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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | LR Medienverlag und Druckerei GmbH |
| Founded | 20 May 1946; 79 years ago (1946-05-20) |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Cottbus, Germany |
| OCLC number | 269184555 |
| Website | Official website |
Lausitzer Rundschau (German:Lusatian review) is a daily regional newspaper published inCottbus,Brandenburg,Germany. It has been in circulation since 1946.
Lausitzer Rundschau was founded inBautzen and first published with a cover price of 15pfennigs, on 20 May 1946.[1] It was a regional media outlet of the East German ruling party,Socialist Unity Party, and the editor-in-chief wasPaula Acker.[2] In 1952 the offices of the paper moved toGörlitz, the largest town in theUpper Lusatia region.[1] The paper consisted of eight pages.[1] On 5 August 1952 the paper moved to its current headquarters in Cottbus.[1] The paper was owned by the Socialist Unity Party beforeGerman reunification.[3][4] In the mid-1950sLausitzer Rundschau supportedbilingual education in East Germany.[5] The paper was called Lügenrudi (German: Liar Tom) when it was published in East Germany.[4]
Following the unification the daily became part of theGeorg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.[3][6][7] The company also owned other newspapers, includingSaarbrücker Zeitung.[8][9]
As of 2012Lausitzer Rundschau was published intabloid format by a subsidiary of the Saarbrücker Zeitung Group,[10][11] LR Medienverlag und Druckerei GmbH.[12] In September 2012 the majority share of Saarbrücker Zeitung Group was acquired by Rheinische Post Mediengruppe.[13] In April 2018 the LR Medienverlag und Druckerei GmbH was sold to the Ulm-based company Neue Pressegesellschaft which is part of the Ebner Group.[14]
The paper serves the states of Brandenburg andSaxony[10] and has 13 editions.[7][15] Since 2 March 2006LR-Woche, a free weekly tabloid, has been delivered with the paper.[16]
The daily publishes extensive reports onneo-nazi activity in the region.[10] The offices ofLausitzer Rundschau has been target for the attacks byright-wing extremists inLübbenau andSpremberg.[10][17]
In 2000Simone Wendler became chief reporter who was awarded for her article entitled "graft and corruption in Cottbus?".
The circulation ofLausitzer Rundschau was 100,000 copies in January 1954.[1] In the second quarter of 2003 the paper sold 136,259 copies.[8]
By 2024, circulation dropped to 47,000 copies sold.
Seit 1946 ist die Luasitzer Rundschau verlässlicher Wegbegleiter für die Menschen in der Lausitz, versorgt sie mit aktuellen Nachrichten aus der Region und der Welt. Auch in Zukunft wollen wir gemeinsam mit unseren Lesern die Lausitz gestalten. Dies aber, ohne dabei die eigene Vergangenheit und wechselvolle Geschichte der Lausitz zu vergessen.
(in German)
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