Dieter Stein

Dieter Stein (born 1967 in Ingolstadt) is a German journalist, publisher, editor-in-chief and founder of the right wing newspaper Junge Freiheit.

Stein grew up in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and studied political science and history at Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg from 1989 to 1993. In 1986, Stein founded the Junge Freiheit as a reaction to the "dominance of the leftist '68 generation". In 1990, Stein founded the Junge Freiheit Verlag GmbH, a publisher for his newspaper. He became the CEO of the company. The newspaper has been published in Berlin since 1994.

Stein is married and has 4 children.

• Dieter Stein: "Phantom Neue Rechte' - Die Geschichte eines politischen Begriffs und sein Mißbrauch durch den Verfassungsschutz". Berlin, 2005. ISBN 978-3-929886-22-1
• Dieter Stein (ed.): Rettet die deutsche Sprache. Beiträge, Interviews und Materialien zum Kampf gegen Rechtschreibreform und Anglizismen. Berlin, Oktober 2004. ISBN 978-3-929886-21-4