RHEINA
RHEINA (abbreviation for Rhein ische N achrichten a gentur ) was a French news agency that was founded in Baden-Baden in August 1945 . It delivered news to the newspapers that appeared in the zone of occupation just a few days after the establishment of the French military government . The head of the military company was Captain Henri Schwob . Initially, Alsatians were mainly employed as translators to translate the news transmitted directly from Paris by the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). After hectographing the news , it was sent two to three times a week by post or courier to the German media in the French occupation zone. They were obliged to use the messages delivered.
The Rheina went in which was founded on March 4, 1947 Agency Südena on.
literature
- Heinz Pürer, Johannes Raabe: Press in Germany. UVK Verlagsgesellschaft, Konstanz 2007, p. 106 (on Google Books )
- Heinz Duthel: The PR and press primer. BoD, Bonn 2014, p. 41 (on Google Books )
- Gerhard R. Matthäus: RHEINA and SÜDENA.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Jürgen Wilke: Telegraph offices and news agencies in Germany. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 1991 (on Google Books )