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Handelsblatt
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Handelsblatt front page of the first issue
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatCompact
OwnerHandelsblatt Media Group
EditorSebastian Matthes
Founded16 May 1946; 80 years ago (1946-05-16)
Political alignment
Economic liberalism
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersDüsseldorf
Circulation127,546 (Print, 2018)
42,000 (Digital, 2018)
ISSN0017-7296
Websitewww.handelsblatt.com
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The Handelsblatt (literally "commerce paper" in English) is a German-language business newspaper published in Düsseldorf by Handelsblatt Media Group, formerly known as Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt.[1]

History and profile

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Handelsblatt was established in 1946 by journalist Herbert Gross, but after some months Friedrich Vogel (1902–1976) became publisher.[2][3] In 1969, Georg von Holtzbrinck became partner of Friedrich Vogel. Since 2021, its editor-in-chief is Sebastian Matthes.[4] Its publisher, Handelsblatt Media Group, also publishes the weekly business magazine Wirtschaftswoche[5] of which the editor-in-chief is Beat Balzli.[6] Handelsblatt's headquarters are in Düsseldorf.[7]

In 2009, Dieter von Holtzbrinck bought Der Tagesspiegel, Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche from the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.[citation needed]

Handelsblatt had a circulation of 127,546 daily copies in 2018.[8]

Handelsblatt Today

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An English-language digital edition was launched in 2014, called Handelsblatt Global Edition, which aimed to reach an international audience interested in German business and finance news. It was published five days a week from its editorial office in Berlin with editor-in-chief, Kevin O'Brien at the helm.[9] In 2017, under a new editor-in-chief, Andreas Kluth, the publication avoided the direct translation of German-language articles and instead worked through differences between German and Anglophone journalistic traditions to add details that English readers were accustomed to.[10] The site was renamed Handelsblatt Today in 2018, but, unable to create a business model and reach a substantial audience to generate revenue, Kluth announced that publication would cease on 27 February 2019.[11]

Anti-Vaccine controversy

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On the 25th of January 2021, Handelsblatt published an unsourced story falsely claiming that the Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine was only 8% effective in over 65's. Astrazeneca and the University of Oxford issued statements denying these claims.[12][13] This story was refuted by the German Health Ministry which clarified that 8% actually referred to the number of people in the study between 56 and 69 years old.[14][15][16] Markus Lehmkuhl, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's Professor for Science Communication, stated that Handelsblatt "turned the matter into a 'he says, she says' story to absolve itself of responsibility for spreading stupid stuff."[17]

Editors-in-chief

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References

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  1. ^ "Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt übernimmt Konferenzveranstalter und benennt sich um" [Handelsblatt publishing group takes over conference organizer and renames itself]. horizont.net (in German).
  2. ^ Carsten Croonenbroeck; Roman Matkovskyy (July 2013). "Is the Market Held by Institutional Investors? The Disposition Effect Revisited" (Discussion paper. No: 338). European University Viadrina Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ Robert G. Picard, ed. (2002). Media Firms: Structures, Operations, and Performance. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. p. 61. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Matthes wird neuer Handelsblatt-Chefredakteur" [Sebastian Matthes will be the new editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt]. wuv.de (in German). 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Handelsblatt and WiWo continue to lead the German market". Advance Media. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Beat Balzli wird Chefredakteur der 'Wirtschaftswoche'" [Beat Balzli will become editor-in-chief of 'Wirtschaftswoche']. new-business.de (in German).
  7. ^ "German Online Newspapers and Magazines". Almania Information Center. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Homepage" (in German). IVW. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. ^ ""Handelsblatt" bringt englischsprachige Ausgabe an den Start" [Handelsblatt launches English-language edition]. Focus Online (in German). Hubert Burda Media. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ Kluth, Andreas (27 February 2019). "Farewell: What I learned about journalism while running Handelsblatt Today". Handelsblatt Today. Handelsblatt GmbH. Retrieved 5 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ^ Kluth, Andreas (1 November 2018). "Handelsblatt Today: About us". Handelsblatt Today. Handelsblatt GmbH. Retrieved 5 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ^ "AstraZeneca says reports of 8% coronavirus vaccine efficacy in seniors are 'incorrect'". Global News. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. ^ Boytchev, Hristio (12 February 2021). "Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence?". BMJ. 372: n414. doi:10.1136/bmj.n414. ISSN 1756-1833. PMID 33579678.
  14. ^ "German paper's excruciating Oxford vaccine muddle". www.spectator.co.uk. The Spectator. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Pandemie-Bekämpfung: Rückschlag bei Corona-Impfstoff: Astra-Zeneca-Vakzin wirkt bei Senioren offenbar kaum" [Pandemic control: Setback for coronavirus vaccine: AstraZeneca vaccine appears to have little effect on seniors]. www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. ^ Barnes, Joe (26 January 2021). "German Health Ministry DENIES bombshell vaccine claims – says Berlin paper messed up stats". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  17. ^ Boytchev, Hristio (2021). "Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence?". BMJ. 372: n414. doi:10.1136/bmj.n414. PMID 33579678. S2CID 231884653.
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