| Volksstimme | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper (except Sundays) |
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| Publisher: | Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus GmbH |
| Chiefeditor: | Marc Rath |
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| Language: | German |
| Headquarters: | Magdeburg, Germany |
| Circulation: | 161,257 |
| Circulation Date: | 2018 |
Volksstimme (meaning People's Voice in English) is a regional daily newspaper published in Magdeburg[1] for northern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The paper is owned by Bauer. Its publisher is Magdeburger Verlags und Druckhaus.
The circulation of Volksstimme was 343,000 copies during the third quarter of 1992.[1] Its circulation was 264,000 copies in 2001.[2] The paper had an average circulation of 191,878 copies during the second quarter of 2011.[3]
The Volksstimme is published by Mitteldeutsche Verlags- und Druckhaus GmbH, which is part of the Bauer Media Group. Since January 2020, the Bauer Media Group has also owned Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, the second major daily newspaper from Saxony-Anhalt.[4]
Editors-in-chief of the Volksstimme:
| Duration | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 – 1950 | Robert Büchner | |
| 1950 – 1953 | Arno Gropp | |
| 1953 – 1958 | Karl Jakobi | |
| 1958 – 1969 | Herbert Kopietz | |
| 1969 – 1990 | Heinz Wiese | |
| 1990 – 1992 | Karl-Heinz Schwarzkopf | |
| 1992 – 1994 | Reinhold Stimpert | |
| 1994 – 1999 | Heinzgeorg Oette | |
| 1999 – 2001 | Paul-Josef Raue | |
| 2001 – 2010 | Franz Kadell | |
| 2010 – 2011 | Peter Wendt and Günther Tyllack (both provisional) | |
| 2011 – 2023 | Alois Kösters | |
| 2023 – present | Marc Rath |