poland-rundschau
The polen-rundschau was the first and only nationwide German-language newspaper in Poland since the Second World War . It has been published monthly since April 2004 and was published in the Polish capital, Warsaw . The editor was the journalist Gudrun Göller. The polen-rundschau appeared in four colors on twelve to 16 pages in tabloid format, which is roughly the size of DIN A3 . They had a circulation of at least 5000 copies, with so-called special supplements (extra pages financed through advertising) also significantly more. Its nationwide circulation area set it apart from the other German-language newspapers that appear in Poland, which are mostly supported by the associations or parties of the German minority. The polen-rundschau is financed exclusively through the advertisements placed in it, the subscriptions and sales.
The newspaper was aimed primarily at Germans living in Poland as well as Poles who have a special interest in Germany or the German language and culture . For the German readership, there were also regular contributions to the history of the country on Polish culture . The range of topics included everything from politics , the latest news , to business , culture, current affairs, sports and event information , as well as various categories designed to make life easier for newly arrived Germans. The newspaper placed particular emphasis on the background to German-Polish relations. Depending on the topic, the newspaper's website asked for a daily or weekly offer. With the appearance of the current issue, the page 1 topic, usually an editorial , was on the website.
The editor-in-chief Mirko Kaupat and the freelance business journalist Sebastian Becker wrote regularly for the newspaper. Otherwise, the articles were supplied by freelance authors, for example members of the research network “n-ost”, an association of journalists who mostly live in Eastern Europe. The appearance of the polen-rundschau was designed by Emese Szénás, a layout artist from Vienna. Since the summer of 2006, Heiko Lossie has had a permanent employee in Germany. Guest authors such as Thomas Urban , Eastern Europe correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung , also wrote for the paper.
From the monthly newspaper's exclusive interviews, for example with Erika Steinbach , Władysław Bartoszewski , Gesine Schwan or Rudi Pawelka , both Polish and German media repeatedly quoted .
In April 2006, the polen-rundschau attracted a lot of attention when it was auctioned on the Internet auction platform eBay . A so far not publicly named buyer from Germany secured the bid. Since then, the polen-rundschau has been printed in the Lausitzer Rundschau printing house, which however was not the new owner. The newspaper was still published in Warsaw .
The March 2008 edition was the last printed edition of the polen-rundschau. Since the April 2008 edition, the polen-rundschau has been a purely electronic medium. The current issue was sent to subscribers as a PDF via email. This measure was not only necessary or advantageous for financial and organizational reasons. Since there were no costs for printing and mailing, the price for an annual subscription could be reduced to 10 euros. With the appearance of the June edition, the frequency of publication was postponed to the beginning of the month, so that the May edition was omitted. In the meantime, the homepage has also been switched off.
- Editor-in-chief : Mirko Kaupat
- Published by New Press Polska
Web links
- Homepage of the polen-rundschau
- The Netzeitung about the sale of the polen-rundschau on eBay ( Memento from November 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ polen-rundschau.de: Gudrun Göller Editor ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated April 20, 2006 (accessed April 22, 2011)
