Süddeutsche Zeitung

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Infobox_Newspaper
name =


type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 6 October 1945
owners = Südwestdeutsche Medienholding
headquarters = Munich
editor = Hans Werner Kilz
political = Liberal
website = [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/ sueddeutsche.de]
The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" is one of the largest German newspapers. It is published in Munich.

Profile

Although the title means literally "South German Newspaper", the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" is read throughout Germany (1.1 million readers daily) and boasts a relatively high circulation abroad. The editorial stance is liberal—leading some to joke that the SZ is the only opposition in the state of Bavaria, which has been governed by the conservative CSU party almost continuously since 1949.

The national edition features four sections: Politics, Culture, Economy and Sports. Editions sold in Munich and surrounding counties include a local news insert.

Some of Germany's best known journalists work for the SZ or spent considerable parts of their careers with the paper. Heribert Prantl, head of the national desk, is a lawyer by education, a former public prosecutor, and the most cited author of editorial commentaries in German press. Hans Leyendecker is Germany's best known investigative journalist. Formerly with "Der Spiegel", Leyendecker unveiled political and economic scandals such as the wide spread illegal party financing in the 1980s and again of the CDU in 1999, the smuggling of Russian plutonium into Germany with the help of the foreign intelligence service "Bundesnachrichtendienst", bribery at arms deals, violations of visa-regulations in German Embassies and corruption of the staff council at Volkswagen. Also, Rudolph Chimelli, who is the political reporter, has been working for the paper since January 1, 1957.

Formerly with the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" were Martin Süßkind, later editor of the "Berliner Zeitung" and Giovanni di Lorenzo, who was responsible for SZs "Seite 3" (page 3) full page documentary from 1994 to 1998, later editor-in-chief of the "Tagesspiegel", now editor-in-chief of the German weekly "Die Zeit".

The SZ is well known for its daily frontpage column "Streiflicht" (streak of light) of 72 lines, published anonymously.

It has an 8-page broadsheet insert of English language articles from the "New York Times" on Mondays.

History

On October 6, 1945, five months after the end of World War II, the SZ was the first newspaper to receive a licence from the U.S. military administration of Bavaria. The first issue was published the same evening. The first article begins with:

:For the first time since the collapse of the brown rule of terror, a newspaper run by Germans is published in Munich. It is limited by the political necessities of our days, but it is not bound by censorship, nor gagged by constraints of conscience.The front page of the first issue can be read [http://www.sueddeutscher-verlag.de/assets/sv_geschichte/451006_sz_erstausgabe.pdf here (PDF)] .

In spring 2004, SZ launched the "Süddeutsche Bibliothek". Each week, one out of 50 famous novels of the 20th century was published as hardcover for € 4,90 (approx. $ 6,-), available at certain newsstands and in book shops. Later a series of 50 influential movies on DVD followed. In late 2005 a series of children books continued this branch of special editions.

Figures

The circulation is 442,000, reaching over 1.1 million readers daily, making SZ the largest broadsheet daily published in German. Forty correspondents report from Germany and abroad.

upplements

*SZ Magazin (Friday), a magazine-style supplement
*Wochenende (Saturday), featuring longer articles and short stories for the weekend
*The New York Times (Monday), selected articels (English language).
*The TV programme (Tuesday) and an event guide (Thursday) are only included in the Bavarian edition.

External links

* [http://www.sueddeutsche.de Süddeutsche Zeitung online edition (German)]


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