The ''Mitteldeutsche Zeitung'' (''Central German Newspaper'') is a regional daily newspaper for southern
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...
,
Germany
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. Published in
Halle[ with several local versions, the paper is owned by M. DuMont Schauberg, ]Cologne
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.
History and profile
The ''MZs forerunner, ''Die Freiheit'' (''Freedom''), was first published on 16 April 1946 as an organ of the ruling SED
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in East Germany
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. On 17 March 1990, the ''Mitteldeutsche Zeitung'' was first published in the year of German reunification. The newspaper's publishing company, Mitteldeutschen Druck- und Verlagshaus GmbH und Co. KG, is also divided into several subsidiary companies, including the call center MZ-Dialog and the printing/publishing house Aroprint in Bernburg
Bernburg (Saale) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the Salzlandkreis district. The former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes is known for its Renaissance castle.
Geography
The town centre is situated in the fertile Magdeburg ...
.
The ''Mitteldeutsche Zeitung'' is usually the only regional newspaper available where it is sold. In its area of circulation, mainly concentrated in the southern part of Saxony-Anhalt, the ''MZ'' has no competition from other regional dailies. The Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river.
Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebu ...
'' Volksstimme'' is circulated according to former GDR regional borders and does not overlap with the ''MZ'', although the ''Volksstimme'' is sometimes sold against the ''Altmark Zeitung'' in the Altmark :''See German tanker Altmark for the ship named after Altmark and Stary Targ for the Polish village named Altmark in German.''
The (English: Old MarchHansard, ''The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time ...'', Volume 32. ...
. Ninety-six percent of all local newspapers in Saxony-Anhalt are effectively unopposed by others.
Circulation
The ''MZ'' had a circulation of 456,000 copies during the third quarters of 1992. In 2001 its circulation was 332,000 copies.
The circulation of the paper was 294,694 copies in the first quarter of 2006. Its circulation during the second quarter of 2011 was 208,721 copies.[According to IVW, second quarter 2011 Mon-Sat; se]
IVW: Mitteldeutsches Druck- und Verlagshaus GmbH & Co. KG (Halle)
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Local editions
* ''SaaleKurier'', Halle (Saale)
* ''AnhaltKurier'', Dessau-Roßlau
Dessau-Roßlau () is a '' kreisfreie Stadt'' (urban district) in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Elbe and Mulde. The town was formed by merger of the towns of Dessau and Roßlau in the course of t ...
* ''Ascherslebener Zeitung'', Aschersleben
Aschersleben () is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle (Saale).
Geography
Aschersleben lies near the confluence of ...
* ''Bernburger Kurier'', Bernburg (Saale)
Bernburg (Saale) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the Salzlandkreis district. The former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes is known for its Renaissance castle.
Geography
The town centre is situated in the fertile Magdeburg ...
* ''Bitterfelder Zeitung'', Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Bitterfeld-Wolfen () is a town in the district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in south-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, west of the river Mulde, in an area that is dominated by heavy industry and lignite mining. The town was forme ...
* ''ElbeKurier'', Wittenberg
Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the River Elbe, north o ...
* ''Jessener Land'', Jessen (Elster)
Jessen () is a municipality on the Black Elster river and lies in the eastern part of Saxony-Anhalt in the district of Wittenberg.
Geography
Jessen is an amalgamated municipality, and has the following 44 subdivisions (''Ortsteile''):
* ''Köthener Zeitung'', Köthen
* ''Neuer Landbote'', Merseburg
Merseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a dioces ...
* ''Mansfelder Zeitung'', Eisleben
Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is famous as both the hometown of the influential theologian Martin Luther and the place where he died; hence, its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben. First mentioned in the late 10th century, E ...
* ''Quedlinburger Harz Bote'', Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg () is a town situated just north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As an influential and prosperous trading centre during the early Middle Ages, Quedlinburg became a center of in ...
* ''Sangerhäuser Zeitung'', Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, capital of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz. It is situated southeast of the Harz, approx. east of Nordhausen, and west of Halle (Saale). About 26,000 people live in Sangerhausen ( ...
* ''Weißenfelser Zeitung'', Weißenfels
Weißenfels (; often written in English as Weissenfels) is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approximately south of Halle.
History
Perhaps the fir ...
* ''Zeitzer Zeitung'', Zeitz
Zeitz ( hsb, Žič) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, in the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony.
History
Zeitz was first recorded u ...
* ''Naumburger Tageblatt'', Naumburg
Naumburg () is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. ...
References
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Further reading
* ''Von der „Freiheit“ zur Mitteldeutschen Zeitung'', Mitteldeutsches Druck- und Verlagshaus (editor), 1997
* Elizabeth Moore: ''Never the twain? „Ossies“ and „Wessies“ in a German newsroom. (''Mitteldeutsche Zeitung'', a former East German newspaper now under West German ownership)'' in Columbia Journalism Review
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, 1 July 1993
External links
Official website of the ''Mitteldeutsche Zeitung''
Free archive of ''Mitteldeutschen Zeitung'' stories since 1 April 1994
1990 establishments in Germany
German-language newspapers
Mass media in Halle (Saale)
Daily newspapers published in Germany
Publications established in 1990