| Type | corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | media |
| Founded | (March 2000)[1] |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Key people | Niclas Seeliger (CEO) Anja Seeliger Thierry Chervel |
| Website | www.perlentaucher.de |
Perlentaucher is a German online magazine. It was founded and is being published by Anja Seeliger and Thierry Chervel and has been available since March 15, 2000.[1]
The magazine styles itself as a culture magazine, with its main focus on German culture and feuilleton and a daily overview of book reviews that have been published in a range of main German newspapers. With more than 500.000 visits per month Perlentaucher claims to be the biggest culture magazine in Germany.[2]
In 2003, Perlentaucher was awarded the prestigious Grimme Award for online journalism, the jury calling it a "one-of-a-kind 'journal of journals'".[3]
Another online magazine run by Perlentaucher Medien is the English language signandsight.com[4][5]. Signandsight publishes news digest of articles on European cultural topics.
The Perlentaucher magazine also cooperates with the website Salon run by the Slovak organisation Project Forum.