German Press Agency

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German Press Agency

Summary

German Press Agency is a news agency[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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].

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'}[28].

Leadership

German Press Agency's director / manager is recorded as Sven Gösmann[29].

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[30], in Germany[31], founded in 1956[32], headquartered in Cologne[33]; Norddeutscher Rundfunk[8], a broadcaster[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1954[36], headquartered in Hamburg[37]; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen[9], a broadcaster[38], in Germany[39], headquartered in Lerchenberg[40]; Frankenpost[10], a periodical[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1945[43], headquartered in Hof[44]; Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack[11], a publishing house[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1893[47], headquartered in Hanover[48]; and WeltN24[12], a business[49], in Germany[50], founded in 2014[51], headquartered in Axel-Springer-Hochhaus[52]. German Press Agency's product or material produced is recorded as news agency[53].

Why It Matters

German Press Agency has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mediendatenbank der KEK. Retrieved . kek-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . vdz.de. Retrieved . vdz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [53] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

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  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of news agency
    Member of Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger, Inter American Press Association
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  2. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of
    Board member Fritz Sänger
    Part of German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory
    Official website http://www.dpa.de/, http://dpa.com
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