Berliner Morgenpost
German newspaper
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Berliner Morgenpost is a German newspaper, based and mainly read in Berlin, where it is one of the most read daily newspapers.
The 29 January 2011 front page of Berliner Morgenpost | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Funke Mediengruppe |
| Editor | Carsten Erdmann |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Website | www |
History and profile
Founded in 1898 by Leopold Ullstein, the paper was taken over by Axel Springer AG in 1959 and sold to Funke Mediengruppe in 2013.[1] In 2009, it had a circulation of 145,556 and an estimated 322,000 readers.[2] The current editor-in-chief is Carsten Erdmann.[3]
In 2012, it was awarded the European Newspaper of the Year in the regional newspaper category by the European Newspapers Congress.[4]
Editors-in-chief
- 1952–1953: Wilhelm Schulze
- 1953–1959: Helmut Meyer-Dietrich
- 1960–1972: Heinz Köster
- 1973–1976: Walter Brückmann
- 1976–1978: Hans-Werner Marquardt
- 1978–1981: Wolfgang Kryszohn
- 1981–1987: Johannes Otto
- 1988–1996: Bruno Waltert
- 1996–1999: Peter Philipps
- 1999–2002: Herbert Wessels
- 2002: Wolfram Weimer
- 2003–2004: Jan-Eric Peters
- 2004–2018: Carsten Erdmann
- 2018–2023: Christine Richter
- 2024–present Peter Schink[5]