Norddeutsche Zeitung (GDR)

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The Norddeutsche Zeitung as a regional newspaper of the LDPD in the Soviet zone of occupation and in the GDR existed from March 1946 to August 31, 1991. It reached (controlled by the paper allocation) a circulation of 20,846 copies daily. For comparison: The SED's national newspaper started in 1946 with a circulation of 100,000, which rose to 170,000 in 1947.

The first editor-in-chief was Hans-Gotthilf Strasser , the political editor was Karl-Hermann Flach . Successors were Helmut Bulle and Herbert Exner (1951–1953). Her last editor in the 46th year of the show was the from Rostock originating Günter Grass Meyer (1930-2011).

Particularly popular among the readers of the Norddeutsche Zeitung was the regional weekend supplement Norddeutscher Leuchtturm , which is enclosed with the newspaper on Fridays, with high and low German articles from the cultural and literary past and present of Mecklenburg. The No. 1 of the lighthouse appeared on 30./31. October 1952, the last edition was No. 2002 in 1991. Responsible editor of the lighthouse from September 1st, 1955 to the end of August 31st, 1991 was Dieter W. Angrick , who in 36 years wrote about 1,800 issues with more than 6,500 articles of his own has produced.

The LDPD newspaper was published under the leadership of the party's own association of organization-owned companies upwards in the GDR districts of Rostock , Schwerin and Neubrandenburg .

Under the title Norddeutsche Zeitung there is also a newspaper published by the Hamburg Henri Nannen School for training purposes . It is assumed that it is a national, six-page daily newspaper appearing in Hamburg.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Martin Broszat, Gerhard Braas, Hermann Weber: SBZ manual . 1993, ISBN 3-486-55262-7 , page 512 and a.