Die Woche
German illustrated weekly newspaper
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Die Woche ([dɪ ˈvɔxə], 'The Week') was an illustrated weekly newspaper published in Berlin from 1899 to 1944.
Front page of issue 20, 1914. | |
| Type | illustrated weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | August Scherl Verlag |
| Founded | 1899 |
Ceased publication | 1944 |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Price | 40 Pf. (1930s/40s) |
Overview
Die Woche reported on popular entertainment, including "sensationalist crime stories", and covered celebrities in sports and show business.[1] Its publisher was newspaper magnate August Scherl,[2] who also owned the Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, a Berlin paper.[3]
By 1916, Scherl had been bought out by the (politically conservative) Hugenberg Press, and Die Woche came to play a part in the politics of the day, specifically in promoting an image of Paul von Hindenburg as both a military man and a civilian, aiding his appeal across the German population.[1]
A Turkish weekly magazine, Yedigün, was inspired by Die Woche.[4] Between 1993 and 2002, the title Die Woche was used for a completely different kind of weekly newspaper.
