Handelsblatt Explained

Handelsblatt
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Compact
Owners:Handelsblatt Media Group
Editor:Sebastian Matthes
Language:German
Headquarters:Düsseldorf
Political:Economic liberalism
Circulation:127,546 (Print, 2018)
42,000 (Digital, 2018)
Issn:0017-7296
Website:www.handelsblatt.com

The Handelsblatt (literally "commerce paper" in English) is a German-language business newspaper published in Düsseldorf by Handelsblatt Media Group, formerly known as Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt.[1]

History and profile

Handelsblatt was established in 1946 by journalist Herbert Gross, but after some months Friedrich Vogel (1902–1976) became publisher.[2] [3] In 1969, Georg von Holtzbrinck became partner of Friedrich Vogel. Since 2021, its editor-in-chief is Sebastian Matthes.[4] Its publisher, Handelsblatt Media Group, also publishes the weekly business magazine Wirtschaftswoche[5] of which the editor-in-chief is Beat Balzli.[6] Handelsblatt headquarters are in Düsseldorf.[7]

Since September 2005 Handelsblatt has been offering an online lexicon called WirtschaftsWiki[8] which features definitions of terms used in economics and politics. The database can be modified by any registered user.

In September 2006 Handelsblatt ranked all economists working in Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland.[9] The paper is published in compact format.[10]

In 2009, Dieter von Holtzbrinck bought Der Tagesspiegel, Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche from the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.

Handelsblatt had a circulation of 127,546 daily copies in 2018.[11]

Handelsblatt Today

An English-language digital edition was launched in 2014, called Handelsblatt Global Edition, which aimed to reach an international audience interested in German business and finance news. It was published five days a week from its editorial office in Berlin with editor-in-chief, Kevin O'Brien at the helm.[12] In 2017, under a new editor-in-chief, Andreas Kluth, the publication avoided the direct translation of German-language articles and instead worked through differences between German and Anglophone journalistic traditions to add details that English readers were accustomed to.[13] The site was renamed Handelsblatt Today in 2018, but, unable to create a business model and reach a substantial audience to generate revenue, Kluth announced that publication would cease on 27 February 2019.[14]

Anti-Vaccine controversy

On the 25th of January 2021, Handelsblatt published an unsourced story falsely claiming that the Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine was only 8% effective in over 65's. Astrazeneca and the University of Oxford issued statements denying these claims.[15] [16] This story was refuted by the German Health Ministry which clarified that 8% actually referred to the number of people in the study between 56 and 69 years old.[17] [18] [19] Markus Lehmkuhl, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's Professor for Science Communication, stated that Handelsblatt "turned the matter into a 'he says, she says' story to absolve itself of responsibility for spreading stupid stuff."[20]

Editors-in-chief

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt übernimmt Konferenzveranstalter und benennt sich um.
  2. Web site: Carsten Croonenbroeck. Roman Matkovskyy. Is the Market Held by Institutional Investors? The Disposition Effect Revisited.. European University Viadrina Frankfurt. 3 February 2015. Discussion paper. No: 338. July 2013.
  3. Book: Robert G. Picard. Media Firms: Structures, Operations, and Performance. 2002. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Mahwah, NJ. 61. 26 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226123329/https://www.questia.com/read/104790656/media-firms-structures-operations-and-performance. dead.
  4. Web site: Sebastian Matthes wird neuer Handelsblatt-Chefredakteur. 25 November 2020 .
  5. News: Handelsblatt and WiWo continue to lead the German market. 3 February 2015. Advance Media. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203083524/http://www.advance.uk.com/news. 3 February 2015. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Beat Balzli wird Chefredakteur der 'Wirtschaftswoche'.
  7. Web site: German Online Newspapers and Magazines. Almania Information Center. 28 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102102836/http://aic.almania.info/german-newspapers.htm. 2 January 2015. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Wirtschaftslexikon. Handelsblatt. 3 February 2015.
  9. https://www.handelsblatt.com/news/default_302031_1170092.aspx "English summary"
  10. Web site: References. Tolerans. 5 February 2015.
  11. Web site: IVW - Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern e.V . 3 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217141622/http://www.ivw.eu/ . 17 December 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: "Handelsblatt" bringt englischsprachige Ausgabe an den Start. Focus Online. Hubert Burda Media. 7 July 2015.
  13. Web site: Kluth . Andreas . Farewell: What I learned about journalism while running Handelsblatt Today . Handelsblatt Today . Handelsblatt GmbH . 27 Feb 2019 . https://archive.today/20191205161119/https://www.handelsblatt.com/today/opinion/farewell-what-i-learned-about-journalism-while-running-handelsblatt-today/24044312.html?ticket=ST-12787944-06mAdKeIaNDxDWRP4XDI-ap4 . 5 December 2019 . 5 Dec 2019 . live .
  14. Web site: Kluth . Andreas . Handelsblatt Today: About us . Handelsblatt Today . Handelsblatt GmbH . 1 Nov 2018 . https://archive.today/20191205184127/https://www.handelsblatt.com/today/handelsblatt-today-about-us/23643540.html?ticket=ST-13202943-lwDUEf9E7Q6k3BXM4AP1-ap4 . 5 December 2019 . 5 Dec 2019 .
  15. Web site: AstraZeneca says reports of 8% coronavirus vaccine efficacy in seniors are 'incorrect'. 2021-01-26. Global News. en-US.
  16. Boytchev. Hristio. 2021-02-12. Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence?. BMJ. en. 372. n414. 10.1136/bmj.n414. 1756-1833. 33579678. free.
  17. Web site: German paper's excruciating Oxford vaccine muddle | the Spectator. 2021-01-26. www.spectator.co.uk.
  18. Web site: Pandemie-Bekämpfung: Rückschlag bei Corona-Impfstoff: Astra-Zeneca-Vakzin wirkt bei Senioren offenbar kaum. 2021-01-26. www.handelsblatt.com. de.
  19. Web site: Correspondent. Joe Barnes, Brussels. 2021-01-26. German Health Ministry DENIES bombshell vaccine claims – says Berlin paper messed up stats. 2021-01-26. Express.co.uk. en.
  20. Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence?. 10.1136/bmj.n414. 2021. Boytchev. Hristio. BMJ. 372. n414. 33579678. 231884653. free.

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