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Tagesspiegel
(meaning ''The Daily Mirror'') is a German daily newspaper. It has regional correspondent offices in Washington, D.C., and Potsdam. It is the only major newspaper in the capital to have increased its circulation, now 148,000, since reunification. is a liberal newspaper that is classified as centrist media in the context of German politics. History and profile Founded on 27 September 1945 by Erik Reger, Walther Karsch and Edwin Redslob, main office is based in Berlin at Askanischer Platz in the locality of Kreuzberg, about from Potsdamer Platz and the former location of the Berlin Wall. For more than 45 years, was owned by an independent trust. In 1993, in response to an increasingly competitive publishing environment, and to attract investments required for technical modernisation, such as commission of a new printing plant, and improved distribution, it was bought by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Its current publisher is Dieter von Holtzbrinck with edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Tagesspiegel
(meaning ''The Daily Mirror'') is a German daily newspaper. It has regional correspondent offices in Washington, D.C., and Potsdam. It is the only major newspaper in the capital to have increased its circulation, now 148,000, since reunification. is a liberal newspaper that is classified as centrist media in the context of German politics. History and profile Founded on 27 September 1945 by Erik Reger, Walther Karsch and Edwin Redslob, main office is based in Berlin at Askanischer Platz in the locality of Kreuzberg, about from Potsdamer Platz and the former location of the Berlin Wall. For more than 45 years, was owned by an independent trust. In 1993, in response to an increasingly competitive publishing environment, and to attract investments required for technical modernisation, such as commission of a new printing plant, and improved distribution, it was bought by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Its current publisher is Dieter von Holtzbrinck with ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Martenstein
Harald Martenstein (born 9 September 1953, in Mainz) is a German journalist and author. Biography Martenstein studied History and Romance Studies in Freiburg. From 1981 to 1988, he was a journalist at the ''Stuttgarter Zeitung'' and from 1988 to 1997 he was a journalist at '' Tagesspiegel'' in Berlin. Then, Martenstein took up for a short time the line of the culture editorship at the '' Abendzeitung (AZ)'' in Munich. However, he returned a little later as senior editor to the ''Tagesspiegel''. Since 2002, he has written a column for ''Die Zeit (, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The first edition of was ...'' titled "Lebenszeichen", which since May 24, 2007 appears in ''Zeit-Magazin LEBEN'' (a supplement to ''Die Zeit'') as "Harald Martenstein". Since 2004 Martenstein also writes a column ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barack Obama – Der Schwarze Kennedy
''Barack Obama – Der schwarze Kennedy'' () is a best-selling German-language biography of President of the United States Barack Obama by journalist Christoph von Marschall. The book was written by Marschall while he spent much of 2007 travelling with Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign as a reporter for the Berlin newspaper ''Der Tagesspiegel''. It covers Obama's life from his childhood, through his college years, his time as a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois, and his political career including his 2008 presidential campaign. Marschall sums up his impressions of Obama by saying, "Seine Lebensgeschichte steht für den amerikanischen Traum." ("His life story stands for the American Dream.") The title of the book, which implies a close similarity between Obama and John F. Kennedy, seemed gimmicky to some people when it was published in December 2007. However, in the following months many other Germans compared the two men and expressed hope that an Obama presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Berlin Paper
''The Berlin Paper'' was the English-language version of the Berlin-based newspaper, ''Der Tagesspiegel (meaning ''The Daily Mirror'') is a German daily newspaper. It has regional correspondent offices in Washington, D.C., and Potsdam. It is the only major newspaper in the capital to have increased its circulation, now 148,000, since reunificati ...''. Founded and edited by Michael Scaturro, the site appeared online from 2005 until 2008. Verity Oberg served as co-editor from July 2006. The site contained original articles written by Scaturro and Oberg, contributions from freelance writers, and translated content from Der ''Tagesspiegel'' and its sister publication, '' Zitty'' magazine. It also hosted the website of National Public Radio's Berlin radio station ( NPR Berlin) when that station was first founded in 2005. References 2005 establishments in Germany Newspapers published in Berlin Newspapers established in 2005 Newspapers disestablished in 2008 Defunct news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas Kast
Bas Kast (born 1973 in Landau, residence in Rottendorf) is a German-Dutch science writer. He studied psychology and biology at the University of Konstanz and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Working as a freelancer first for the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit and other magazines, he later became an editor and reporter for the Berlin-based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. His articles have earned him a number of national and international prizes. Kast has written several popular science books, some of which became best selling books that have been translated in numerous languages. Articles (English) * "Decisions, decisions...", Nature, 2001 May 10;411(6834):126-8. * "The best supporting actors", Nature, 2001 Aug 16;412(6848):674-6. Awards * Axel-Springer-Preis 2002 for the article "What is Empathy?" * European Science Writers Award 2006 * freshwater snail '' Tylomelania baskasti'' is named in honor of Bas Kastvon Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (2008). "Three new speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Von Marschall
Christoph von Marschall (born 1959) is a German journalist working for the daily Berlin newspaper ''Der Tagesspiegel.'' He is currently titled the diplomatic correspondent of the newspaper's editorial offices. During the period 2005 to 2013 he was the only German in the White House press corps. Again in 2017–2018 he reported on the White House from Washington, D.C. Biography Christoph von Marschall was born in 1959 in Freiburg im Breisgau. From there, he studied Eastern European history and political science in Freiburg, Mainz, and Kraków, and earned a doctorate in Eastern European history from Freiburg University in 1988. Soon afterwards, he became a foreign correspondent in Hungary for the ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' and remained in this job until 1991. While there, he also worked for the ''Deutschlandfunk'' radio service and the magazine ''Cicero''. In 1999, Marschall was awarded a Kellen Fellowship that enabled him to spend one month working at ''The New Republic'' and a furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Von Holtzbrinck
Dieter von Holtzbrinck (born 29 September 1941 in Stuttgart) is one of the heirs to the Holtzbrinck publishing empire, founded by his father Georg von Holtzbrinck (1909–1983) in 1948. In 2006, his wealth was estimated at around US$1 billion. He was a director of Dow Jones & Co. Inc., until he resigned on 19 July 2007, showing his disagreement with the takeover of the company by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Biography Dieter von Holtzbrinck is the elder son of the publisher and entrepreneur Georg von Holtzbrinck (1909–1983) and his wife Addy von Holtzbrinck, née Griesenbeck (1913–2005). His sisters were Monika Schoeller (1939–2019) and Karin von Holtzbrinck (1943–2006). Stefan von Holtzbrinck (born 1963) is his half-brother. Holtzbrinck studied economics at the University of St. Gallen and completed an eighteen-month publishing internship in the USA. In 1970, he joined Handelsblatt GmbH as managing partner. This belonged to his father Georg von Holtzbrinck's publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall Street Journal Special Editions
The Wall Street Journal Special Editions is a venture launched in 1994 by ''The Wall Street Journal'' to expand its readership abroad, especially in the Americas. It publishes pages, bearing the ''Journal's'' banner, within major daily and weekly newspapers around the world featuring selected content from ''The Wall Street Journal''. Its Special Editions are carried in 37 newspapers in 35 countries, translated into 10 languages, with a total combined circulation of 5.2 million. ''The Wall Street Journal Americas'' is the Special Editions' centerpiece, published in Spanish and Portuguese in 18 Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...n nations. Full List of Wall Street Journal Special Editions Wall Street Journal Americas :''(note: the following figures ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (, ) was a guarded concrete Separation barrier, barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government of the GDR on 13 August 1961. It included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, beds of nails and other defenses. The primary intention for the Wall's construction was to prevent East Germany, East German citizens from Emigration from the Eastern Bloc, fleeing to the West. The Eastern Bloc, Soviet Bloc propaganda portrayed the Wall as protecting its population from "Fascist (insult), fascist elements conspiring to prevent the will of the people" from building a Communism, communist state in the GDR. The authorities officially referred to the Berlin Wall as the ''Anti-Fascist Protection Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandenburg
Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of German states by area, fifth-largest German state by area and the List of German states by population, tenth-most populous, with 2.5 million residents. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city. Other major towns are Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). Brandenburg surrounds the national capital and city-state of Berlin. Together they form the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, the third-largest Metropolitan regions in Germany, metropolitan area in Germany. There was Fusion of Berlin and Brandenburg#1996 fusion attempt, an unsuccessful attempt to unify both states in 1996, however the states still cooperate on many matters. Brandenburg originated in the Northern March in the 900s AD, from areas conquered from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handelsblatt
The ''Handelsblatt'' (literally "commerce paper" in English) is a German-language business newspaper published in Düsseldorf by Handelsblatt Media Group, formerly known as Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt. History and profile ''Handelsblatt'' was established in 1946 by journalist Herbert Gross, but after some months Friedrich Vogel (1902–1976) became publisher. In 1969, Georg von Holtzbrinck became partner of Friedrich Vogel. Since 2021, its editor-in-chief is Sebastian Matthes. Its publisher, Handelsblatt Media Group, also publishes the weekly business magazine ''Wirtschaftswoche'' of which the editor-in-chief is Beat Balzli. ''Handelsblatt'' headquarters are in Düsseldorf. Since September 2005 ''Handelsblatt'' has been offering an online lexicon called ''WirtschaftsWiki'' which features definitions of terms used in economics and politics. The database can be modified by any registered user. In September 2006 ''Handelsblatt'' ranked all economists working in Germany, Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
