Berliner Morgenpost
Encyclopedia
Berliner Morgenpost is a German
newspaper
, based and mainly read in Berlin
, where it is the second most read daily newspaper. Founded in 1898 by Leopold Ullstein
, it was taken over by Axel Springer AG
in 1959. The paper had a circulation of 145,556 issues in 2009, with an estimated 322,000 readers The current editor-in-chief is Carsten Erdmann.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, based and mainly read in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, where it is the second most read daily newspaper. Founded in 1898 by Leopold Ullstein
Leopold Ullstein
Leopold Ullstein was an important German publisher of Jewish heritage from Fürth, Bavaria. He founded or purchased several successful German language newspapers, including B. Z. and Berliner Morgenpost. Many of these are still published today. He also founded Ullstein-Verlag.-External links:* *...
, it was taken over by Axel Springer AG
Axel Springer AG
Axel Springer AG is one of the largest multimedia companies in Europe, with more than 11,500 employees and with annual revenues of about €2.9 billion. The Company is active in a total of 36 countries, including Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland...
in 1959. The paper had a circulation of 145,556 issues in 2009, with an estimated 322,000 readers The current editor-in-chief is Carsten Erdmann.