In 2013, Funke acquired several papers and magazines, including Berliner Morgenpost, Hamburger Abendblatt, and Hörzu, from Axel Springer AG.
Following his graduation from the Oberrealschule (secondary school) in Hamburg-Hamm he received a vocational education as type setter from 1 April 1925 and 31 March 1929 at the Hamburger Abendblatt (Hamburg Evening Newspaper).
He wrote thirteen books and was a columnist for the newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt and the newspaper Die Zeit.
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