Der Hauptstadtbrief

Der Hauptstadtbrief ("The Capital Letter") was a German political magazine and online publication headquartered in Berlin. It was published by Hauptstadtbrief Verlagsgesellschaft, based in the listed building at Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The publication first appeared in October 1999, founded as an "information and background service from Berlin" in response to the relocation of the Bundestag and the federal government from Bonn to Berlin. Its founders were television journalist Ernst-Dieter Lueg, jurist and author Diether Huhn, publisher Detlef Prinz, and newspaper journalist and former editor-in-chief Bruno Waltert. The magazine published analyses, background stories, and opinion-forming commentary on current political and social topics. It described itself as politically independent and was financed through the sale of advertising. The online edition was accessible via barrier-free internet. From 2011 to 2014, irregular special editions were produced in cooperation with the Stiftung Familienunternehmen (Foundation for Family Businesses) and appeared in the newspapers Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Die Welt. Der Hauptstadtbrief appeared in several distribution formats over its history. From November 2018 to October 2021, it was published weekly in cooperation with the Funke Mediengruppe on page 5 of the Berliner Morgenpost. From 6 November 2021 until its discontinuation in April 2023, it appeared as an eight-page supplement in the news magazine Focus. The last issue was published online and as a supplement on 22 April 2023; the editorial team bid farewell to its readers in an online notice on 28 April 2023. Publisher of Der Hauptstadtbrief was Detlef Prinz, while Ulrich Deppendorf and Ursula Münch served as editors (Herausgeber). From 2012 to 2018, Rainer Bieling led the publication as editorial director (Redaktionsdirektor). The publication was politically independent and derived its revenue from advertising sales. Its website, derhauptstadtbrief.de, continued to host an online magazine after the print edition ceased, featuring articles on lifestyle, business, and news topics.

Der Hauptstadtbrief first appeared in October 1999. The impetus for founding an "information and background service from Berlin" was the relocation of the Bundestag and the federal government from Bonn to Berlin. The founders were television journalist Ernst-Dieter Lueg, jurist and book author Diether Huhn, publisher Detlef Prinz, and newspaper journalist and former editor-in-chief Bruno Waltert. The publication was issued by Hauptstadtbrief Verlagsgesellschaft, with its offices in the listed building at Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The magazine published analyses, background stories, and opinion-forming commentary on current political and social topics. It was politically independent and financed itself through the sale of advertising. The online edition was accessible via barrier-free internet. In irregular succession from 2011 to 2014, current special editions appeared in cooperation with the Stiftung Familienunternehmen in the daily newspapers Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Die Welt. From 2012 to 2018, Rainer Bieling led Der Hauptstadtbrief as editorial director. From November 2018 to October 2021, the publication appeared weekly in cooperation with the Funke Mediengruppe on page 5 of the Berliner Morgenpost. From 6 November 2021 until its discontinuation in April 2023, it appeared as an eight-page supplement in the news magazine Focus. The last issue of Der Hauptstadtbrief appeared online and as a supplement on 22 April 2023. With an online notice, the editorial team bid farewell to its readers on 28 April 2023. Publisher of Der Hauptstadtbrief was Detlef Prinz; Ulrich Deppendorf and Ursula Münch served as editors (Herausgeber). After the print edition ceased, the website derhauptstadtbrief.de continued to operate as an online magazine covering lifestyle, business, and news topics.

• Der Hauptstadtbrief first appears, founded as an information and background service from Berlin following the government's move from Bonn to Berlin.

• Irregular special editions appear in cooperation with the Stiftung Familienunternehmen in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Die Welt.

• Rainer Bieling serves as editorial director (Redaktionsdirektor).

• Weekly cooperation with Funke Mediengruppe begins; Der Hauptstadtbrief appears on page 5 of the Berliner Morgenpost.

• Cooperation with the Berliner Morgenpost ends.

• Der Hauptstadtbrief begins appearing as an eight-page supplement in the news magazine Focus.

• The last issue of Der Hauptstadtbrief appears online and as a supplement.

• The editorial team bids farewell to readers with an online notice.

Politically independent German magazine providing analyses, background stories, and opinion-forming commentary on current political and social topics, financed through advertising.

• Weekly political magazine

  Analyses, background stories, and opinion-forming commentary on current political and social topics.

• Online edition

  Accessible via barrier-free internet at derhauptstadtbrief.de.

• Special editions (2011–2014)

  Produced in cooperation with the Stiftung Familienunternehmen, published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Die Welt.

• Berliner Morgenpost page 5 (2018–2021)

  Weekly cooperation with Funke Mediengruppe.

• Focus supplement (2021–2023)

  Eight-page supplement in the news magazine Focus.

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