''Kleine Zeitung'' (, ''Small Newspaper'') is an

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based in

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and

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. As the largest regional

in Austria, covering the federal states

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and

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with

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, the paper has around 800,000 readers.

History and profile

''Kleine Zeitung'' was founded in 1904 by the ''Katholischer Preßverein'' (

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Press Association). The first issue was published on Tuesday, 22 November 1904. The paper is based in Graz as well as in Klagenfurt. From its inception, it was designed as a paper to be read by the masses, covering general and regional news topics at a reasonable cost. The paper is owned by the

Styria Media Group The Styria Media Group AG, often referred to as just Styria, is an Austrian media company founded in 1869 and based in Graz. The company is one of the largest media companies in Austria, Croatia and Slovenia, and is also present in several other ...

, which also owns the daily newspaper ''

Die Presse ''Die Presse'' is a German-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vienna, Austria. It is considered a newspaper of record for Austria. History and profile ''Die Presse'' was first printed on 3 July 1848 as a liberal (libertarian)-bourgeoi ...

''. ''Kleine Zeitung'' is published in the half Berlin format. ''Kleine Zeitung'' has a center-right political leaning. Fritz Csoklich served as the

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of the paper for thirty years until 1994. ''Kleine Zeitung'' is the recipient of the 2005

European Newspaper Award European Newspaper Award is a design competition for European newspapers. The competition was founded and is organized by newspaper designer Norbert Küpper from Meerbusch, Germany. He co-operates with the journalist magazines '' Medium Magazin'' ...

in the category of regional newspaper.

Circulation

The circulation of ''Kleine Zeitung'' was 293,000 copies in 2001. It was the second best selling newspaper in Austria with a circulation of 295,000 copies in 2002. In 2003 it was again the second best selling newspaper in the country with a circulation of 298,000 copies. The paper had a circulation of 292,000 copies in 2004. During the third quarter of 2005 its circulation was 264,253 copies. In 2007 ''Kleine Zeitung'' sold 306,000 copies. The paper had a circulation of 308,819 copies in 2008 and was the third most read paper in the country. Its circulation was 311,245 copies in 2009 and 313,094 copies in 2010. The paper had a circulation of 280,983 copies in 2011. Its average circulation was 347,000 copies in 2013.

References

External links

''Kleine Zeitung'' (in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleine Zeitung 1904 establishments in Austria Daily newspapers published in Austria German-language newspapers published in Austria Mass media in Graz Mass media in Klagenfurt Publications established in 1904