Kurt Neven DuMont (April 15, 1902, in Cologne – July 6, 1967, in Munich) was a German newspaper publisher and Nazi Party member.
On the tenth anniversary of the seizure of power in 1943, the Kölnische Illustrierte Zeitung honored Adolf Hitler as the "creator of the Greater German Reich" with his likeness on the cover.
Its editor Reinhold Heinen was sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp for four years because of his conservative activities critical of the state.
In the summer of 1944, Neven DuMont was awarded the 1st Class Cross of War Merit with Swords by the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, which honored special services under enemy fire or in military warfare.
It was only after the abolition of the licensing requirement for daily newspapers with the founding of the Federal Republic that Neven DuMont was able to publish the first edition of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger after World War II on October 29, 1949.
[5] The publishing house rejected claims that Kurt Neven DuMont and his wife had benefited from the Aryanization of Jewish assets [6][7] and filed successful lawsuits against Der Spiegel magazine demanding the removal of its reporting about one of the properties.
"[13] Neven DuMont's role during the Nazi era was omitted from the company's official history and not generally known until the 21st century.
[14] In February 2006, M. DuMont Schauberg company announced that it would hire an historian to review of this part of the publishing house's history, engaging Manfred Pohl in May 2006.