Ostsee-Zeitung Explained

The Ostsee-Zeitung (abbreviated OZ) is a German language regional daily newspaper published in Rostock, Germany. It was launched in East Germany in 1952 and has been in circulation since then.

History and profile

Founded in 1952,^[1] Ostsee-Zeitung was one of the newspapers published in East Germany before the German reunification.^{[2] [3]} The paper was owned the Socialist Unity Party during this period.^{[2] [4]} As of 1959 the paper had thirteen local editions.^[5] The paper is based in Rostock^[6] and is published in Rheinisch format.

Ostsee-Zeitung was part of the Ostsee-Zeitung GmbH, a subsidiary of the Axel Springer group, until 2008.^{[2] [7]} The group acquired the shares in the paper in 1990.^[8] The Lübecker Nachrichten GmbH, a subsidiary of the Madsack group, bought the Ostsee-Zeitung GmbH in February 2009.^[2] The Ostsee-Zeitung GmbH is a subsidiary of the Lübecker Nachrichten GmbH.^[9] The Madsack group also owns Freie Presse, Göttinger Tageblatt, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Kieler Nachrichten, Leipziger Volkszeitung, and Lübecker Nachrichten.^[10]

The publisher of Ostsee-Zeitung is the Ostsee Zeitung publishing house.^[11] The paper has ten local editions.^{[7] [12]}

Ostsee-Zeitung is regarded as part of the regional identity of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.^[13]

Circulation

The circulation of Ostsee-Zeitung was 232,100 copies in the mid-1990s before the unification.^[3] In 2001 the paper sold 191,000 copies.^[14] Its circulation was 181,046 copies in the second quarter of 2003.^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ostsee Zeitung. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. 18 April 2015.
2. Andrea Czepek. Ulrike Klinger. Media Pluralism Between Market Mechanisms and Control: The German Divide. International Journal of Communication. 2010. 4. 820–843. 10.5167/uzh-39473.
3. Book: Pierre Musso. Philippe Souêtre. Lionel Levasseur. The Printed Press and Television in the Regions of Europe. 86. Strasbourg. 1995. Council of Europe. 978-92-871-2807-2.
4. Book: Duncan Smith. Walls and Mirrors: Western Representations of Really Existing German Socialism in the German Democratic Republic. 978-0-8191-6710-1. 20. Lanham, MD; London. 1988. University Press of America.
5. John Brown Mason. Government, Administration, and Politics in East Germany: A Selected Bibliography. American Political Science Review. June 1959. 10.2307/1952161. 53. 2. 516. 1952161 . 251095627 .
6. Book: Anthony Weymouth. Bernard Lamizet. Markets and Myths: Forces For Change In the European Media. Routledge. 978-1-317-88969-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=OMO3AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT206. 2014. 206. Knut Hickethier. The Media in Germany. London; New York.
7. Web site: Triple-width newspaper presses also on the advance in Germany. König and Bauer. 17 May 2005. 7 February 2015.
8. Web site: Axel Springer Group: landmarks. Ketupa. 7 February 2015. dead. 25 October 2014. dmy-all. https://web.archive.org/web/20141025102225/http://ketupa.net/axelspringer2.htm.
9. News: Ostsee Zeitung GmbH. 19 April 2015. Bloomberg Businessweek.
10. News: Martin Pelzl. Leipzig? Never heard of it!. 7 February 2015. Goethe-Institut. 14 November 2010.
11. Web site: New façade for Ostsee Zeitung newspaper publishing house in Rostock/Germany. Inros Lackner. 7 February 2015.
12. News: Michael Spinner-Just. Ostsee-Zeitung stays on course in the mailroom. WAN IFRA. 7 February 2015. 26 September 2011.
13. Book: Friedrich Ungerer. English Media Texts, Past and Present: Language and Textual Structure. https://books.google.com/books?id=2SFyTfNxk-EC&pg=PA68. 2000. John Benjamins Publishing Company. 90-272-5099-5. 68. Sonja Kleinke. Women and Headline-Policy in German and English Local Daily Newspapers. Amsterdam; Philadelphia, PA.
14. Adam Smith. Europe's Top Papers. 7 February 2015. Campaign. 15 November 2002.
15. Web site: David Ward. A mapping study of media concentration and ownership in ten European countries. Hilversum. 2004. Commissariaat voor de Media. 7 February 2015.