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Cultural ties between Germany and France – what springs to mind? ARTE comes to mind, of course; some may also be familiar with the Franco-German Youth Office; the Élysée Treaty, signed 60 years ago, is a household name to many; and perhaps there is even a twinning arrangement between one’s own home town and a town in France.
The fact that these relations are far more complex and wide-ranging is demonstrated by the *Dictionnaire des relations culturelles franco-allemandes depuis 1945* – in German, *Lexikon der deutsch-französischen Kulturbeziehungen seit 1945* – which runs to more than 600 pages.
The work was published in January this year by Septentrion, a publishing house supported by five French universities. Following two German conditions (Tübingen 2013 and 2015), this is the first French and expanded edition of the *Lexikon der deutsch-französischen Kulturbeziehungen seit 1945*, The first part provides an overview of the framework of Franco-German relations. In the second part, featuring over 350 entries, experts assess the similarities and differences, whilst also highlighting problems that still need to be addressed.
Among these experts is Andreas Wrobel-Leipold, who has been Professor of Media Management at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences since 1999. His research focuses on journalism and media studies, and media systems in other countries
Drawing on his book *Why isn’t the *Bild* newspaper published in French? On the present and history of daily newspapers in France* (link to the book), the editors asked him to outline the development of daily newspapers in France.
The differences compared with Germany are considerable: legal hurdles hinder investigative journalism, the tabloid press and even newspaper logistics; the press and the political sphere are closely linked, both in terms of personnel and often on a very personal level, and state subsidies form part of the business model of many publishing houses. After decades of decline, there have been clear signs of hope emerging from a wide variety of quarters since 2010. German discounters brought hundreds of millions of euros in additional advertising revenue to the French market – forcing established retailers to follow suit. Digitalisation, in turn, resolved long-standing problems in production and distribution and reduced costs. With a few exceptions, the readership has now increasingly shifted to the digital sphere, which brings with it new challenges in terms of reliability and credibility.
Professor Andreas-Wrobel Leipold says: “It’s only a small contribution, but in a distinguished setting.”
Further information about the book is available via the following link:
https://www.septentrion.com/fr/livre/?GCOI=27574100618020
Text: Prof. Andreas Wrobel-Leipold, Annett Kober
Images: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (1), private (2)