Vorarlberger Nachrichten

Vorarlberger Nachrichten
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Vorarlberg Media
PublisherRussmedia Verlag
Founded16 November 1945; 79 years ago (1945-11-16)
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersBregenz
CountryAustria
Sister newspapersNEUE
Websitewww.vol.at

Vorarlberger Nachrichten (Austrian German pronunciation: [foːɐ̯ˈarlbɛrɡɐ ˈnaːxrɪçtn̩]; simply VN) is a German language regional newspaper published in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria. It is one of the leading regional publications in the country[1] and has been in circulation since 1945.

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] In time of its formation period it was under the influence of the French.[4] 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.[5] It is published by the Russmedia Verlag which also publishes NEUE.[6] Both companies are headed by Eugene A. Russ.[2] Christian Ortner served as the editor-in-chief of VN.[2][7]

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][7]

Circulation

VN had a circulation of 72,000 copies in 2002, making it the tenth best-selling daily in Austria.[8] The paper also sold 72,000 copies in 2004.[9]

Its readership was 30% in 2006.[10] For the first quarter of 2006 the paper had a circulation of 65,112 copies.[2] In 2007 it sold 72,000 copies.[11]

The circulation of VN was 63,625 copies from Mondays to Saturdays in October 2010.[12] In 2011 its average circulation was 62,762 copies.[13] The average circulation of the paper was 63,000 copies in 2013.[14] In 2018 VN sold 56,914 copies.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Austria Press and Media". Press Reference. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Vorarlberger Nachrichten sind "Newspaper of the Year 2006"". OTS (in German). Moscow. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ Bernard A. Cook, ed. (2014). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Abingdon; New York: Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-135-17939-7.
  4. ^ Alexander Golovlev (2019). "Dancing the Nation? French Dance Diplomacy in Allied-Occupied Austria, 1945–55". Austrian History Yearbook. 50: 173. doi:10.1017/S0067237818000607. S2CID 151083673.
  5. ^ Christian Fuchs (2011). Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies. London; New York: Routledge. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-136-82531-6.
  6. ^ "Newspapers". Russmedia Verlag. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Local content leads to success!". European Newspaper Congress. 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  10. ^ Günther Lengauer. "Framing Campaigns: The Media and Austrian Elections". In Günter Bischof; Fritz Plasser (eds.). The Changing Austrian Voter. Vol. 16. New Brunswick, NJ; London: Transaction Publishers. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4128-1932-9.
  11. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Austria: Top daily newspapers". Publicitas. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  13. ^ Paul C. Murschetz; Matthias Karmasin (2014). "Austria: Press Subsidies in Search of a New Design". In Paul C. Murschetz (ed.). State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions. Heidelberg: Springer. p. 135. ISBN 978-3-642-35691-9.
  14. ^ "Austria 2013". WAN IFRA. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  15. ^ Manuela Grünangerl; Josef Trappel; Tales Tomaz (2021). "Austria. Confirmed democratic performance while slowly digitalising". In Josef Trappel; Tales Tomaz (eds.). The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021: How leading news media survive digital transformation. Vol. 1. Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. p. 99. doi:10.48335/9789188855404-3. ISBN 978-91-88855-42-8.