''Vorarlberger Nachrichten'' (simply ''VN'') is a
German language
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regional
newspaper
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published in
Bregenz
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, Austria. It is one of the leading regional publications in the country
[ and has been in circulation since 1945.
]
History and profile
''VN'' was first published on 16 November 1945[ during the ]occupation
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*Occupation (protest), political demonstration by holding public or symbolic spaces
*Military occupation, th ...
of Austria by the US and French forces following World War II
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. In time of its formation period it was under the influence of the French. The paper has its headquarters in Bregenz and serves for Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...
.[ Christian Ortner served as the ]editor-in-chief
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of ''VN''.[ The paper was named as the Newspaper of the Year by the World Newspaper Congress in 2006 for its quality journalism, ]innovation
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, the use of multimedia
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and economic management.[
]
Circulation
''VN'' had a circulation of 72,000 copies in 2002, making it the tenth best-selling daily in Austria. The paper also sold 72,000 copies in 2004.
Its readership was 30% in 2006. For the first quarter of 2006 the paper had a circulation of 65,112 copies.[ In 2007 it sold 72,000 copies.
The circulation of ''VN'' was 63,625 copies from Mondays to Saturdays in October 2010. In 2011 its average circulation was 62,762 copies. The average circulation of the paper was 63,000 copies in 2013. In 2018 ''VN'' sold 56,914 copies.]
See also
* List of newspapers in Austria
The first newspaper was published in Austria in 1605. Until 1940 there were 16 newspapers in Vienna, Austria, but six of them were shut down, leaving ten. The number of national daily newspapers in Austria was 35 in 1950. It decreased to 17 in 196 ...
References
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1945 establishments in Austria
Daily newspapers published in Austria
German-language newspapers published in Austria
Mass media in Bregenz
Newspapers established in 1945