Saarbrücker Zeitung
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| Type | Regional daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) |
Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group (56.1 %) Gesellschaft für staatsbürgerliche Bildung Saar mbH (26 %)[1] |
| Founder(s) | Bernhard and Gottfried Hofer |
| Publisher | Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei |
| Editor-in-chief | Peter Stefan Herbst |
| Founded | 1761 |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Circulation | 147,327 (4/2011) |
| Sister newspapers |
Pfälzischer Merkur Trierischer Volksfreund Lausitzer Rundschau |
| Website | saarbruecker-zeitung.de |
The Saarbrücker Zeitung (SZ) is a daily (except Sundays) newspaper published in Saarland, Germany.
History and profile
It was first published as a weekly journal in 1761[2] under the title Nassau-Saarbrückisches Wochenblatt (Nassau-Saarbrücken Weekly). After several changes in name and frequency, it appeared since 1861 under its current title. After the Saar Treaty in 1956, the Saarland state became its owner. It was privatized in 1969;[1] the paper's major owner (56.1%) is the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.
In 2001, Saarbrücker Zeitung received the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Prize for Local Journalism.
Saarbrücker Zeitung had a circulation of 147,327 copies in 2011.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wie die Stiftung Demokratie Saarland entstanden ist", Stiftung Demokratie Saarland (German)
- ↑ "The Economist: The World of Business: From Valuable Brands and Games Directors Play to Bail-Outs and Bad Boys". The Economist. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Saarbrücker Zeitung (IVW 4/2011)