Welt am Sonntag
| File:Welt am Sonntag logo.svg | |
 Sample front page of Welt am Sonntag | |
| Type | Sunday newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Axel Springer AG |
| Publisher | Thomas Schmid |
| Editor | Jan-Eric Peters |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Political alignment | conservative |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Website | welt.de |
Welt am Sonntag (meaning "World on Sunday" in English) is a German Sunday newspaper published in Germany.
History and profile
Welt am Sonntag was established in 1948. The paper is published by Axel Springer AG.[1] Its head office is in Berlin, and it has local editions for Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf.
It is the Sunday edition of the weekday Die Welt. It features specialist sections on politics, sport, economics, finances, culture, style, journey, engine, real estates, and others.
In 2009, Welt am Sonntag was recognized as one of the "World’s Best-Designed Newspapers" by the Society for News Design, along with four other newspapers.[2] In 2012 the paper was named as the European Newspaper of the Year in the category of nationwide newspapers.[3] In 2013 Welt am Sonntag won the same award, but this time in the category of weekly newspapers.[4]
During the second quarter of 1992 Welt am Sonntag had a circulation of 420,00 copies.[1] Its circulation was 381,000 copies in 1997.[5]
Editors
- 2004–2008: Alan Posener
References
- ^ a b Georg Hellack (1992). "Press, Radio and Television in the Federal Republic of Germany" (Report). Inter Nationes. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Steve Dorsey (18 February 2009). "SND30: Five papers named World's Best-Designed – The Society for News Design". SND. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "14th European Newspaper Award" (Press Release). Editorial Design. 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "15th European Newspaper Award". Adnative. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Frank Esser (September 1999). "`Tabloidization' of News". European Journal of Communication. 14 (3). Retrieved 8 April 2015.
External links
- Welt am Sonntag website
- RSS Feed