Anton Betz (23 February 1893 – 11 December 1984) was a German journalist and publisher.

Biography

In 1911, Betz became pupil of ''Ignaz-Günther-Gymnasium'' in

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. In First World War Betz was soldier in France. After First World War he studied law in Freiburg and in Bonn. In 1921, he got his first job as journalist at German newspaper '' Saarbrücker Landeszeitung''. On 29 March 1921, Betz married. 1923 Betz became editor-in-chief at German newspaper '' Saar-Zeitung'' in

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. 1925 Betz became CEO of German publisher and company '' Verlag und Druckerei G. J. Manz'' in

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and one year later CEO of German publisher and company ''Knorr & Hirth-Verlag'' in

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. In 1933, Betzt lost his jobs as journalist and publisher. After Second World War Betz was co-founder of German newspaper

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. NSDAP-opponents

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, Anton Betz, Erich Wenderoth and (soon resigned) received a British newspaper license. The newspaper was established in 1946 and belongs to the Arnold, Betz, Droste, Alt and Ebel families. In 1947, Betz was CEO of '' Deutscher Pressedienst''. In 1949, Betz became co-founder of

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. In 1952, Betz was founding member of '' Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur''. From 1963 to 1967 Betz was CEO of '' Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger''. Betz was founding member of political party CDU in Düsseldorf.

Awards

* 1953:

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

* 1964:

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* 1973:

World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award The Golden Pen of Freedom Award is an annual international journalism award established in 1961, given by the World Association of Newspapers to individuals or organisations. The stated purpose of the award is "to recognise the outstanding action, ...

Literature

* Karl Bringmann, Max Nitzsche, Fritz Ramjoué: Festschrift für Anton Betz. Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf 1963. * Anton Betz: Die Tragödie der „Münchner Neuesten Nachrichten“ 1932/33; in: Emil Dovifat: Karl Bringmann: Journalismus. Düsseldorf, 1961, Band 2, p. 34 ff * Peter Henkel: Anton Betz: Ein Verleger zwischen Weimar und Bonn, düsseldorf university press, Düsseldorf 2011;

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