Flensborg Avis

Flensborg Avis is a daily newspaper in Flensburg. It is published in Danish and in German language. The first issue was published on 1 October 1869., The predecessor of the newspaper was the German -speaking Flensburg indicator, whose first edition appeared in 1868. It is the oldest daily newspaper in the German - Danish border region.

History

The most important Danish -language newspaper of the Prussian since 1864/67 Schleswig the editors came into conflict with the German authorities again after II the pressure on the non-German populations was enhanced in the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm. The long-time chief editor and later member of Parliament Jens Jessen was imprisoned several times. His successor Ernst Christiansen was named after the division of Schleswig in 1920 the most important representative of the south of the new German - Danish border remaining Danish ethnic group. In addition to the Danish -speaking home edition Flensborg Avis also issued the German -language newspaper The Schleswiger at this time.

In the Nazi period, the Flensborg Avis was largely unaffected as the sole organ of the press in Germany a formal DC circuit. Nevertheless, the editorial was under high pressure and had to constantly fear new reprisals. So in the meantime to supplement downgraded Schleswiger was banned, and in 1940 had Ernst Christiansen as editor in chief to resign. Nevertheless Flensborg Avis could appear until 1945, the lack of paper due to the war forced the already heavily thinned newspaper for interim suspension of operations.

In the postwar period Flensborg Avis experienced a revival, as the Danish minority in the Schleswig region received a brisk business. Also, a German -language edition was published until the 1970s under the title Südschleswigscher local newspaper. Since then she fills the inner part of each issue of Flensborg Avis. Since 1950, however, support long time declined steadily.

Presence

Today, the Flensborg Avis is known primarily as a newspaper of the Danish minority in the Schleswig region. It achieves a paid circulation of 5122 copies. In the annual fund report, which was presented at the Annual Meeting of Flensborg Avis AG on 20 June 2008, an edition of 5,428 copies is called, of which delivered 1,848 each to Denmark for 2007. The Thursday edition contains an information sheet of Sydslesvigsk Forening and is sent to all members of the association. The support is for that day at about 14,000. At irregular intervals, the Danish School Association published a supplement in the newspaper. This expenditure, all members of the school association. This also makes the circulation increases.

In Flensburg, Schleswig, Husum consist Niebüll and local offices. The latter is since 1998, but also according to the masthead no longer busy. A total of 30 editors are employed by the newspaper.

For Radio Schleswig -Holstein, the Flensborg Avis also produces Danish-speaking regional news sent weekdays in space Flensburg / South Schleswig.

Flensborg Avis is one of the smallest daily newspapers in Germany and was able to maintain its economic as well as editorial autonomy until today. The newspaper is a public company whose budget consists of self-generated revenue and an annual grant from the Danish government of around three million euros. The German government provides no support. The Federal Republic of Germany promotes but conversely, the German -language daily The Nordschleswiger in Denmark.