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The integration of former National Socialists in the 'German Economic Commission' and various GDR government bodies between 1948 and 1957 strongly depended on their loyalty to the new socialist state, their qualifications, their performance, several socio-political criteria, their combatant/ POW status in the war, and of course the degree of their entanglement with National Socialism before 1945. There was no general exoneration but a differentiated evaluation of the hundreds of former NSDAP members, SA and SS troops in the GDR administration as a study shows that is based on 150 cases. Since the ideological significance was extraordinarily high, the individual cases had to be weighted to formal principles of cadre policy and substantial interests of authoritarian rule. Basically, a tainted biography rather disqualified for a top-level position. However, on the lower and medium levels of the apparatus, individuals who met the functional demands, who seemed to have adopted a 'socialist consciousness', and who formally embraced the Marxist-Leninist doctrine were allowed to embark on amazing post-war careers in East Germany. This especially holds true for the economic management departments. Just like in West Germany, a typical excuse of the respective persons was their passiveness during the time of National Socialism and a solely nominal membership status in the above-mentioned NS organizations. Subjects to Allied denazification, their average offense had indeed been a minor one. Nevertheless there are various examples that persons tried to whitewash their past in order to qualify for the employment in the GDR state apparatus.

International audience ; Qualitative approaches are useful to analyse the recent evolution of local medias in Reunion island. At the head of the State public radio and television in this French oversea territory, Jean Vincent-Dolor was an influent journalist from 1948 to 1987. He has been a central key actor for that crucial period. This paper deals with his life history throwing relevant light on changes in progress. Three main thematical aspects are set out here, issued from these biographical data : 1) his perception of the social and political former context ; 2) his conception of the dominant fonction of the media upon public opinion ; and 3) he expresses the dual identity — specific of the local decision makers in media area and others — , meaning a gap between the French national and gouvernemental sphere where he was told misunderstood and the island community within which he is perceived as one of the most powerful actor in media and political life. ; Dans une île en mutation rapide, mais pauvre en matériaux historiques sur la période contemporaine, l'approche biographique permet d'aborder l'analyse de l'évolution récente des médias. Le récit de vie d'un acteur clef, Jean Vincent-Dolor, qui en 40 ans de journalisme à la Réunion (1948-1987) a exercé une influence déterminante, notamment à la radio et à la télévision, apporte un éclairage sur les transformations en cours. Trois éléments principaux se dégagent du discours de JVD : 1) la perception du contexte socio-politique de l'époque, 2) la conception du rôle prévalent des médias dans leur capacité supposée à influencer les opinions et enfin, 3) un dualisme identitaire, propre aux décideurs locaux, « maîtres » chez eux, mais incompris à Paris.

International audience ; Qualitative approaches are useful to analyse the recent evolution of local medias in Reunion island. At the head of the State public radio and television in this French oversea territory, Jean Vincent-Dolor was an influent journalist from 1948 to 1987. He has been a central key actor for that crucial period. This paper deals with his life history throwing relevant light on changes in progress. Three main thematical aspects are set out here, issued from these biographical data : 1) his perception of the social and political former context ; 2) his conception of the dominant fonction of the media upon public opinion ; and 3) he expresses the dual identity — specific of the local decision makers in media area and others — , meaning a gap between the French national and gouvernemental sphere where he was told misunderstood and the island community within which he is perceived as one of the most powerful actor in media and political life. ; Dans une île en mutation rapide, mais pauvre en matériaux historiques sur la période contemporaine, l'approche biographique permet d'aborder l'analyse de l'évolution récente des médias. Le récit de vie d'un acteur clef, Jean Vincent-Dolor, qui en 40 ans de journalisme à la Réunion (1948-1987) a exercé une influence déterminante, notamment à la radio et à la télévision, apporte un éclairage sur les transformations en cours. Trois éléments principaux se dégagent du discours de JVD : 1) la perception du contexte socio-politique de l'époque, 2) la conception du rôle prévalent des médias dans leur capacité supposée à influencer les opinions et enfin, 3) un dualisme identitaire, propre aux décideurs locaux, « maîtres » chez eux, mais incompris à Paris.