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Die Rheinpfalz
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Stuttgarter Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH
PublisherDie Rheinpfalz Verlag und Druckerei GmbH
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersLudwigshafen
Circulation235,542 (1st Q, 2012)
WebsiteDie Rheinpfalz

Die Rheinpfalz is a German language regional newspaper based in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The paper is one of the leading newspapers which serve for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.[1]

History and profile

Headquarters of Rheinpfalz in Ludwigshafen

Die Rheinpfalz was first published in September 1945.[2][3] The co-founders of the paper were Arthur Lenk, Hans Wipprecht and Xaver Resch.[3] The Allied Forces that occupied Germany following World War II supported the establishment of the paper of which the parent company is the Medien Union GmbH.[3] The paper is owned by Stuttgarter Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH[4] which also owns Freie Presse, Südwestpresse and Stuttgarter Zeitung, among the others.[5]

Die Rheinpfalz is published by a company with the same name,[6] Die Rheinpfalz Verlag und Druckerei GmbH.[7] The company is a subsidiary of Medien Union GmbH and also, operates the website of the paper.[8] The headquarters of the paper is in Ludwigshafen.[9][10]

Circulation

The circulation of Die Rheinpfalz was 346,800 copies in the mid-1990s.[11] In 2001 the paper had a circulation of 247,000 copies.[12] It rose to 249,980 copies in the second quarter of 2003.[5] Its circulation was 242,560 copies in the first quarter of 2006.[13] It was 235,542 copies in the first quarter of 2012.[8]

References

  1. ^ Raymond Kuhn (28 June 2005). Broadcasting and Politics in Western Europe. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-135-77954-2. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ Tristam Carrington-Windo; Katrin Kohl (11 April 2013). Dictionary of Contemporary Germany. Taylor & Francis. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-136-59537-0. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Global Publishing Leaders 2014: Westermann". Publishers Weekly. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ^ Andreas Grünwald (24 October 2002). "Media Concentration Control and the Press" (Seminar paper). European Newspaper Publishers Association. Athens. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b David Ward (2004). "A mapping study of media concentration and ownership in ten European countries" (PDF). Commissariaat voor de Media. Hilversum. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Newspaper publishers create new purchasing organisation in Germany". Euwid. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ^ "World Press Trends 2010". WAN IFRA. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Rheinpfalz Verlag und Druckerei-GmbH & Co. KG". G2Mi. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. ^ Else Löser (2013). The Image of the Germans in Polish Literature; Poland and Falsifications of Polish History. Lulu.com. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-291-31193-8. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Rheinland-Pfalz". Nations Online. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  11. ^ Pierre Musso; Philippe Souêtre; Lionel Levasseur (1995). The Printed Press and Television in the Regions of Europe. Council of Europe. p. 86. ISBN 978-92-871-2807-2. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  12. ^ Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  13. ^ "European Publishing Monitor" (Report). Turku School of Economics (Media Group). March 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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