To mark the 75th anniversary of the German Press Agency (dpa), media historian Hans-Ulrich Wagner has published the first comprehensive history of the dpa.
The German Press Agency has been a central institution on the media market since 1949. Although the abbreviation “dpa” is omnipresent, the work of Germany’s largest news agency often takes place in the background.
Based on extensive research and a critical examination of sources, Hans-Ulrich Wagner describes the transformation of the dpa and sheds light on its journalistic ethos, which is becoming increasingly important in times of disinformation and fake news. The result is a multifaceted history of the dpa in the field of tension between politics, the economy and society.
Hans-Ulrich Wagner (2024): In the Service of the News. The History of the dpa. Societäts-Verlag. 416 p., ISBN 978-3-95542-490-9, 48,00 € incl. VAT (to the publisher’s page)