Wiener (magazine)

Wiener

Wiener Logo
Editor-in-Chief Wolfgang Wieser
Categories Men's magazine
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 43,820 (Jan.-June 2014)
Publisher Wiener Verlags
First issue 1 November 1979 (1979-11-01)
Company Styria Multi Media company
Country Austria
Based in Vienna
Language German
Website Wiener

Wiener is a German language monthly men's magazine published in Vienna, Austria.

History and profile

Wiener was founded in November 1979.[1] Its owner is Styria Multi Media company.[2][3] The publisher is Wiener Verlags[4] led by Peter Mosser.[5]

Wiener is a men's fashion and lifestyle magazine and has its headquarters in Vienna.[6] The magazine which is published monthly 11 times per year features interviews and articles about celebrities and trends.[3][7]

Gerd Leitgeb was the editor of Wiener.[8] Peter Moser served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine until July 2006 when Alexander Macheck succeeded him in the post.[9] The current editor-in-chief is Wolfgang Wieser.[2]

Circulation

The 1985 circulation of Wiener was 118,000 copies.[1] Its circulation was 45,000 copies in 2007[10] and 47,500 copies in 2010.[4] The magazine had a circulation of 43,820 copies between January and June 2014.[2]

Incidents

Kurt Waldheim sued both Wiener and Stern in 1987 for publishing articles about his Nazi activities in Yugoslavia.[11] In the September 2010 issue of Wiener, nude photos of ballerina Karina Sarkissova were published.[6] Following the publication Sarkissova was fired from the ballet company of the Vienna State Opera in October 2010.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dick Hendrikse (October 1996). "An Austrian Surprise for Europe's Magazine Industry". Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management. Retrieved 16 August 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 "Wiener". Styria. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Wiener". m4!. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Communicating Europe: Austria Manual" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ballerina Fired for Posing Nude for 'Wiener' Magazine". FOX News. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "WIENER - Österreichs Männermagazin". Magazinshop (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Magazine in Austria Is Sued over Article about Waldheim". The New York Times. Reuters. 17 December 1987. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Alexander Macheck wird WIENER-Chefredakteur" (PDF). Wiener. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Anne Austin et. al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Waldheim Denies New Charges of Involvement in Atrocities". JTA. 14 December 1987. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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