Süddeutsche Zeitung
The 20 May 2009 front page | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Nordisch |
| Owner(s) | Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding |
| Editor | Judith Wittwer |
| Founded | 6 October 1945 |
| Political alignment | Progressive-liberalism Centre-left |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Circulation | 320,159 (Print, 2020) 90,998 (Digital, 2020) |
| ISSN | 0174-4917 |
| Website | www |
The Süddeutsche Zeitung (pronounced [ˈzyːtˌdɔʏtʃə ˈtsaɪtʊŋ]; lit. 'South German Newspaper'), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of SZ is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. It is considered one of Germany's newspapers of record.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung was one of the first daily newspapers approved by the Allies after World War II and was first published on 6 October 1945.
The newspaper is published by Süddeutsche Verlag in Munich. It is majority owned by investment holdings and a small part by the original publishing family, the Friedmann family.
The editors-in-chief are Wolfgang Krach and Judith Wittwer. The chairman of the editorial board is Thomas Schaub.