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Dr. Rainer Esser studied law in Munich, Geneva and London. He continued his studies in the United States with a Master of Law at the University of Georgia before receiving his final degree in 1986. After graduating from the German School of Journalism (Deutsche Journalistenschule) in Munich, he worked as a lawyer for various law firms. Since 1989 he also holds a PhD in International Law of the University of Regensburg. From 1989 -92 he served as Editor in Chief at Bertelsmann International in Munich and eventually joined Munich-based Spotlight Publishing House (Spotlight, écoute, ECOS and ADESSO) as Managing Director. After serving as Managing Director of Main-Post Publishing House in Würzburg in the late nineties he started his current position as CEO of DIE ZEIT in 1999. In 2011, he also took on the role as Managing Director of DvH Medien GmbH.
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Jede Woche erreicht DIE ZEIT mit starkem Journalismus mehr als zwei Millionen LeserInnen. DIE ZEIT bietet eine große Themenvielfalt: Politik und Wirtschaft sind zentrale Bestandteile, aber auch alle anderen Themen, die unsere Gesellschaft bewegen, finden ausreichend Platz. Der besondere redaktionelle Anspruch der Berichterstattung, die hohe Glaubwürdigkeit und ein preisgekröntes Layout machen DIE ZEIT zu einer ganz besonders geschätzten Informationsquelle.