Österreich (newspaper)

Österreich (literally Austria) is a national Austrian daily newspaper, based in Vienna.^[1][2][3]

Österreich

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Mediengruppe Österreich GmbH
Founder(s)	Wolfgang Fellner
Publisher	Wolfgang Fellner
Editor	Wolfgang Fellner
Founded	1 September 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09-01)
Political alignment	Conservatism
Language	German
Headquarters	Vienna
Country	Austria
Website	www.oe24.at
Media of Austria List of newspapers

History and profile

Österreich, a German language newspaper, was first published in Vienna by Helmut and Wolfgang Fellner on 1 September 2006.^[4][5][6] Wolfgang Fellner, the owner, publisher and editor of the daily,^[7] also launched other Austrian publications, including NEWS magazine.^[8][9] Mediengruppe Österreich GmbH is the owner of the daily.^[10]

Österreich is published in tabloid format^[4] and is described as a magazine-like paper.^[11] The paper is like USA Today in terms of its editorial design.^[12] In weekends, the paper provides three supplements, TV and people, lifestyle, and a regional supplement.^[4] The daily targets the young adults from 18 to 35.^[13]

The 2006 circulation of Österreich was 159,306 copies.^[14] In the period of 2007-2008 the daily had the readership of 9.34%.^[10] Its circulation for the first half of 2007 was 120,510 copies whereas for the same period in 2008 it was 129,680 copies.^[15] In 2010, the paper had a circulation of 410,000 copies.^[16]

On 16 August 2016 Österreich told the press that they would start a 24h-News-Television-Channel, in cooperation with CNN, on 22 September 2016. The TV-Channel is called oe24TV of which the Logo of would be very similar to the logo of the internet portal oe24 of the newspaper.^[17]

Logo of oe24TV from on 22 September 2016

Logo of the internet portal oe24

alternative logo of the Internet portal oe24

See also

• List of newspapers in Austria

References

1. "Austria Newspapers - Austria Newspaper & News Media Guide". Abyznewslinks. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
2. "'Best driver' Alonso to win - Lauda". BBC News. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
3. Bonnie Malkin (1 May 2008). "Austria: Josef Fritzl refuses to cooperate with police". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
4. Paul Krauskopf (1 October 2006). "The New Österreich". The Vienna Review. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
5. Martina Thiele. "Press freedom and pluralism in Europe" (PDF). Intellect Books. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
6. José A. García Avilés; Klaus Meier; Andy Kaltenbrunner; Miguel Carvajal; Daniela Kraus (2009). "Newsroom integration in Austria, Spain and Germany". Journalism Practice. 3 (3): 285–303. doi:10.1080/17512780902798638. hdl:11000/4570.
7. Paula Sutter Fichtner (11 June 2009). Historical Dictionary of Austria. Scarecrow Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-8108-6310-1.
8. "Case study: Österreich, Austria" (PDF). Tolerans. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
9. Jess Smee (13 October 2008). "Haider was driving at twice speed limit". The Guardian. Berlin. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
10. Christian Fuchs (28 February 2011). Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies. Taylor & Francis. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-136-82531-6.
11. Mari Pascual (June 2007). "Ingredients in place for 'new' recipe" (PDF). WAN IFRA. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
12. "Communicating Europe: Austria Manual" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
13. Georgios Terzis (2007). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Intellect Books. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-84150-192-5.
14. "Science News? Overview of Science Reporting in the EU" (PDF). EU. 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
15. "Austria: New circulation figures for the 1st half 2008". Publicitas. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
16. "Western Europe Media Facts. 2011 Edition" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
17. DWDL.de: Kooperation mit CNN - Österreich bekommt 24-Stunden-News-Sender.

External links

• Official website