SPIEGEL ONLINE - 23.11.2012
For years, Germany had seemed largely immune to the print-media woes washing over the US. In recent weeks, though, the country's newspaper industry has been hit by a pair of high-profile bankrupcies. On Friday, the respected Financial Times Deutschland became the latest victim. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 21.11.2012
The Israeli government appears to have learned from its public relations disaster during the 2008 Gaza war. This time around, the country is seeking to court journalists with a charm offensive -- a tactic that seems to be working. The new face of the army is more international and is doing a better job of liaising with the foreign media. By Raniah Salloum in Erez more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 14.11.2012
The Frankfurter Rundschau, one of Germany's most venerable dailies, has filed for bankruptcy, citing massive losses and falling circulation. The paper had been struggling for years, but its demise is nonetheless a bad omen for the country's newspaper industry, warn commentators. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 29.10.2012
German media company Bertelsmann said Monday it plans to merge its Random House subsidiary with Britain's Penguin, creating the world's largest trade publishing house. The merger would give the joint company a stronger position in the market, but it could prompt a bidding war led by Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. this week. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 12.10.2012
Newspapers may be dying out elsewhere, but in Germany broadsheets still enjoy substantial readership. A new publication has decided to invest in keeping it that way, targeting children to cultivate the readers of tomorrow. But it's a difficult market that requires pleasing both kids and their parents. By Zeke Turner more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 10.10.2012
Weighing in at just 128 grams and costing a fraction of the price of comparable products, the German company Txtr announced its new light-weight, low-cost e-reader this week before the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Bundled with a mobile-phone contract, the reader will cost just under 10 euros. By Hilmar Schmundt more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 24.09.2012
Helmut Schmidt is one of the last living protagonists in the SPIEGEL affair. At an event in Hamburg marking the 50th anniversary of the biggest government scandal in Germany's postwar history, the former chancellor discusses the events and how he himself came under investigation. By Roland Nelles more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 21.09.2012
French government officials on Friday announced a strict ban on protests against insulting depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a recently released US film and a Paris-based satirical magazine. Officials in Germany are also doing all they can to minimize tensions. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 21.09.2012
Fifty years ago, police raided SPIEGEL headquarters in Hamburg and arrested some of the magazine's top journalists. The affair, which marked a watershed in postwar German democracy, would cause the government to collapse and the powerful defense minister to resign. By Christoph Gunkel more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 19.09.2012
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday, sparking fears of retaliation against French interests in the Muslim world. The government said embassies and schools will be kept shut in some 20 countries on Friday, the Islamic holy day. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 19.09.2012
"Are you a mountain or a beach type?" asks a new German military ad aimed at teens. While it may seem appealing to adolescents, the video selling "adventure camps" for young recruits is a misrepresentation of military service and a violation of children's rights, critics say. By Rico Grimm and Jan Lukas Strozyk more...
