Profil (magazine)
Encyclopedia
profil is an Austria
n news magazine
. It was founded in 1970 by Oscar Bronner
, who also founded the magazine Trend and the daily newspaper Der Standard
.
The first edition of profil came out on September 7, 1970. Starting in October 1972, it was published every two weeks and from January 1974 every week. It is sometimes considered the Austrian counterpart to Der Spiegel
. profil includes sections for Austria, Abroad, Economy, Society, Science, and Culture. Gloss
es, Caricature
s, and letters to the editor are also published.
Christian Rainer has been publisher and editor-in-chief since 1998, when he succeeded Josef Votzi. The chief editorial staff consists of Sven Gächter, Stefan Janny, and Dr. Herbert Lackner.
profil is owned by the publishing company NEWS
.
In the first 6 months of 2005, profil had a circulation
of 100,000.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n news magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
. It was founded in 1970 by Oscar Bronner
Oscar Bronner
Oscar Bronner, born 14 January 1943, is an Jewish Austrian newspaper publisher and painter.Bronner was born in Haifa, Israel the eldest son of Austrian cabaret artist Gerhard Bronner....
, who also founded the magazine Trend and the daily newspaper Der Standard
Der Standard
Der Standard is an Austrian national daily newspaper which is published in Vienna . It was founded by Oscar Bronner as a financial newspaper and the first edition was published on 1988-10-19...
.
The first edition of profil came out on September 7, 1970. Starting in October 1972, it was published every two weeks and from January 1974 every week. It is sometimes considered the Austrian counterpart to Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
. profil includes sections for Austria, Abroad, Economy, Society, Science, and Culture. Gloss
Gloss
A gloss is a brief notation of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text, or in the reader's language if that is different....
es, Caricature
Caricature
A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.Caricatures can be...
s, and letters to the editor are also published.
Christian Rainer has been publisher and editor-in-chief since 1998, when he succeeded Josef Votzi. The chief editorial staff consists of Sven Gächter, Stefan Janny, and Dr. Herbert Lackner.
profil is owned by the publishing company NEWS
NEWS (publishing)
Verlagsgruppe News Gesellschaft m.b.H. is an Austrian publishing company that publishes fifteen magazines, including profil and News, two weekly news magazines, and News online....
.
In the first 6 months of 2005, profil had a circulation
Newspaper circulation
A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. Circulation is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the...
of 100,000.