Münchner Merkur
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Dirk Ippen, Alfons Döser |
| Publisher | Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG |
| Editor | Bettina Bäumlisberger |
| Founded | 13 November 1946 (1946年11月13日) |
| Political alignment | conservative |
| Headquarters | Munich |
| Website | www |
The Münchner Merkur (German pronunciation: [ˈmʏnçnɐˈmɛʁkuːɐ̯] , literally "Munich Mercurius", i.e. the Roman god of messengers) is a German Bavarian daily subscription newspaper, which is published from Monday to Saturday. It is located in Munich and belongs to the Müncher Merkur/tz media group. The paid circulation of the Münchner Merkur is 271,335 copies.[1]
History
[edit ]The Merkur was the second newspaper after the Süddeutsche Zeitung which was allowed to be published in Munich. 1968 the subsidiary tz was brought onto the market as a tabloid.
The first edition of what was initially named Münchner Mittag ("Munich Noon"), was released on 13 November 1946 through a licence of the American military government.[2] [3] One of the founding members and publishers was Felix Buttersack.
In 1982, the Westphalian publisher Dirk Ippen purchased the Munich newspaper group including the newspapers Münchner Merkur and tz .
Every year since 1996, readers of the Münchner Merkur have been voting for the winner of the Merkur-Theaterpreis (Merkur-theatre-prize).
Chief editors
[edit ]- 1948–1963: Felix Buttersack
- 1963–1973: Kurt Wessel
- 1973–1975: Franz Wördemann
- 1975–1983: Paul Pucher
- 1983–1995: Werner Giers
- 1995–2000: Peter Fischer
- 2000–2000: Monika Zimmermann
- 2000–2002: Wilhelm Christbaum
- 2001–2007: Ernst Hebeker
- 2007–2013: Karl Schermann
- since 2014: Bettina Bäumlisberger[4]
Readership
[edit ]Münchner Merkur has recorded 971,000 total readers, 488,000 of them male and 483,000 female.
| No. | Newspaper | Readers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Münchner Merkur | 937,000 |
| 2 | Süddeutsche Zeitung | 847,000 |
| 3 | Nürnburger Nachrichten | 794,000 |
| 4 | Augsburger Allgemeine | 723.000 |
| 5 | Passauer Neue Presse | 437.000 |
| 6 | Main-Post | 419.000 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Werbeträgerdaten - Presseerzeugnisse". Daten.ivw.eu. Retrieved 2015年05月07日.
- ^ "ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers". Archived from the original on 2012年07月09日. Retrieved 2012年07月09日.
- ^ "Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte - Bildarchiv". Hdbg.de. Retrieved 2015年05月07日.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Bettina Bäumlisberger wird Chefin des "Münchner Merkur"". Spiegel.de. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Wirtschaftsraum Muchen - Oberbayern : 2013/4" (PDF). Merkur.de. Retrieved 2015年05月07日.