Standard, Der#

Standard, Der, daily newspaper, founded by O. Bronner on October 19, 1988 with a 50 % interest of the German Axel Springer Verlag publishing house, published in Vienna. O. Bronner took over the Springer interests in May 1995. Since May 1998 the "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" publishers has had a 49 % share in the newspaper. Circulation (1998): 108,000.