ZYN!

ZYN! was a German online satire magazine. In contrast to classical satire magazines it appeared only on the Internet. It described itself as " the only German satirical magazine ". The editorial seat was Cologne on the Rhine.

The ZYN! Magazine was founded in late 1992 by Arno Schürhoff and Markus Klein as the successor of several popular at that mailbox scene literature and satire magazines. Other founding fathers were Frank Meurer and Jörg Tochtenhagen.

The first issues appeared even as ANSI text, and later as a sort of newsletter in your mailbox scene and in FidoNet, from 1995, also one of the first German satirical magazines on the Internet.

Publisher since 1992, Markus Klein, under the name Sammy, editor in chief was as long Schürhoff Arno, under the name Snorr. Among the up to 35 editors and authors wrote in posts, articles and columns, among other

  • Kirsten Peter Rabitsch ( * 1977 - † 2006); Author Name: Lethargoman
  • Andreas Winterer; Author Name: Zara; Writer, journalist and author of the novels " Cosmo pollite " and " Scott Bradley"
  • Stefanie Teufel; Author Name: Diabola; Author of the Guide series, I 'm learning now Suse Linux
  • Elke Box Lauber; Free screenwriter (including " Judge Barbara Salesch " and founder of the satirical magazine Kitsch Bitch )
  • Christian Martin; Author Name " nursing care "; Screenwriter and author (including " Stromberg" and " Titanic" )
  • Peter Hostermann; Author Name uncle Hoste; Author of Senfblog.de
  • Elvira jibbing; Author of the satirical newspaper and attack!
  • Raymund Krauleidis; Author of the novel " Schmoltke & I "
  • Rolf Schilling; Author of the satirical magazine " Eulenspiegel "
  • Frank Hildebrandt; Author and Head of ZYN! Posters Division ZPD

And other editors from Germany and occasional guest writers.

Since 2000, in addition there were the so-called " hustlers " which will satirical name for the artist and cartoonist of ZYN! Magazine and was founded in 2004 toonster own publishing house. The cartoonist who also ZYN! were published, included, among others

  • Joshah Sauer ( artist and inventor of the " Not funny " cartoon series )
  • Cartoonist, graphic designer and online editor Sven Knoch (inventor of Ivy 's Bar )

Moreover, invented the technical programmers to the editorial, which included the IT experts Jörn Reder and Hrvoje Husic, an editorial own publishing software named " ZAS ", which provided advanced technical possibilities for the editors to write articles and publish in a timely manner.

The satirical magazine ZYN! won the 2nd place of the Alternative Media Prize 2003.

Many years had the magazine daily between 120,000 - 150,000 readers and visitors. The commercial use of advertising has always been rejected by the magazine founders and editors from ideological and ethical reasons, to ensure the independence of the magazine. To set the editor ensure that the on ZYN! published and often politically critical texts not lobbyistic business were threatened by potential censorship.

For enormous media and the specifically developed as a satirical action online parody " Spiggl " caused to the German news magazine Spiegel Online. The original layout of the Spiegel Online website has been completely hijacked by the ZYN! - Programmers to create the impression that readers are on the mirror side. The parody " Spiggl " contained many messages and articles that came from the pen of satire writers. The parody even led that there posted fictitious interview with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder German nuclear weapons ambitions of an Iranian news agency picked up and was published as a "real" message. In early 2006, also disgraced the politician Friedrich Merz when he delivered a ZYN! Article at a carnival event as his own and the media were on the " Textklau 'attention.

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