist .
From 1954 to 1960 Bobach worked as an editor for the SED newspaper Freiheit in Halle (Saale) . In 1960 Bobach became deputy editor-in-chief and in 1963, as successor to Rudolf Singer , editor-in-chief of Freedom and remained so until 1967. During this time, Bobach was also a member of the SED district leadership in Halle .
From 1967 to 1989 Bobach was a member of the central committee of the SED in East Berlin and a member of the "agitation commission". Until 1989 Bobach was a member of the central board of the Association of Journalists of the GDR . During the change in the GDR in November 1989, Bobach lost all functions.
Bobach was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze in 1974 and in silver in 1980.
literature
- Andreas Herbst : Günther Bobach . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
- Jürgen Wilke (Hrsg.): Journalists and journalism in the GDR . Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-412-36205-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Sylvia Klötzer: Satire and Power: Film, Newspapers, Cabaret in the GDR , Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar, 2006, ISBN 978-3412150051 . on Google Books
- ^ Steffen Reichert: Transformation processes: The conversion of the LVZ , LIT Verlag, Münster, 2002, ISBN 978-3825844875 . on Google Books
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bobach, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and editor-in-chief |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taucha |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 2012 |