Financial Times Deutschland
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The Financial Times Deutschland is a German language
financial newspaper based in Hamburg
, Germany, and is published by Gruner + Jahr
. The newspaper contains four sections: Business, Politics & Economy, Finance, and Agenda (Comment, Analysis, Sport, Culture).
Founded in February 2000, the circulation grew to 103,000 readers in the third quarter of 2007. Until 2008 it was half-owned by the Financial Times
, in turn owned by Pearson
. After change of ownership, the Financial Times Deutschland is no longer subject to any editorial control from the Financial Times.
The current editor
is – after the defection of Christoph Keese to the Welt am Sonntag
– Steffen Klusmann, who took over on 1 August 2004. Andrew Gowers
was one of his predecessors.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
financial newspaper based in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany, and is published by Gruner + Jahr
Gruner + Jahr
Gruner + Jahr GmbH & Co. KG is the largest European printing and publishing firm. Its headquarters is in Hamburg, Germany.-History:Originally founded on August 1, 1948 as the Henri Nannen publishing house, Gruner + Jahr was created in 1965 from a merger by acquisition, by publishers John Jahr Sr....
. The newspaper contains four sections: Business, Politics & Economy, Finance, and Agenda (Comment, Analysis, Sport, Culture).
Founded in February 2000, the circulation grew to 103,000 readers in the third quarter of 2007. Until 2008 it was half-owned by the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, in turn owned by Pearson
Pearson PLC
Pearson plc is a global media and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world, with consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird...
. After change of ownership, the Financial Times Deutschland is no longer subject to any editorial control from the Financial Times.
The current editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
is – after the defection of Christoph Keese to the Welt am Sonntag
Welt am Sonntag
Welt am Sonntag is a German national Sunday newspaper published by Axel Springer AG, and established in 1948. Its head office is in Berlin, and it has local editions for Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf....
– Steffen Klusmann, who took over on 1 August 2004. Andrew Gowers
Andrew Gowers
Andrew Gowers was appointed editor of the Financial Times in October 2001. He resigned from this post in November 2005 citing "strategic differences", following the FT losing a libel case brought by brokerage firm Collins Stewart Tullett Plc....
was one of his predecessors.