Neue Freie Presse

Neue Freie Presse
	Front page of the first issue of Neue Freie Presse
Type	Daily
Founder(s)	Adolf Werthner
Editor	Max Friedländer; (1864–1872) ; Michael Etienne ; (1872–1879) ; Edward Baher ; (1879–1908) ; Moritz Benedict ; (1908–1920) ; Julian Sternberg ; (1920–1938)
Staff writers	500
Founded	September 1, 1864
Political alignment	Liberal
Language	German
Ceased publication	January 31, 1939
Headquarters	Vienna
Circulation	90,000 (1920)

Neue Freie Presse ("New Free Press") was a Viennese newspaper founded by Adolf Werthner together with the journalists Max Friedländer and Michael Etienne on 1 September 1864 after the staff had split from the newspaper Die Presse. It existed until January 31, 1939.

Werthner was president of Oesterreichischen Journal-Aktien-Gesellschaft, the business entity behind the newspaper.

In 1879, Eduard Bacher became the editor-in-chief of the paper. The editor from 1908 to 1920, and eventual owner, was Moriz Benedikt.

Journalists employed by the paper included "Sil-Vara" (pseudonym of Geza Silberer) and Felix Salten.^[1]

In Paris, its correspondent was Raphael Basch, Max Nordau, and from 1891, Theodor Herzl, both founders of the Zionist movement. Its music critics included Eduard Hanslick (1864–1904) and Julius Korngold (1904–1934).^[2]

The paper was the frequent target of satirist Karl Kraus.

References

^ Eddy, Beverley Driver (2010). Felix Salten: Man of Many Faces. Riverside (Ca.): Ariadne Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-57241-169-2.
^ Neue Freie Presse Schenker Documents Online.

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