The Freie Presse (German for Free Press) is a regional daily newspaper in the Chemnitz region, Germany.
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 Sachsens Größte Zeitung Saxony's Largest Newspaper | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Nordisch |
| Publisher | Chemnitzer Verlag |
| Founded | 1 January 1963 |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Chemnitz |
| Circulation | 213,845 (2019) |
| Website | www |
History and profile
editFreie Presse was first published in 1963. The paper is published by the Chemnitzer Verlag in Nordisch format[1] and has its headquarters in Chemnitz.[2][3]
Prior to German reunification, the paper was the largest regional daily newspaper in East Germany, with a circulation of 663,700. During the third quarter of 1992 the circulation of Freie Presse was 522,000 copies.[2] In 2001 the paper had a circulation of 401,000 copies.[1] Its 2002 circulation was 376,681 copies.[4]
Freie Presse was the best-selling newspaper in Saxony with a circulation of 277,221 copies in the second quarter of 2011, according to IVW.[5] In the fourth quarter of 2019 the paper had a circulation of 213,845 copies.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ a b Georg Hellack (1992). "Press, Radio and Television in the Federal Republic of Germany" (Report). Inter Nationes. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Wayne C. Thompson (2014). Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe 2014. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-4758-1224-4.
- ^ David Ward (2004). "A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries" (PDF). Dutch Media Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Werbeträgerdaten - Presseerzeugnisse". Daten. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Werbeträgerdaten - Presseerzeugnisse". Daten. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
(in German)