Vorarlberger Nachrichten

Vorarlberger Nachrichten
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Vorarlberg Media
Publisher Russmedia Verlag
Founded 16 November 1945 (1945-11-16)
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 2 3 "Austria Press and Media". Press Reference. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 "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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