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.
