Nacht-Express
East German tabloid newspaper (1945–1953)
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Nacht-Express was a daily tabloid newspaper published in East Berlin, East Germany, between 1945 and 1953. It was one of the five East German newspapers of which licenses were owned by non-partisan or non-official individuals.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Express-Verlag, G.m.b.H |
| Founded | 7 December 1945 |
| Ceased publication | 30 April 1953 |
| Language | German |
| City | East Berlin |
| Country | East Germany |
| OCLC number | 11992519 |
History and profile
Nacht-Express was first published in Berlin on 7 December 1945.[1][2] Its license holder was a private individual who had no party affiliation or no governmental post.[3] Therefore, the paper was allegedly independent.[4] The publisher of Nacht-Express was Express-Verlag, G.m.b.H based in East Berlin.[1] The paper sold 250,000 copies in its first year.[5] Nacht-Express was an evening newspaper which focused on entertainment-oriented news.[2][3] It rarely covered public affairs and political news.[3] In the front page it featured world news which was taken from Soviet sources, British sources, Associated Press and United Press.[4] The paper had detailed sections for sports and for the fiction, criticism, or light literature.[2] Paul Wiegler was the editor of the latter section.[2]
Rudolf Kurtz was the founding editor-in-chief of the paper.[2] One of the contributors was Hannolore Holtz who wrote on cultural and entertainment news.[6] The paper ceased publication on 30 April 1953.[1]