Freie Erde

Freie Erde
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Founded 1952
Language German
Ceased publication 1990
Headquarters Neubrandenburg
ISSN 0427-5187
OCLC number 724281908

Freie Erde (meaning Free Earth in English) was a German language daily newspaper published in the German Democratic Republic. Its title was changed to Nordkurier following the unification.

History and profile

Freie Erde was established in 1952 as being one of the newspapers published in the German Democratic Republic.[1][2][3] The paper was the organ of the provincial branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany[4][5] and its headquarters was in Neubrandenburg.[2] Although it was originally started to serve for Neubrandenburg, it was first published in Neustrelitz and in April 1974 its headquarters moved to Neubrandenburg.[3]

Freie Erde was published in broadsheet format and consisted of eight pages.[6]

Following the unification of Germany the paper ceased publication in 1990[1] and was renamed as Nordkurier which was owned by Kurierverlag GmbH in 2009.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Die Zeitung Freie Erde ist entziffert". Foto Community (in German). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Andrea Czapek; Ulrike Klinger (2010). "Media Pluralism Between Market Mechanisms and Control: The German Divide". International Journal of Communication 4: 820–843. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Vom Parteiorgan zur seriösen Tageszeitung". Nordkurier (in German). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bestandsverzeichnis. Zeitungen" (PDF). Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (in German). Bonn. 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Jörg Becker. "Paper technology and the third world" (Book). Humanity Development Library. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Philip Barker (4 June 2009). "Erich Honecker: My part in his downfall". SJA. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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