Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
The Central German newspaper is a German national daily newspaper for southern Saxony -Anhalt, which appears in Halle ( Saale ) with several local editions and belongs to Cologne publishing house M. DuMont. Your daily circulation of 194 959 copies. To the Editor -Verlag ( Central German printing and publishing house GmbH and Co. KG ), numerous subsidiaries are broken, such as the call center MZ- dialogue and Aroprint printing and publishing house in Bernburg (Saale ).
The Central German newspaper appears almost exclusively as a monopoly newspaper. In its mainly focused on the south of the country distribution area MZ has no competition from other regional newspapers. The distribution area of Magdeburg People's Voice is separated according to the former GDR districts of the Central German newspaper. Established in 1990, Altmark newspaper is only active in northern Saxony-Anhalt and, since it does not produce its own shell part, not even regarded as a journalistic entity. With 96 percent, a large proportion of the total daily newspaper circulation in Saxony -Anhalt is predominantly in a monopoly position.
History
Central German newspaper - precursor
Already in the 19th century appeared in Weissenfels in Saxony -Anhalt, the Central German newspaper. ( Weißenfelser Business Gazette. ) Independent body for town and country. It was until 1895, published by local historians and local politicians Bernhard Stadie, owners of printing and publishing of the Central German newspaper. The steam cylinder press printing the publisher was in the convent Street House # 29: " find printed matter of all kinds at moderate prices ... cleanest and fastest execution completion " ( newspaper advertisement ). The line of the publisher took over 1895-97, his widow Mathilde Stadie born choice, and then their daughters Erna and Grete Stadie who sold the publishing house in 1904. The newspaper existed until about 1910., You will be saved in Hall, University and Regional Library of Saxony -Anhalt ( there until about 1910).
The freedom
On 16 April 1946, the now existing newspaper first appeared under the name of freedom, as an organ of the SED in Halle. The subsequent organ of the SED district leadership of the Chemical Workers District reached daily runs of 533,000 copies.
About the exit stream at the beginning of the change in the GDR, the newspaper wrote very little. The departure was described as " fueled by the FRG " and as " organized human trafficking ". A first -column note to the demonstrations in the GDR was released on October 9, 1989, the Monday demonstrations in Leipzig found but instead since September 4. In the message the protesters were referred to as "youthful Krakeler ". The first major report on the political events was published on 23 October of the same year. The chief editor Hans -Dieter Krüger was released on 29 November 1989 by the SED and Stefan Lehne Bach takes over his post. On December 28, 1989 was published in the newspaper for the first time a page on which parties and civil movements could imagine that were not connected to the SED. The edition was 593 817 copies on 31 December 1989. On January 15, 1990, the newspaper said on its front page that it had broken away from the SED / PDS, and will now operate as an independent newspaper. The economic viability of this independence ( the newspaper received substantial grants from the VOB Zentrag ) was still unclear at this time and also politically the newspaper had not yet been released by the SED.
Two days later the hitherto always to be found on the title page disappeared proletarians of all countries, unite!. As of January 23, was published in 1990, for three months, the four -page supplement reform newspaper, in what could imagine independent parties and alliances. In January 1990, the first cooperation talks with investors from the Federal Republic took place. Then was on 25 February 1990, caused by private contacts, signed Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation with M. DuMont. On March 1, 1990, the printing house and the publishing freedom be discharged out of the assets of the PDS / SED and founded as a people -owned enterprises. The decision to fell officially but only on 15 June 1990 and was backdated. On March 16, 1990, the Journal appears after 13,476 expenditure for the last time under that name.
The freedom was, unlike most of the former SED district newspapers, with the exception of the auction by the THA. Also interested in the newspaper Süddeutsche Verlag, the publishing group Rhein Main and the Axel Springer Verlag had. They were " only tersely summoned, Hall had already been awarded to Neven Du -Mont. " Winning came through the intervention of the then Federal Foreign Minister Hans -Dietrich Genscher concluded at the Treuhand -Anstalt. As it was shown memos show the friend and FDP sympathizers Alfred Neven DuMont, the second largest SED district newspaper based in his home town hall "authorized pushed ". The case has parallels to the sale of the Free Press by the intervention of Chancellor Helmut Kohl. M. DuMont had to pay the purchase price 103 500 000 DM.
To the editors of the freedom belonged to 1969 Max Emendörfer.
Central German newspaper
On 17 March 1990 the newspaper was first published as a means German newspaper with a circulation of 593,000 pieces. On 2 April 1990, the prices increased for the newspaper. Instead of the current 15 cent per sheet, the price was now 40 cents. As of 4 April 1990, the picture was regularly printed in the printing house of the Central German newspaper until the contract was terminated on June 1, 1990. On 20 April, the first time the tele- prism, a television leaflet enclosed. Eleven days later merged the two state-owned enterprises to the central German printing and publishing house GmbH, the notarization took place on 11 June 1990. On 28 May, the newspaper was first electronically, with a Cicero typesetting system created. On 1 June 1990, the number of copies of the Central German newspaper was 543 400 copies. As of June 22 the New Press Express is published by the ENP -Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, printing and publishing house printed in the Central German.
After the Monetary, Economic and Social Union on 1 July, the Central German newspaper cost 0.40 DM in retail. On November 5, started again to print the image. On December 13, 1990 was first published in the weekly mirror, printed on the machines of the Central German printing and publishing house. On 20 December 1990, the company officially went out of the assets of the Trust to the publishing group M. DuMont. The purchase agreement was backdated to 1 July closed.
At the end of the print jobs for the Halle Tageblatt, the New Germany and the Young World has been terminated by their employers. As of December 31 was the bookbinding freedom in Plant II, closed. On 30 April 1991, the output and thus the pressure of the New Press Express was discontinued.
The price of the MZ increased on 1 July at 0.50 DM per copy. Since the German postal had terminated the sales of the newspaper at the end, the self-distribution began. On July 1, Quedlinburg was the first test city. On July 15, 1991 started the construction of the new printing center. In January 1992, the edition was 452 348 pieces. After publishing details this is due to inactive members of the post that have been adjusted by the self-distribution. On March 1, 1992, the last time were the image output Magdeburg printing and publishing house printed in the Central German, the day after the pressure for the image Dresden began. On 1 April 1992, the company health insurance plan of the house was established. On September 23, 1992, the first printed matter issued from the new printing house.
As of January 1993, the price of each MZ rose to DM 0.60, which means German Express moved to and cost from 17 May 0.60 DM
The January 15, 1993 was the last issue of image output hall, which was produced in the Central German printing and publishing house. The pressure of other issues had previously been terminated by the image. On 1 October 1993, the MZ- price rose again to 0.10 DM on November 15, 1993 an agreement was reached between management and works council. Wages were raised to 85 percent of the existing salary levels in West Germany. At the same time the working time decreased from 40 to 38 hours plus one hour of work under wage cuts. On 20 December 1993, the company health insurance moved to the ground floor of the parent company.
On 17 January 1994, the six still derived from the 1959 high-pressure rotary machines were turned off and the pressure was now solely on offset equipment.
From 1 April 1994, the MZ cost 0.80 DM to October 20, 1994 ended the occupation of Stefan Lehne Bach as chief editor of the MDGs. He was succeeded by Bertram von Hobe.
The German Central Express was set on 30 March 1995 due to low circulation. On 5 May 1995, a reduction of working hours to 35 hours is decided between works council and management. As at 30 December 1995 Heinz Verfürth successor of Bertram von Hobe as editor in chief. On 1 April 1996, the single price for the MZ rose to 0.90 DM The full text of the printed editions of the Central German newspaper are freely accessible since 1 April 1994 on the Internet.
Beginning of 2000 was established by the MZ as a subsidiary the MZZ - mail services GmbH ( MZZ ). The MZZ has worked as a private mail service, as it has been possible since the 1998 inserting postal liberalization. With her the letter and postcard service is possible through a network of partners in almost all the new federal states.
Since January 2010, the Central German newspaper is involved in the regional online classifieds portal kalaydo.de.
On June 1, 2010, Hartmut Augustin, previously head of department at the Berlin newspaper, editor in chief. Besides Hartmut Augustin accompanied Hans -Jürgen Greye the office of the chief editor.
Support development
The Central German newspaper has lost heavily in recent years to support. Paid circulation has declined by 46.5 percent since 1998. The proportion of subscriptions on paid circulation is more than 90 percent.
Development of sold copies
Local Issues
- Courier Saale, Halle ( Saale)
- Anhalt courier, Dessau
- Ascherslebener newspaper, Aschersleben
- Bernburger courier, Bernburg (Saale )
- Same courier, Wittenberg
- Jessener country Jessen ( Elster)
- Köthener newspaper, Köthen
- New Landbote, Merseburg
- Mansfeld newspaper, Eisleben
- Quedlinburg Harz messenger, Quedlinburg
- Sangerhäuser newspaper, Sangerhausen
- Weißenfelser newspaper, White Rock
- Zeitz newspaper, Zeitz
- Naumburg Tageblatt, Naumburg