Lausitzer Rundschau
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group |
| Publisher | LR Medienverlag und Druckerei GmbH |
| Founded | 20 May 1946 |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Cottbus, Germany |
| Website | Official website |
Lausitzer Rundschau is a German language daily regional newspaper published in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany.
History and profile
Lausitzer Rundschau was first published on 20 May 1946.[1] In 1952 the offices of the paper moved to Görlitz and the paper consisted of eight pages.[1] On 5 August 1952 the paper moved to its current headquarters in Cottbus.[1][2]
The paper was owned by the Socialist Unity Party before German reunification.[3][4] Following the unification the owner of the daily became Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.[3][5][6] The company also owns other newspapers, including Saarbrücker Zeitung.[7][8]
Lausitzer Rundschau is published in tabloid format by a subsidiary of the Saarbrücker Zeitung Group,[9][10] LR Medienverlag und Druckerei GmbH.[11] In September 2012 the majority share of Saarbrücker Zeitung Group was acquired by Rheinische Post Mediengruppe.[12]
The paper serves the states of Brandenburg and Saxony,[9] and has 13 editions.[6][13] Since 2 March 2006 LR-Woche, a free weekly tabloid, has been delivered with the paper.[14]
Lausitzer Rundschau was called Lügenrudi (meaning Liar Tom in English) when it was published in East Germany.[4] The daily publishes extensive reports on neo-nazi activity in the region.[9] The offices of Lausitzer Rundschau has been target for the attacks by right-wing extremists in Lübbenau and Spremberg.[9][15]
The circulation of Lausitzer Rundschau was 100,000 copies in January 1954.[1] In the second quarter of 2003 the paper had a circulation of 136,259 copies.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Geschichte". Lausitzer Rundschau. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Tabloid Format Used to Counter Falling Circulation". Muller Martini USA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- 1 2 "United Germany Today: Clearly Western, Still Divided, or Still Searching?" (PDF). New York University. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- 1 2 Dominic Boyer (1 December 2005). Spirit and System: Media, Intellectuals, and the Dialectic in Modern German Culture. University of Chicago Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-226-06891-6. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Andrea Czepek; Ulrike Klinger (2010). "Media Pluralism Between Market Mechanisms and Control: The German Divide" (PDF). International Journal of Communication. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Lausitzer Rundschau to join Saarbrücker Zeitung´s CCI editorial system" (Press Release). CCI Europe. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- 1 2 David Ward (2004). "A mapping study of media concentration and ownership in ten European countries" (PDF). Commissariaat voor de Media. Hilversum. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Anthony Weymouth; Bernard Lamizet (3 June 2014). Markets and Myths: Forces For Change In the European Media. Taylor & Francis. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-317-88969-4. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Catherine Stupp (15 September 2014). "Vandals lash out against local newspaper for reporting on right-wing extremists". XIndex. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rheinische Post Media Group" (Press Release). euroscript. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Lausitzer Rundschau" (PDF). Zeitungslandschaft. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Rheinische Post Mediengruppe acquires majority shareholding in the Saarbrücker Zeitungsgruppe". Rheinische Post Mediengruppe. September 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Lausitzer Rundschau". Rheinische Post Medien Gruppe. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "The march of the non-dailies" (PDF). FDN Newsletter (15). March 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Neo-Nazis Suspected in Torching of Journalist's Car". Reporters without Borders. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
External links
- Official website (German)