compulsory reading (newspaper)

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From October 28, 2008 to April 2017, the free student newspaper for compulsory reading was available at the universities in the Ruhr area . This was followed by a relaunch, the magazine has been published since October 2017 under the name "Kurt - just like you" in reference to the founder of the Institute for Journalism in Dortmund, Kurt Koszyk.

For almost two years, the compulsory reading was published in tabloid format six times per semester with a circulation of 50,000 copies. Since a relaunch on October 11, 2010, it has appeared as a pure magazine , i. H. in a more manageable format and on thick, white paper. The volume had grown from 16 to 40 pages, but the magazine was only published three times per semester. In terms of content, the focus was still on university and leisure topics, but there was now a third section “Job” with stories about careers, part-time jobs and money issues. The reader's criticism of the innovations requested by the editorial team was mostly positive.

The editing of the magazine (research, text, photos, graphics and layout) was completely in the hands of journalism students at TU Dortmund University , the publisher was the WAZ media group .

obligatory reading matter was the successor of the Dortmund campus newspaper Indopendent . While the old edition was primarily aimed at Dortmund students, the new target group also includes students from the universities of the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) , i.e. those in Bochum, Essen and Duisburg - and thus a total of around 110,000 students and more than 1,300 professors and several employees.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KURT is here! Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  2. ↑ http://www.pflichtlektuere.com/06/10/2010/dicker-bunter-kostenlos-die-neue-pflichtlektuere/ Announcement of the relaunch on the mandatory reading website
  3. ↑ http://www.pflichtlektuere.com/29/10/2010/pflichtlektuere-relaunch-was-denkt-ihr-ueber-das-neue-magazin/ Conclusion of the first reader criticism on the website of the compulsory reading