Aachener Zeitung
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Rhenish |
Publisher | Zeitungsverlag Aachen |
Editor-in-chief | Bernd Mathieu |
Founded | 1946 |
Language | German |
Headquarters | Aachen |
Website | www |
Aachener Zeitung (lit. Aachen Newspaper, AZ) is a daily newspaper published in Aachen, Germany. It is printed, alongside the daily Aachener Nachrichten (AN), by the Zeitungsverlag Aachen in the Rhenish format.
History[]
The AZ was founded in 1946 as Aachener Volkszeitung (AVZ) by Jakob Schmitz, , and , first printed on 22 February 1946. It was the first free paper published by Germans after World War II.[1] The paper was renamed Aachener Zeitung on 6 March 1996. The paper was printed initially only two or three times a week, but daily every working day from 1 September 1949; it is sold mainly by subscription and the circulation is about 112,000 copies.[1]
The paper supplies news from around the world, but with a focus on the region, its politics, economy, culture, sports and weather, for readers in Aachen, Eschweiler, Geilenkirchen and Jülich.[1]
is the current editor-in-chief, of the Aachener Zeitung from 1995 and of the Aachener Nachrichten from 2003. The concept of two newspapers in one Redaktion was then new for Germany. Mathieu is a lecturer at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences for Digital Business in media and communications studies.[2] He is a member of the jury of the journalism prize Theodor Wolff Prize.
Mathieu initiated online news service, namely a digital daily evening news "AmAbend“ with photo galleries and videos, provided from 7 pm, in addition to the printed papers which include weekly specials on Wednesdays and Sundays.[2]
Awards[]
- Theodor Wolff Prize 2007, Marlon Gego, Am Ende der Illusion[3]
- European Newspaper Award, several times, including 2001,[4] 2012[5] and 2016.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Aachener Zeitung – Geschichte & Abo" (in German). zeitung.de. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Interview mit Bernd Mathieu – Aachener Zeitung / Aachener Nachrichten" (in German). Netzwirtschaft. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Prämierter Text / Am Ende der Illusion / Von Marlon Gego" (in German). bdzv.de/twp. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "European Newspaper Award 2001: Zeitung verlieren journalistisches Interesse am Internet" (in German). oberauer.com. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "European Newspaper Award für "Welt am Sonntag Kompakt" und "Die Zeit"" (in German). BDZV. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "18th Competition Press Release · List of Winners" (PDF). European Newspaper Award. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
External links[]
- Official website
- Aachener Zeitung flickr.com
- Aachener Zeitung 4imn.com
- Aachener Zeitung and Aachener Nachrichten / Die Netze der Zukunft bauen auf Akeptanz (in German) Flexible Elektrische Netze 29 October 2014
- Drei Awards für AN und AZ Aachener Zeitung, 16 November 2016
- German-language newspapers
- 1946 establishments in Germany
- Publications established in 1946
- Daily newspapers published in Germany