The (lit. 'Berlin Newspaper') is a daily newspaper based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in East Germany in 1945, it is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since reunification. It is published by Berliner Verlag.
History and profile
Beginnings
was first published on 21 May 1945 in East Berlin as one of the first newspapers after World War II.[1] The paper, a center-left daily, is published by Berliner Verlag. Initially, the newspaper served as the mouthpiece of the provisional Berlin city administration. After the founding of the SED, it became its organ, subject to close censorship.[2]