Ruhr Nachrichten

Since 1 February 2013, the local sections of the issued by the Spark Media Group newspaper Westfälische Rundschau in the cities of Dortmund, Lünen and sword are also produced by the editors of the Ruhr Nachrichten. Background: Since taking over the business from the publisher heirs Lambert Lensing -Wolff in 1999, the media company had its cooperation with the competitors Spark Media Group is intensifying more and more, with the settlement of the traditional medium Westfälische Rundschau and the dismissal of 120 editors and editors reached this cooperation in January 2013 a new quality. Detailed information on the restructuring of the company by Lambert Lensing -Wolff found at: media house Lensing.

History

The foundation stone was laid for the Ruhr Nachrichten Christmas 1875. At that time, the first time the Tremonia newspaper appeared under the auspices of the brothers Heinrich and Lambert Lensing. First one was content with a sample number of 3000 newspapers, this number increased up to the beginning of the Nazi period to 48,000 copies. This newspaper was one of the 25 largest German newspapers privately owned. The Nazis allowed the newspaper indeed survive to demonstrate freedom of the press, but no longer met Lambert Lensing decisions, but a SA -Obergruppenführer. This happened as a result of always highly critical reports in the newspaper. It even happened that it was banned for a few days. In April 1945, then appeared in the last issue.

It then took four years to the publishing house Lensing again received a license for the publication of a newspaper. On March 1, 1949, appeared the Ruhr Nachrichten, first with a circulation of 120,150 copies. In 1949 there were the neighboring Dorsten People's Daily (later renamed in Dorsten newspaper ) and the Halterner newspaper added, which form today with the RN an economic unit.

The Dortmund-born Florian Lensing -Wolff appeared in 1957 in the management of a media company. After the death of his uncle Lambert Lensing 1965 he took over sole responsibility. Florian Lensing -Wolff led the fate of the media house Lensing more than 40 years, he died on February 4, 2011 at the age of 80 years. By Wolfram Tweet, chief editor of the Ruhr Nachrichten, he was described in an obituary as " a journalist of the old school ". In 1999, took over with Lambert Lensing -Wolff the son Florian Lensing - Wolff the management, which also includes Christoph Sandmann, tungsten Kiwit and Carsten Kaiser belong.

After taking over the business by Florian Lensing -Wolff, the Ruhr Nachrichten and the media company went through a long phase of restructuring. In 2006, the publishing house employees were outsourced to an independent, not bound by collective societies. The contracts of salaried photo editors were terminated, they were relegated to the status of self-employment.

Are networked Ruhrnachrichten with the editorial offices of the newspaper Münstersche newspaper. This title with publisher based in Münster also appears in the media house Lensing. Managing Lambert Lensing -Wolff came in January 2007 with the termination of the whole 19-strong local and sports editors of Münster newspaper in public criticism.

Online refer the Ruhr Nachrichten much of its unique visitors by an extensive sports coverage. Here the medium has a strategic partnership with Borussia Dortmund. The Ruhrnachrichten are partners, officially: Media, the companies listed on the stock exchange Bundesliga.

When partners BVB Sascha Fligge has the summer of 2012 as previously Deputy Head of Sport and Head of Online sports Ruhrnachrichten succeed Josef Schneck as press officer, official: Director of Communications started. The previous press officer Josef Schneck was until 1997 also editorial director and employee of the Ruhr Nachrichten from 1997 to 2012, he was spokesman for the BVB. His successor Sascha Fligge was already active in Schnecks Department of Borussia Dortmund, in 2002, he moved from there to the sports desk of the Ruhr messages to all responsible to report the successor to the long-time editor Klaus baker first on the club. With Schnecks adoption of retirement in the professional Fligge returned in 2012 as the successor to the Bundesliga back.

Are marketed, the Ruhr Nachrichten of the ' Combined Media NRW ', headed by the cooperation partner Funke media group.

Distribution area

The Ruhr messages appear in Dortmund, sword, Castrop -Rauxel, Lunen, Werne, Herbern, Selm, Northern churches, Olfen, Witten and Bochum. In these cities, with the exception of Herbern, Northern churches and Olfen there is a local editorial office or a branch.

On 1 April 2006, the publisher has set the local editions in cities Kamen, Gladbeck, Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop.

With the mantle of the RN, the newspaper Dorsten Dorsten, Schermbeck and Raesfeld and Halterner newspaper holders appear on the lake.