Vorarlberger Nachrichten

Vorarlberger Nachrichten
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Vorarlberg Media
Publisher Russmedia Verlag
Founded 16 November 1945
Language German
Headquarters Bregenz
Circulation 63,000 (2013)
Sister newspapers NEUE
Website VN

Vorarlberger Nachrichten (simply VN) is a German language regional newspaper published in Bregenz, Austria. It is one of the leading regional publications in the country.[1]

History and profile

VN was first published on 16 November 1945[2] during the occupation of Austria by the US and French forces following World War II.[3] The paper has its headquarters in Bregenz and serves for Vorarlberg.[1] The Vorarlberg Media, which is also the owner of NEUE, owns the paper.[4] It is published by the Russmedia Verlag which also publishes NEUE.[5] Both companies are headed by Eugene A. Russ.[2] Christian Ortner served as the editor-in-chief of VN.[2][6]

In 1994 VN began to print in four colors, being the first traditional Austrian newspaper in this regard.[1] The paper was named as the Newspaper of the Year by the World Newspaper Congress in 2006 for its quality journalism, innovation, the use of multimedia and economic management.[2][6]

Circulation

VN had a circulation of 72,000 copies in 2002, making it the tenth best-selling daily in Austria.[7] The circulation of the paper was again 72,000 copies in 2004.[8]

Its readership was 30% in 2006.[9] For the first quarter of 2006 the paper had a circulation of 65,112 copies.[2] In 2007 the circulation of the paper was 72,000 copies.[10]

The circulation of VN was 63,625 copies from Mondays to Saturdays in October 2010.[11] In 2011 its average circulation was 62,762 copies.[12] The average circulation of the paper was 63,000 copies in 2013.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Austria Press and Media". Press Reference. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Vorarlberger Nachrichten sind "Newspaper of the Year 2006"". OTS (Moscow). 7 June 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Bernard A. Cook (27 January 2014). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-135-17939-7. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Christian Fuchs (1 March 2011). Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies. Taylor & Francis. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-136-82531-6. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Newspapers". Russmedia Verlag. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Local content leads to success!". European Newspaper Congress. 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Günter Bischof; Fritz Plasser (eds.). The Changing Austrian Voter. Transaction Publishers. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4128-1932-9. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Anne Austin et. al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Austria: Top daily newspapers". Publicitas. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Paul C. Murschetz (25 January 2014). State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 135. ISBN 978-3-642-35691-9. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Austria 2013". WAN IFRA. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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