Volksstimme (Saxony-Anhalt)

Volksstimme
TypeDaily newspaper (except Sundays)
PublisherMagdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus GmbH
Editor-in-chiefMarc Rath
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersMagdeburg, Germany
Circulation161,257 (as of 2018)
Websitevolksstimme.de
Volksstimme office building located near Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof
Volksstimme printing center located in Barleben near the Bundesautobahn 2

Volksstimme (meaning People's Voice in English) is a regional daily newspaper published in Magdeburg[1] for northern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The paper is owned by Bauer. Its publisher is Magdeburger Verlags und Druckhaus.[2]

The circulation of Volksstimme was 343,000 copies during the third quarter of 1992.[1] Its circulation was 264,000 copies in 2001.[2] The paper had an average circulation of 191,878 copies during the second quarter of 2011.[3]

The Volksstimme is published by Mitteldeutsche Verlags- und Druckhaus GmbH, which is part of the Bauer Media Group. Since January 2020, the Bauer Media Group has also owned Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, the second major daily newspaper from Saxony-Anhalt.[4]

List of editors-in-chief

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Editors-in-chief of the Volksstimme:

Duration Name
1947 – 1950 Robert Büchner
1950 – 1953 Arno Gropp
1953 – 1958 Karl Jakobi
1958 – 1969 Herbert Kopietz
1969 – 1990 Heinz Wiese
1990 – 1992 Karl-Heinz Schwarzkopf
1992 – 1994 Reinhold Stimpert
1994 – 1999 Heinzgeorg Oette
1999 – 2001 Paul-Josef Raue
2001 – 2010 Franz Kadell
2010 – 2011 Peter Wendt and Günther Tyllack (both provisional)
2011 – 2023 Alois Kösters
2023 – present Marc Rath

References

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  1. ^ a b Georg Hellack (1992). "Press, Radio and Television in the Federal Republic of Germany" (Report). Inter Nationes. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ According to IVW, second quarter 2011, Mon–Sat (Details on ivw.eu)
  4. ^ Coup im Printmarkt: Was die Bauer Media Group mit der “Mitteldeutsche Zeitung” vorhaben könnte meedia.de, 15. Januar 2020
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