Salzburger Nachrichten
Austrian daily newspaper
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The Salzburger Nachrichten is a German-language daily newspaper published in Salzburg, Austria. It has been in circulation since 1945.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Salzburger Nachrichten Verlag |
| Publisher | Maximilian Dasch, Jr. |
| Founded | 25 October 1945 |
| Political alignment | |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Salzburg |
| Country | Austria |
| Website | www |
History and profile
Salzburger Nachrichten was established in 1945 by the American forces occupying Austria following World War II.[1][2][3] The first issue appeared on 25 October that year.[4] It remained under the control of the US Information Services Branch for a long time.[5] When the paper became under the Austrian supervision, its early contributors were Viktor Reimann, Ilse Leitenberger and Alfons Dalma who were affiliated with the anti-Fascist groups during World War II.[4] In the post-war period Salzburger Nachrichten focused on provincial events and news and did not exclusively cover significant events of the period such as the trials of the Nazi figures in Nuremberg.[4]
Salzburger Nachrichten is owned by a family company,[3] Salzburger Nachrichten Verlag.[1][6] Its publisher is Maximilian Dasch Jr,[3] and its headquarters is in Salzburg[1] which was designed by the Italian architect Gio Ponti.[7] As of 2002, the paper was one of four quality daily newspapers with nationwide distribution along with Der Standard, Die Presse, and Wiener Zeitung.[8]
Salzburger Nachrichten is published from Monday to Saturday[3] in broadsheet format.[1] The paper features daily science and technology news.[8] It has a Christian-liberal and conservative stance.[3]
Circulation
The circulation of Salzburger Nachrichten was 98,000 copies in 2002.[9] The paper had a circulation of 99,123 copies in 2003.[10] Next year its circulation was 96,000 copies in 2004.[11]
Its readership was 38% in 2006.[12] The paper sold 98,000 copies in 2007.[13] Its circulation was 94,329 copies in 2008 and 91,352 copies in 2009.[14] The circulation of the paper was 86,494 copies in 2010.[14][15] The paper sold 69,867 copies in 2011.[16] The 2013 circulation of the paper was 79,000 copies.[17]
