The ''Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'' (''WAZ'') is a commercial newspaper from
Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...
, Germany, published by
Funke Mediengruppe
Funke Mediengruppe (formerly ''WAZ-Mediengruppe'') is Germany's third largest newspaper and magazine publisher with a total of over 500 publications in eight countries. WAZ-Mediengruppe is privately held by the Funke family and is headquartered i ...
.
History and profile
''Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'' was founded by
Erich Brost
Erich Brost (29 October 1903 – 8 October 1995) was a German journalist and publisher.
Biography
Brost was born in Elbląg, Elbing, West Prussia to a Schichau-Werke shipyard worker and a tailor. In 1915 his family moved to Danzig (modern ...
and first published 3 April 1948.
Biography of Erich Brost
/ref> The paper has its headquarters in Essen. During the third quarter of 1992 ''Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'' had a circulation of 626,000 copies.[
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See also
* List of newspapers in Germany
The number of national daily newspapers in Germany was 598 in 1950, whereas it was 375 in 1965. Below is a list of newspapers in Germany, sorted according to printed run as of 2015, as listed aivw.dewhich tracks circulations of all publications in ...
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1948 establishments in Germany
German-language newspapers
Mass media in Essen
Daily newspapers published in Germany
Publications established in 1948
German news websites
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