Newspaper publisher Der Patriot GmbH

The first edition of the newspaper appeared in 1848. It is published by the newspaper publisher Der Patriot GmbH based in Lippstadt, a company with around 100 employees.

The long history of the Patriot began with a somewhat awkward announcement: "In order to meet the wishes that have already been expressed from many sides, the undersigned intends to present its readers with a twice-weekly newspaper in the format of this Prospectus, in which the latest political events are presented in a condensed and brief but clear overview." So proclaimed the first Patriot edition, which appeared in Lippstadt on October 7 in the revolutionary year of 1848. The publisher of the "Wochenschrift für Stadt und Land" was the 29-year-old printer Carl Weinert

, and the small beginnings of the newspaper's founder have grown into a modern media company that looks back on the past with pride while at the same time facing up to the new challenges of the present and the future

. It is mainly there, in Lippstadt, Geseke, Erwitte, Anröchte and Rüthen, that we are at work for our readers. Where they live, where they work or celebrate, that's where the Patriot is made. Every day. And always in an effort to credibly, convincingly and seriously "get across" what is happening in our region.

Through its diverse reporting - on local politics, club life, sport, culture and the local economy - the Patriot aims to strengthen awareness of home and origin and at the same time look out into the country and the wider world.

The headquarters of the media company, which has been family-owned since its foundation, is in Lippstadt. The heart of the newspaper beats in the Wasserturm industrial estate - with management, editorial office, newspaper technology, sales and the commercial departments. Other domiciles are the Pressehaus am Markt and the offices in Geseke, Rüthen and Erwitte

. As a modern media company, the Patriot also uses the Internet as a means of communication and information. The latest news, the complete edition of the newspaper (e-paper) and much more are available at

www.derpatriot.de. "The newspaper is published six days a week - printed on paper at the Hamm-Rhynern printing center or digitally on the e-paper with a total circulation of 22,500 copies. And with it, exciting reports, up-to-the-minute news, entertaining features, background stories and commentaries in which the Patriot has its say, always in line with the company's guiding principle: Always close to the reader...

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( Infotext Der Patriot)