Der Kampf gegen das Presse-Imperium

The anti-Springer campaign (ASK) of the '68 movement was not just a struggle against the monopoly on opinion of the Springer press - it was also a central factor in the mobilization of the Extra-Parliamentary Opposition, whose protagonists sharply criticized the market power and reporting of the conservative press. Springer was painted as a danger for the freedom of the press in West Germany. The ASK, which culminated in the `Springer Blockade' in April 1968, didn't remain without effect - particularly with regards to the end of Springer's strategy of expansion. In rich detail, Dae Sung Jung's historical study traces out how the ASK was able to become a central project for many student and non-student groups, and with this, the common denominator of the APO.

Dae Sung Jung promovierte an der Universität Bielefeld im Fach Geschichte. Er lehrt westliche Zeitgeschichte (Schwerpunkt Europa und USA) sowie Filmtheorie- und Filmgeschichte mit einem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf die westliche Kultur an der Universität Pusan in Südkorea. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind die globalen 68er-Bewegungen, Filmgeschichte und die Geschichte der Rock- und Popmusik.