Mittelbayerische Zeitung
The funds Zeitung is a regional newspaper based in Regensburg. It belongs to the group of companies Mittelbayerischer Verlag KG. The publisher took over in 1973 the Regensburg Tages-Anzeiger. The newspaper was founded in 1945 by Karl Friedrich Esser. Today, the publisher employs 550 employees and is owned by the family of the founder's grandson Peter and Thomas Esser. Publisher 's Peter Esser, editor in chief Manfred Sauerer, Deputy Editor Holger Schell head. Publishing director is Martin Wunnike.
The Mittelbayerische newspaper as well as the publisher's own free ad sheet Rundschau published in Berliner format and are produced by means Druckzentrum GmbH & Co. KG. The printing company in January 2006 as an independent subsidiary of the Mittelbayerischer Verlag.
Regional editions
The newspaper appears with four local editions in the city of Regensburg, which are ordered by districts and their geographical location according to directions. For example, you get in the Prüfening district the Local Issue " From the districts -West". The city edition appears with the subtitle: "Independent newspaper for Regensburg - gegr 1945".
Furthermore, the Mittelbayerische newspaper is published in the district of Regensburg, here also coordinates for the points of the compass (eg " output for the southern district of Regensburg ").
In addition, the MZ reached the counties Kelheim ( " Altmühlbote / Kelheimer newspaper" ), Cham ( " Bavarian Forest Echo ", " Kötztinger Look Around " ), Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz ( " Neumarkt daily paper " ), Amberg -Sulzbach and Schwandorf in the Upper Palatinate. The daily circulation of 113 875 copies, the audience is given by the publisher with 400,000 people. Overall it can be said that the Mittelbayerische newspaper has become the southern and southwestern part of the Upper Palatinate, and for the adjacent northwestern Lower Bavaria become a leading medium.
Competitors are in the north, especially "New Day " from Weiden in der Oberpfalz, in the south and east of the newspaper group Straubinger Tageblatt / Landshut newspaper, in the southwest of Donaukurier from Ingolstadt and the west of Nuremberg messages with their local edition " Neumarkt news ". More distant competitors are the Passau Neue Presse and the Münchner Merkur with its regional newspapers. In the city itself, the newspaper stands Regensburg -digital to compete with the online newspaper.
Awards
Employees of Mittelbayerischen newspaper have already won a number of awards. Among other things, Angelika Sauerer received the Journalist Award " schizophrenia and stigma - with mentally ill people live " ( winner of the 2003/2004, presented on 24 September 2004 in Mainz). At the European Newspaper Award, the newspaper has received several Awards of Excellence since 2007. The city desk Regensburg in 2011 reached the second place in the German local journalists price of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Presseratsrüge
2008, the German Press Council issued a complaint for breach of the Press Code. He criticized the coverage of a property due to surreptitious, because press releases on the basis of advertising materials the developer had been insufficiently explored.
More offers of publishing
Activities at the Mittelbayerischer Verlag next to the middle Bavarian newspaper and the online portal www.mittelbayerische.de include a weekly freesheet " Rundschau ", the youth magazine "cult" and the online service " Regensburg Discover ". On July 20, the amateur football portal launched www.mz - kick.de. The publisher has also Mittelbayerische mobile deals which include own iPhone apps for Mittelbayerische and the Ironman Regensburg.