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'''''Wiener Zeitung''''' is an [[Austria]]n newspaper. It is [[List of the oldest newspapers|one of the oldest newspapers in the world]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austria's Wiener Zeitung goes to print 1 last time – DW – 06/30/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/austrias-wiener-zeitung-goes-to-print-1-last-time/a-66084050 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> It is the official publication used by the Government of the Republic of Austria for legally-required announcements, such as company registrations,<ref name="ReferenceA">§ 10 (1) UGB, dRGBl. S 219/1897 as amended by BGBl. I Nr. 63/2019</ref> and was also the official publishing body for laws and executive orders until 2004.<ref name="ReferenceB">Bundesgesetz über das Bundesgesetzblatt 2004, BGBl. I Nr. 100/2003</ref>
'''''Wiener Zeitung''''' is an [[Austria]]n newspaper. It is [[List of the oldest newspapers|one of the oldest newspapers in the world]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austria's Wiener Zeitung goes to print 1 last time – DW – 06/30/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/austrias-wiener-zeitung-goes-to-print-1-last-time/a-66084050 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> It is the official publication used by the Government of the Republic of Austria for legally-required announcements, such as company registrations,<ref name="ReferenceA">§ 10 (1) UGB, dRGBl. S 219/1897 as amended by BGBl. I Nr. 63/2019</ref> and was also the official publishing body for laws and executive orders until 2004.<ref name="ReferenceB">Bundesgesetz über das Bundesgesetzblatt 2004, BGBl. I Nr. 100/2003</ref>


{{As of|2002|post=,}} ''Wiener Zeitung'' was among the four Austrian [[Newspaper of record|newspapers of record]] beside the right-liberal ''[[Die Presse]]'', the left-liberal ''[[Der Standard]]'' and the Christian-liberal and conservative ''[[Salzburger Nachrichten]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Ulrike Felt|author2=Martina Erlemann|title=The Austrian media landscape: Mass-production of public images of science and technology|url=http://www.univie.ac.at/virusss/OPUSReport/Media%20Chapters/Media_Au.htm|work=OPUS Report|access-date=1 January 2015|date=June 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013081452/http://www.univie.ac.at/virusss/OPUSReport/Media%20Chapters/Media_Au.htm|archive-date=13 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The newspaper ended its daily print edition on 30 June 2023. It will continue to operate online and distribute a monthly print edition, the details of which are yet to be announced.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Donna |date=2023-07-01 |title=World’s oldest national newspaper prints final edition after 320 years |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/01/worlds-oldest-newspaper-prints-final-edition-after-320-years |access-date=2023-07-02 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years |url=https://apnews.com/article/vienna-wiener-zeitung-newspaper-ends-daily-21376b5b0154bde12451f12d962e2e51 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
{{As of|2002|post=,}} ''Wiener Zeitung'' was among the four Austrian [[Newspaper of record|newspapers of record]] beside the right-liberal ''[[Die Presse]]'', the left-liberal ''[[Der Standard]]'' and the Christian-liberal and conservative ''[[Salzburger Nachrichten]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Ulrike Felt|author2=Martina Erlemann|title=The Austrian media landscape: Mass-production of public images of science and technology|url=http://www.univie.ac.at/virusss/OPUSReport/Media%20Chapters/Media_Au.htm|work=OPUS Report|access-date=1 January 2015|date=June 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013081452/http://www.univie.ac.at/virusss/OPUSReport/Media%20Chapters/Media_Au.htm|archive-date=13 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The newspaper ended its daily print edition on 30 June 2023. It will continue to operate online and distribute a monthly print edition, the details of which are yet to be announced {{as of|2023|July|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Donna |date=2023-07-01 |title=World’s oldest national newspaper prints final edition after 320 years |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/01/worlds-oldest-newspaper-prints-final-edition-after-320-years |access-date=2023-07-02 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years |url=https://apnews.com/article/vienna-wiener-zeitung-newspaper-ends-daily-21376b5b0154bde12451f12d962e2e51 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>


==History and profile==
==History and profile==

Revision as of 17:34, 2 July 2023

Wiener Zeitung
The Wiener Zeitung Extra of 21 May 1799 reporting on battles between Austrian and French troops in Switzerland
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Government of Austria, represented by the Chancellor
EditorWalter Hämmerle
Founded1703
Ceased publication30 June 2023 (daily print)
HeadquartersVienna
Websitewienerzeitung.at

Wiener Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper. It is one of the oldest newspapers in the world.[1] It is the official publication used by the Government of the Republic of Austria for legally-required announcements, such as company registrations,[2] and was also the official publishing body for laws and executive orders until 2004.[3]

As of 2002, Wiener Zeitung was among the four Austrian newspapers of record beside the right-liberal Die Presse, the left-liberal Der Standard and the Christian-liberal and conservative Salzburger Nachrichten.[4] The newspaper ended its daily print edition on 30 June 2023. It will continue to operate online and distribute a monthly print edition, the details of which are yet to be announced as of July 2023.[5][6]

History and profile

The newspaper, founded in 1703 under the name Wiennerisches Diarium,[7] was considered the official mouthpiece of the Imperial Court due to its being supplied information directly and exclusively by the Court. The paper was published bi-weekly, usually running around eight pages in length. Supplements and other extensive reports were published during war time, mainly about Austria, the Franco-Austrian Alliance, and their mutual enemy Prussia. Field journals and diaries from the Austrian army were the main sources used by the paper, reporting on officer promotions, troop deployments and other public announcements pertaining to the war, mostly of local interest. Around 15 per cent of reports were about battles and armed conflicts while 3 per cent were about war crimes committed by Prussian troops.[8]

Like many papers at the time, Wiennerisches Diarium started out by reporting regional and international news. It also published birth and wedding announcements, as well as obituaries of the aristocracy, and provided coverage of the imperial court.[citation needed]

The former premises, in the centre of Vienna

Since 1780, the paper was known as Wiener Zeitung (meaning Viennese newspaper in English) and in 1810 it became the official government newspaper.[9] In 1857 the government acquired the paper and it was printed until 1997 by the Austrian State Printing Office. The newspaper was closed by the Nazis after the Anschluss: in February 1939 the editorial part was removed, and in February 1940 the remaining official journal closed entirely. The first edition after World War II appeared on 21 September 1945. The number of copies sold has grown from 4,500 in 1855 to an estimated 24,000 today. In 1998 the paper was transferred to a GmbH (Limited Liability Company), which is owned by the Austrian Government.

Wiener Zeitung is also the official publication used by the Government of the Republic of Austria for formal announcements. Such announcements, for example, civil service vacancies and changes in the commercial register, are printed in the Official Journal insert of Wiener Zeitung. Until 2004 it also used to publish the official version of newly passed Austrian laws. Today the governmental version of newly passed statutes and treaties are officially published in the Internet, the law gazette thus is not available in a printed version anymore.

Until 2009 Wiener Zeitung's editor-in-chief was Andreas Unterberger, before being replaced by Reinhard Göweil. While Unterberger hired mostly outspoken conservative columnists, the paper returned to its liberal position under Reinhard Göweil.

The Austrian government is widely criticized among entrepreneurs because they are legally required to publish certain legal announcements, such as shareholder meeting conventions and changes of the commercial register in the Wiener Zeitung and therefore have to pay certain fees, although publications are also done through the Internet. Entrepreneurs and private newspapers argue, alleging anti-competitive measures, that the newspaper is financed through these mandatory fees. The Austrian Supreme Court dismissed claims on this matter. A decision of the European Court of Justice is pending.[when?] The issue is even more controversial since today the only authentic source of Austrian statutory law is the Internet,[3] whereas business publications also have to be announced through Wiener Zeitung.[2]

“Some fear that the government just wants to keep the Wiener Zeitung brand with its 320-year-old history, while nobody knows what the future publication will look like — whether it will still be serious journalism,”

— AFP, One of world’s oldest newspapers to end daily print run, https://www.dawn.com/news/1749593/one-of-worlds-oldest-newspapers-to-end-daily-print-run

On 27 April 2023, Wiener Zeitung announced an end to its daily print run. Going forward, the paper will be printed a minimum 10 times a year depending on available funds. The paper also announced plans to establish a media hub, a content agency and a training centre for journalists. At this time, the paper had a 20,000 weekday circulation, with about twice as much on weekends. Almost half of the newspaper's over 200 employees, 40 of whom are journalists, could be laid off due to the change, according to its trade union. After the announcement, several hundred people took to the streets in Vienna to protest the government's move.[10]

On 30 June 2023, it ceased its daily printing after 320 years. Wiener Zeitung intends to continue online with a monthly print run and an editorial staff of 20 employees.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Austria's Wiener Zeitung goes to print 1 last time – DW – 06/30/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b § 10 (1) UGB, dRGBl. S 219/1897 as amended by BGBl. I Nr. 63/2019
  3. ^ a b Bundesgesetz über das Bundesgesetzblatt 2004, BGBl. I Nr. 100/2003
  4. ^ Ulrike Felt; Martina Erlemann (June 2003). "The Austrian media landscape: Mass-production of public images of science and technology". OPUS Report. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Donna (1 July 2023). "World's oldest national newspaper prints final edition after 320 years". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years". AP News. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 2003. p. 607. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
  8. ^ Selling War: The Role of Mass Media in Hostile Conflicts From World War I to the 'War on Terror'. University of Chicago Press. p. 20.
  9. ^ "The Austrian media landscape". Wien International. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  10. ^ "One of world's oldest newspapers to end daily print run". France 24. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years". ABC News. The Associated Press. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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