Catapult (magazine)

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KATAPULT-Logo.svg
description Popular science magazine
Area of ​​Expertise Social sciences
publishing company Katapult gUG (limited liability) (Germany)
Headquarters Greifswald
First edition March 30, 2016
Frequency of publication quarterly
Sold edition 85,000 copies
Editor-in-chief Benjamin Fredrich
editor Benjamin Fredrich
Web link katapult-magazin.de
ISSN (print) 2509-3053

Katapult (in the spelling of the publisher: KATAPULT) is a popular science magazine founded in March 2015 that only uses infographics and maps for illustration purposes. The catapult magazine is produced in Greifswald ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ).

concept

The magazine covers topics from various scientific areas such as social, political, economic, legal, linguistic and historical studies, as well as human geography . The specific goal is to make social science findings accessible to a broad public in a creative way. Thus, more complex content of social science research should also be published in popular science. Katapult was initially offered in several languages ​​in order to convey science across national borders and to initiate an exchange between scientists. However, this project was not pursued any further.

Katapult is funded by the sale of a quarterly printed edition, license sales of graphics, advertising revenue and donations. The publisher also sells books , posters and card games .

Since the 17th issue, the magazine has been printed exclusively on recycled paper.

history

The magazine was founded in March 2015 by Benjamin Fredrich. The idea for the magazine was awarded second place in the UNIQUE ideas competition and the special prize of the UNIQUE + business plan competition of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald in 2014. Since its inception, the magazine has published articles on social science topics and current politics at regular intervals.

The Katapult-Magazin team was supported from March 2015 to February 2016 by the “EXIST” funding program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy .

Turnover (publisher) in euros
2016 2017 2018 2019
50,000 177,000 388,000 1,025,000

Print editions

magazine

The first printed edition appeared on March 30, 2016 and was distributed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a print run of 10,000 copies. The first issue focuses on the topics of migration, dictatorships and corruption, which are dealt with in 20 articles on 100 pages.

18 issues had appeared by June 2020. In June 2020, the magazine said it had a circulation of 85,000 copies, which are distributed in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Knicker special issue

In addition to the Katapult-Magazin, there has also been a special “Knicker” issue since October 2018, which deals with a single topic on a card in DIN A1 format . In June 2020, the Knicker special issue had a circulation of 85,000 copies according to its own information.

Book 100 cards that will change the way you view the world

On February 5, 2019, Katapult's first book entitled 100 Cards That Will Change Your View of the World was published. The book has 208 pages. The first edition was 6,000 copies. The 6th edition was printed in May 2019. The total print run is over 30,000 copies.

The reviews ranged from " klamaukig " ( Handelsblatt ) to " original "

Book 102 Green Cards to Save the World

On March 9, 2020, Katapult's second book was published with the title 102 Green Cards to Save the World . The cards are intended to show “how dramatic the state of the earth is - but also how easy it would be to improve it.” The book has 208 pages and is printed on recycled paper.

statistics

Katapult Magazine Subscriber Development (by Issue)
150
410
853
1,556
2,556
3,546
4,889
7,044
9.005
10,550
12,015
13,601
16,174
18,253
20,818
23,530
28,517
50,800
1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th

Cooperations

Together with the radio station detektor.fm, Katapult produces a weekly review of a scientific map (feature: “map of the week”) or statistics on a current topic (feature: “numbers please”).

The rapper Veedel Kaztro produced a soundtrack The picture is dead as magazine music for the 13th issue of the Katapult magazine. It deals with the declining circulation of the picture (newspaper) . In January 2020 he followed the soundtrack for the 16th edition of the song Papier Planet .

Plagiarism cases

Southgerman newspaper

On February 16, 2020, Katapult editor-in-chief Benjamin Fredrich accused the Süddeutsche Zeitung of copying graphics from Katapult and publishing them with a short delay in the statistics section "Bottom Line". The editor in charge of the Süddeutsche Zeitung admitted to taking over the works, according to Fredrich. After the allegations were published, the Süddeutsche Zeitung discontinued the entire section.

Hoffmann and Campe

In March 2020, the Hamburg publisher Hoffmann und Campe published the book "Good Cards: Germany as You Have Never Seen It". Benjamin Fredrich accused the publisher and its authors, Tin Fischer and Mario Mensch, of having copied the entire concept, layout and also individual cards for this book from Katapult. Tin Fischer felt the subsequent anger of the Katapult readership was a shit storm and rejected the allegations. Hoffmann and Campe also rejected all allegations.

The media lawyer Tilman Winterling assessed the plagiarism allegations regarding the illegal appropriation of the concept in an interview with Deutschlandfunk as “probably not justiciable”. Because such is "not properly protectable". Here you have to compare individual cards with each other in order to check the copyright. From the point of view of competition law, however, there could be an imitation.

Authors (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Löbel: Everything on one card . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . April 13, 2016 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed January 18, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Eckhard Oberdörfer: Research presented in an understandable way . In: Ostseezeitung . April 13, 2015 ( ostsee-zeitung.de [accessed January 18, 2020]).
  3. ↑ ABOUT CATAPULT. In: katapult-magazin.de. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
  4. ↑ https://katapult-magazin.de/de/artikel/artikel/fulltext/wer-katapult-kauf-zerstoert-wald/
  5. ↑ Register portal . Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
  6. ↑ UNIQUE ideas competition. In: www.ideenwettbewerb.uni-egoswald.de. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015 ; accessed on January 18, 2020 .
  7. ^ Hall of Fame - UNIQUE. In: unique.uni-greifswald.de. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Katrin Haubold: “Social sciences are underrepresented in many areas” - The “Katapult-Magazin” team in conversation. In: webmoritz.de. April 10, 2015, accessed January 18, 2020 .
  9. ↑ July Katz, Katapult-Magazin: This is how much turnover KATAPULT had in 2019. Newsletter . January 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ Media data | As of 26. 2019. (PDF; 8.3 MB) In: katapult-magazin.de. November 26, 2019, accessed January 18, 2020 .
  11. ↑ The first edition of KNICKER in stores now. Retrieved May 29, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Katapult Magazin 2020, issue 18.P. 4
  13. ↑ Atlas: 100 maps that change the way you view the world. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Circulation numbers , Katapult-Magazin.de of May 29, 2019.
  15. ↑ The slightly different map: You have never seen the world like this , Handelsblatt of May 9, 2019.
  16. ↑ Entertaining, educational, witty , ' Deutschlandfunk Kultur from February 22, 2019.
  17. ↑ catapult. In: Suhrkamp.de. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Catapult: 102 green cards to save the world. 1st edition. Suhrkamp, ​​Berlin, ISBN 978-3-518-47083-1 ( katapult-shop.de [accessed on May 2, 2020]).
  19. ↑ Reading sample. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Katapult Magazin 2020, Issue 16. P. 8
  21. ↑ Perceived truth: Refugees from Syria - are they really all coming to us?
  22. ↑ Image is dead - Katapult Magazin Soundtrack prod. 7Apes & YAYA Soundcloud
  23. ↑ Popshot: Veedel Kaztro> Save the (paper) planet! Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
  24. ↑ The Süddeutsche systematically steals from Katapult Katapult-Magazin , accessed on June 30, 2020
  25. ↑ SZ column discontinued: Stolen inspirations FAZ , accessed on June 30, 2020
  26. ↑ The "Süddeutsche" shows how it is better not to behave if one is caught stealing Meedia , accessed on June 30, 2020
  27. ↑ The slightly different map: You have never seen the world like this , Retrieved on June 30, 2020.
  28. ↑ Zeit authors copy entire KATAPULT book Katapult Magazin , accessed on June 30, 2020.
  29. ↑ plagiarism? Greifswalder Katapult-Magazin railed against new map book Ostseezeitung , accessed on June 30, 2020.
  30. ^ Statement by Hoffmann and Campe , accessed June 30, 2020.
  31. ↑ a b allegations of plagiarism against Hoffmann & Campe stealing cards or PR scams? Deutschlandfunk , accessed on June 30, 2020