Rheinische Post
The Rheinische Post ( RP short ) with a circulation of 328 253 copies, one of the largest regional subscriber newspapers in Germany. It is published since 1946 by the Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH in Dusseldorf. My motto is " newspaper for politics and Christian culture." It was long regarded as conservative CDU and close.
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The newspaper is one of the allied foundations in the postwar period. The British newspaper license received three Nazi opponents, the politician Karl Arnold, the newspaper publisher Anton Betz and the lawyer Erich Wenderoth. They formed in 1946, the Rheinisch- Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH in Dusseldorf, from the Rheinische Post has since been published. The Rheinisch- Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH is today. Possession of their descendants, the families of Arnold, Betz, Droste and Wenderoth
Management
Chairman of the Board of Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Since July 2011, Karl Hans Arnold, Vice Chairman Patrick Ludwig. Managing Director for Finance is Hans Peter Bork. Before Arnold was Clemens Bauer 1993-2011 Managing Director.
Dissemination
The core area of distribution includes the Bergische Land and the Lower Rhine, including the cities Dusseldorf, Duisburg, Krefeld and Mönchengladbach. There are 31 local editions, including other regional newspapers such as the Neuss - Grevenbroicher newspaper, Benrather Tageblatt and have from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2009, the Bocholt - Borkener people sheet, but only to take over the national part and its own regional section.
Publication
The newspaper is published Monday to Saturday in printed form and is sold through retail sale in newsagents and by subscription. Saturday also appears a paid electronic version to download for the iPad, called RP Plus and can also subscribe to.
Editing
The appointed as editor in July 2005 Sven Gösmann, formerly deputy editor of the image in Hamburg, Change 1 January 2014 as chief editor for the German Press Agency. His designated successor is Michael Brocker, previously head of the Berlin Parliament editors of RP. Gösmanns predecessor Ulrich Reitz had implemented a number of editorial reforms and thereby also canceled the dpa- ticker. Editor in Chief Deputy since 1998 Horst gates. Predecessor of Reitz was Joachim Sobotta, who until 1997, the newspaper of 1969 significantly shaped as editor in chief.
Cartoons
From the seventies until the mid- eighties, political cartoons have been created only by native Romanians Romulus Candea. Since 1985, however, they are also drawn by Nik Ebert, in particular to Mönchengladbach local politics. In addition, Nik Ebert designed the comic " Düsseldorf Seagull" for spending the Dusseldorf region. In the regional editions of the room Kleve and funds appear the weekly comic strip of " Patschel ", the Lower Rhine Otter.
Internet presence
The news page of the Rheinische Post called RP online and complements the print edition with current news. From there, the scene Tonight portal and the online ads portal linked Kalaydo directly. RP online is the widest reaching online service a regional daily newspaper in Germany. Together with Dusseldorf antenna operates RP Online, the Internet radio broadcast The broadcast to the Internet.
Readers portal Opinio
From early 2005 until the end of November 2011, the Rheinische Post ran a reader portal under the name Opinio, in the reader and interested parties were able to register. Then they could publish their own articles and thoughts. These contributions show mostly with their own preferences Opinio members and are less current affairs arrested than the traditional journalism. On 16 February 2005, the first printed edition of Opinio, which includes a collection of the best authors of posts appeared. Opinio appeared in print as a monthly supplement of the newspaper, but was later released and then once a week a page in the newspaper with opinion articles. Opinio was honored as a combination of Internet and print media in 2005 with the European Newspaper Award in the Innovation category. On 3 October 2011, the editors divided the members of Opinio with in the article that the portal had to be adjusted due to the aging infrastructure. By the end of November, the user accounts are still available, as of December, the server would shut down permanently. Customers were urged a change to jimdo.com.
TONIGHT.de
RP Online also operates the scene portal TONIGHT.de, which reports about the nightlife in Dusseldorf, Krefeld, Moers, Neuss and Mönchengladbach, and the local events in detail and photo galleries; therein, readers can find out about future dates. The portal was relaunched in April 2011. Since then, the users is also a community at your disposal can be exchanged in the appointments, photos, and news.
Kalaydo.de
Together with other regional newspapers in the Rhineland operates the Rheinische Post since March 2006, the regional online classifieds portal kalaydo.de, can be placed in the employment, real estate, cars and classifieds. In addition, as " regional Findernet " designated online portal exchange for a vacation property and a Ticket Shop. With over 39 million page views ( source: IVW / February 2009) kalaydo.de belongs to the top 10 of the German e- commerce offerings.
Shares of the Media Group
The Rheinisch- Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, holding the Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, holds the Aachener Nachrichten Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG a minority share of 24.5 per cent on newspaper publisher Aachen, which has emerged from the merger of the two local newspapers Aachener Zeitung and Aachener News.
The media group holds a stake of 30 % of the television stations center.tv, Dusseldorf, founded by Andre Zalbertus, a stake of 30 % at the TV station Studio 47, Duisburg, founded by Sascha Devigne, Jürgen Schardt, Stephan Wesche and Jörg Zeiler, as well as a participation of 75.2 % of the television production company AZ Media GmbH, founded by Andre Zalbertus.
Since 1 January 2013, the Rheinische Post Media Group is the majority shareholder of Saarbrücken newspaper group with around 2,700 employees. To Saarbrücken newspaper group include four days newspapers ( newspaper Saarbrücken, Trierischer friend of the people, Lusatian Rundschau, Pfälzischer Mercury), various magazines, advertising papers, web and iPad performances as well as IT and logistics service provider.
The advertising marketer of the North Rhine-Westphalian local radio antenna Dusseldorf, Radio Neandertal, Radio Wuppertal, Radio 90.1 Mönchengladbach, wave Niederrhein, NE -WS 89.4, Radio RSG and Antenne Niederrhein, the PFD Press Funk GmbH, a subsidiary of Rheinische Post Media Group.
The publisher of the media group also has significant investments in Poland and the Netherlands. On the Czech newspaper market, the publisher has a strong position. In the Czech Republic it has the number 1 and number 3 among the nation's popular newspapers ( Mladá fronta Dnes, Prague and Lidové noviny, Prague). The Mafra Holding was acquired on June 26, 2013 the " AGF Media as " so that in the Czech Republic no more newspapers belong to the RP Media Group.
In Poland, the publisher has two regional newspapers in Bydgoszcz ( Bydgoszcz Express ) and Toruń ( Nowości ).
In the Netherlands include the A en C Media BV proportionately from Roermont with over 60 ad papers (including Zondag Trompetter ) with about 2.2 million copies total circulation for RP.
In January 2009 it was announced that the Rheinisch- Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH assumes the newspaper publisher " Press Neuss GmbH" to 100 %. Once included 50% of the Neuss - Grevenbroicher newspaper for publishing the Rheinische Post since the 1950s, it is now fully integrated into the Group.
In October 2009, the Rheinische Post Media Group acquired 40 % of the shares of DVV Media Group GmbH by President and CEO Dieter Flechsenberger. In August 2012, she bought a majority share in the Saarbrücken newspaper, the acquisition is expected to take place until January 2013.
RP DirektKom
The RP DirektKom is a wholly owned subsidiary of the media group based in Dusseldorf. Focus of the business is the direct selling newspaper subscriptions the title of the media group via independent sales Representatives. The distribution of both private and business customers are addressed. The company was founded as a limited company in May 2009, now employs about 80 independent sellers.
In addition to the Rheinische Post the RP DirektKom also sells subscriptions to the Neuss - Grevenbroicher newspaper, The Solinger Morgenpost and the Bergische Morgenpost. There is also a collaboration with the NDV magazine publisher.
Be the market extends over the entire Rhineland, covered in addition to the Bergische Land and the metropolitan areas Dusseldorf, Duisburg, and the Rhein-Kreis Neuss and the Lower Rhine.