Neues Deutschland
The August 13, 1961 front page of Neues Deutschland
Type	Daily newspaper (Sunday-Friday)
Format	Between broadsheet and Berliner
Owner	Neues Deutschland Druckerei und Verlags GmbHand Left Party
Publisher	Olaf Koppe
Editor	Jürgen Reents
Founded	1946
Political allegiance	Socialist, Communism
Language	German
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
Circulation	48,811
Website: neues-deutschland.de

Neues Deutschland (English: New Germany) is a national German daily newspaper. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more Berliner, or " midi " is a Newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 470 mm × 315 mm (18½  in × 12 This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. It was the official party newspaper of the Socialist Unity Party (SED), which governed East Germany, and as such served as one of the party's most important organs. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state More than the other newspapers in East Germany, it not only endorsed all policy decisions of the government, frequently changing its editorial position to support the new party line, but it also sought to elevate the prestige of each member of the leadership, perhaps most importantly Erich Honecker. Erich Honecker ( August 25, 1912 – May 29, 1994) was a German Communist Politician who led the German Democratic It currently has its headquarters in Berlin and retains a socialist outlook. Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The newspaper is both politically and economically close to the Left Party, a direct heir to the SED, which owns the publishing house and printing presses. This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth thereby transferring an image

East Germany

In 1946 the Neue Deutschland was formed from the Lizenzeitung after the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) unified as the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in the Soviet occupied zone. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The Communist Party of Germany ( German Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands &ndash KPD) was a major political party in Germany between 1918 The Socialist Unity Party of Germany ( German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, SED) was the governing party of the German Democratic The first edition of this central organ of the SED was issued on April 23, 1946 in conjunction with the grounding of the SED. The newspaper replaced the SPD’s Das Volk and the KPD’s Deutsche Volkszeitung. Before the reunification of Germany the Neues Deutschland had a circulation of a million and was second only to the state youth newspaper junge Welt in readership. junge Welt ("Young World" is a Marxist German daily newspaper published in Berlin.

The newspaper was one of the most important propaganda tools for the SED and the SED’s key piece of media used to maintain their control of the government. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people The newspaper had a very heavy focus on the party and government leaders. For example, on March 16, 1987 in the edition produced for the opening of the Leipzig Exposition there were over 41 photographs of Erich Honecker, the then current General Secretary of the SED. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Erich Honecker ( August 25, 1912 – May 29, 1994) was a German Communist Politician who led the German Democratic In contrast to other GDR newspapers, the Neues Deutschland used high quality paper and printing material and was not affected by the traditional item deficiencies, which plagued the GDR.

After Reunification

Former Editor's office building in Elsenbrücke

After the reunification the readership diminished greatly. In 2006, it had a circulation of on 45,247. Like most large newspapers in Germany currently, the Neue Deutschland has the problem that the majority of its readers are over 60 years old. Still, it is the most popular newspaper in the Eastern portion of Germany. The newspaper produces both national edition and a regional edition for Berlin and Brandenburg. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany. Jürgen Reents, who has political roots in both the PDS and the Green Party, has been the editor in chief of the newspaper since 1999. This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional One of his major goals has been to transform the newspapers image from a propaganda leaflet to a more respected newspaper. In October 2005 the editors moved from Elsenbrücke to Franz-Mehring Platz in Berlin. Three months later, Olaf Koppe took over management of the newspaper.

Profile

The Neue Deutschland is still oriented towards the socialist viewpoint and is owned partially by the political party Left Party. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 The two goals of the newspaper are to give those in eastern Germany a voice and to represent the democratic-socialist viewpoint without being the organ of the Left or any other political party. While east German themes dominate the features and the community pages, the political section looks at leftist politics throughout Germany. Authors and politicians from diverse political backgrounds have also been represented on the pages of the newspaper. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created For example, Freidrich Schorlemmer, a famous critic of the Left party and the political left in general has been a guest writer.

Other traditional sections of a newspaper are also included such as an advice page, a television guide, notifications and classifieds, opinion columns, and theme sections dealing with health, environment, and the like. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. The letters to the editor are often cited as examples of viewpoints of the Left party from other media sources. In November 2006, the newspaper also started a youth insert called Sacco and Vanzetti. Additionally in March 2007, the newspaper has successfully started publishing online.

External links

• Official web site