Neue Zeit (East Germany)

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Exterior of Neue Zeit building, rear view, with the Berlin Wall in the foreground, 1984.

Neue Zeit was the official organ of the Christian Democratic Union of the German Democratic Republic, first published on 22 July 1945. [1] [2] The paper was published on a daily basis. [3] It ceased publication on 5 July 1994. [3]

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References

  1. OCLC WorldCat
  2. Maryellen Boyle (1992). Capturing journalism: Press and politics in East Germany, 1945-1991 (PhD thesis). University of California, San Diego. p. 76. ISBN   979-8-207-71090-7. ProQuest   303985575.
  3. 1 2 "3 historical East German newspapers now online". Bodleian History Faculty Library at Oxford. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2022.