Kurier Explained

Kurier
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Berliner
Owners:Printmedienbeteiligungsgesellschaft
Funke Mediengruppe
Publisher:Kurier-Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH
Editor:Martina Salomon
Political:Centrism
Liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Headquarters:Vienna, Austria
Publishing Country:Austria
Circulation:103,000 (2023)

Kurier is a German-language daily newspaper based in Vienna, Austria.[1] In 2023, it had an edition of approximately 103,000 copies.[2]

History and profile

Kurier was founded as Wiener Kurier by the United States Forces in Austria (USFA) in 1945, during the Allied occupation after World War II. In 1954 the paper was acquired and re-established by Ludwig Polsterer as Neuer Kurier (New Kurier).[3] [4] [5]

Funke Mediengruppe holds 49% of the paper.[6] The company also partly owns Kronen Zeitung.[7] The publisher of Kurier is Kurier-Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH. Kurier is based in Vienna.[5]

Circulation

Kurier was the eighteenth largest newspaper worldwide with a circulation of 443,000 copies in the late 1980s.[8] It was the third best-selling Austrian newspaper in 1993 with a circulation of 390,000 copies.[9]

Kurier sold 263,000 copies in 2001.[10] It was the third best selling Austrian newspaper in 2002 with a circulation of 252,000 copies.[11] The daily had a circulation of 254,000 copies in 2004.[12] Its circulation in 2005 was 172,000 copies.[5] The 2007 circulation of the paper was 169,481 copies.[1] The paper sold 158,469 copies in 2011.[13] The circulation of the paper was 385,000 copies in 2013.[14]

Editor-in-Chiefs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Science News? Overview of Science Reporting in the EU. EU. 5 October 2013. 2007.
  2. News: Thurnherr . Armin . 24 Oct 2024 . Der aufhaltsame, lange Abstieg des Bürgerblattes Kurier . 24 October 2024.
  3. Web site: European News Resources. NYU Libraries. 24 January 2015. 28 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112921/http://guides.nyu.edu/content.php?pid=74313&sid=704214. dead.
  4. Web site: Press freedom and pluralism in Europe. Intellect Books. 6 October 2013. Martina Thiele. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190824/http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/File:download,id=724/9781841502434.251.pdf. dead.
  5. News: The press in Austria. 1 January 2015. BBC. 10 November 2005.
  6. Web site: Communications Report 2005. Rundfunk and Telekom Regulierungs GmbH. 1 January 2015. Report.
  7. Web site: Media Markets: Austria Country Overview. Russian Telecom. 1 January 2015. August 2004.
  8. Book: Franz Horner. Volkmar Lauber. Contemporary Austrian Politics. 1996. Westview Press. Boulder, CO. 223. 978-0367159504. Agencies of Socialization.
  9. Book: Eric Solsten. Austria: A Country Study. 1994. GPO for the Library of Congress. Washington. 23 March 2015.
  10. News: Adam Smith. Europe's Top Papers. 7 February 2015. campaign. 15 November 2002.
  11. Web site: World Press Trends. World Association of Newspapers. 8 February 2015. Paris. 2004.
  12. Web site: Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union. Commission of the European Communities. 27 March 2015. Brussels. 16 January 2007.
  13. Book: Paul C. Murschetz. State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions. 25 January 2014. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-642-35691-9. 135.
  14. Web site: Austria 2013. WAN IFRA. 25 February 2015.

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