!!!Presse, Die

Presse, Die, Vienna daily newspaper founded by A.  Zang in 1848, 
modelled on the Parisian newspapers (e.g. "La Presse"), 
initially promoted a liberal attitude. "Die Presse", which 
was published for the first time on July 3, 1848, played a 
decisive role in the journalistic and technological modernisation of 
the Austrian press, but it experienced a considerable "brain 
drain" when important editors left to join the  "Neue Freie 
Presse" in 1864. "Die Presse" was owned by an 
Aktiengesellschaft from 1867 onwards and soon became a semi-official 
mouthpiece of the government but was discontinued on October 31, 
1896. - After World War II, Ernst  Molden founded a new newspaper 
under the same traditional name. It was published weekly from 
January 26, 1946 and was transformed into a daily on 
October 19, 1948. "Die Presse", which was later 
published by F.  Molden, O.  Schulmeister and by  T.  Chorherr and J. 
Kainz since 1995, advocates a liberal-conservative course and tends to 
promote business interests. Circulation (1998): 121,000.

!Literature
A. Wandruszka, Geschichte einer Zeitung, 1958; F. Endler, 
Oesterreich zwischen den Zeilen, 1973; J. Kainz and A. Unterberger 
(eds.), Ein Stueck Oe. - 150 Jahr "Die Presse", 1998; 150 Jahre 
"Die Presse", exhibition catalogue, Historisches Museum der Stadt 
Wien; 1998.


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