German Press Agency

Summary

German Press Agency is a news agency^[1]. It draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (news_agency category, ranking #25 of 169).^[2]

Key Facts

• German Press Agency was a member of Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger^[3].
• German Press Agency was a member of Inter American Press Association^[4].
• German Press Agency is in the country of Germany^[5].
• German Press Agency's instance of is recorded as news agency^[6].
• German Press Agency is owned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk^[7].
• German Press Agency is owned by Norddeutscher Rundfunk^[8].
• German Press Agency is owned by Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen^[9].
• German Press Agency is owned by Frankenpost^[10].
• German Press Agency is owned by Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack^[11].
• German Press Agency is owned by WeltN24^[12].
• German Press Agency is owned by Q1202313^[13].
• German Press Agency is owned by Axel Springer SE^[14].
• German Press Agency is owned by Verlag Der Tagesspiegel^[15].
• German Press Agency is owned by Neue Pressegesellschaft^[16].
• German Press Agency is owned by Gruner + Jahr^[17].
• German Press Agency followed Q1203588^[18].
• German Press Agency followed Deutscher Pressedienst^[19].
• German Press Agency followed Q1633931^[20].
• German Press Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg^[21].
• German Press Agency is part of German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory^[22].
• German Press Agency's Commons category is recorded as Deutsche Presse-Agentur^[23].
• German Press Agency's industry is recorded as news media^[24].
• German Press Agency's industry is recorded as media industry^[25].
• August 18, 1949 marks the founding of German Press Agency^[26].
• German Press Agency's location of formation is recorded as Goslar^[27].

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• Type: Other^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1949-08-18^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 38a785a5-282f-4ee0-8748-4aa2dc76ec19^[31]

Body

Founding

August 18, 1949 marks the founding of German Press Agency^[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Goslar^[27].

Identity

German Press Agency is part of German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory^[22]. Predecessors include Q1203588^[18], Deutscher Pressedienst^[19], and Q1633931^[20]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'DPA'}^[32].

Leadership

German Press Agency's director / manager is recorded as Sven Gösmann^[33].

Operations

German Press Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg^[21].

Industry

Industries include news media^[24] and media industry^[25].

Ownership

Owners include Westdeutscher Rundfunk^[7], a German public state broadcaster^[34], in Germany^[35], founded in 1956^[36], headquartered in Cologne^[37]; Norddeutscher Rundfunk^[8], a broadcaster^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1954^[40], headquartered in Hamburg^[41]; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen^[9], a broadcaster^[42], in Germany^[43], headquartered in Lerchenberg^[44]; Frankenpost^[10], a periodical^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1945^[47], headquartered in Hof^[48]; Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack^[11], a publishing house^[49], in Germany^[50], founded in 1893^[51], headquartered in Hanover^[52]; and WeltN24^[12], a business^[53], in Germany^[54], founded in 2014^[55], headquartered in Axel-Springer-Hochhaus^[56]. German Press Agency's product or material produced is recorded as news agency^[57].

Why It Matters

German Press Agency draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (news_agency category, ranking #25 of 169).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]