Reichsgewerkschaft der deutschen Presse: The German Press Union in Interwar Czechoslovakia (1919–1939)
Barbara Köpplová
| Pages | 86–94 |
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| DOI | 10.37520/amnpsc.2025.015 |
| Keywords | Czech and German press – journalists’ working conditions – social insurance – interwar Czechoslovakia |
| Citation | KÖPPLOVÁ, Barbara. Reichsgewerkschaft der deutschen Presse: The German Press Union in Interwar Czechoslovakia (1919–1939). Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae – Historia litterarum. Prague: National Museum, 2025, 70(3-4), 86–94. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/amnpsc.2025.015. ISSN 2570-6861 (Print), 2570-687X (Online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-musei-nationalis-pragae-historia-litterarum/70-3-4/reichsgewerkschaft-der-deutschen-presse-the-german-press-union-in-interwar-czechoslovakia-19191939 |
The Reichsgewerkschaft der deutschen Presse in der Tschechoslowakei was founded in 1919 with the aim of improving the economic, social and professional conditions for German-speaking journalists in the newly established Czechoslovak Republic. Under the leadership of Franz Becher, editor of the Deutsche Zeitung Bohemia, the organisation advocated for fair wages and professional standards. In cooperation with the Syndicate of Czechoslovak Journalists, it played a significant role in securing appropriate working conditions for journalists throughout the First Czechoslovak Republic.