Krone

Vienna, Vienna, AustriaGerman

As Austria’s highest-circulation daily newspaper, this influential tabloid provides a mix of populist political commentary, sensationalist reporting, and extensive human-interest stories to a broad domestic audience. Founded in 1900, it remains a dominant force in the national media landscape, wielding significant influence over public opinion and political discourse across the country.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN VIENNA

Austria's capital serves as the headquarters for a concentrated national print market, characterized by an ongoing rivalry between mass-market tabloids and established quality broadsheets. The circulation leader is the tabloid Krone, which commands a massive nationwide readership. Commuters are served by the free daily tabloid Heute. Readers seeking traditional broadsheet journalism typically choose Der Standard, a left-liberal daily founded in 1988, or Die Presse, a center-right publication tracing its historical roots to 1848. Paperboy lists 20 newspapers in Vienna.