Wiener (magazine)

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Wiener
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Editor-in-ChiefWolfgang Wieser
Categories Men's magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherWiener Verlags
FounderMarkus Peichl
Michael Hopp
Founded1979
First issue1 November 1979;44 years ago (1979-11-01)
CompanyJosel & Sauer GmbH
Country Austria
Based in Vienna
Language German
Website Wiener

Wiener is a German language monthly men's magazine published in Vienna, Austria. It has been in circulation since 1979

Contents

History and profile

Wiener was established in 1979. [1] Markus Peichl and Michael Hopp were the founders of the magazine. [2] The founding art director of the magazine was Lo Breier. [2] The first issue was published in November 1979. [3]

Initially Wiener carried articles on Vienna and its cultural scene. [2] Later it changed its scope and became a men's fashion and lifestyle magazine. [4] The magazine which is published monthly 11 times per year features interviews and articles about celebrities and trends. [5] [6] Its owner is Styria Multi Media company. [7] [5] The publisher is Wiener Verlags [8] led by Peter Mosser. [9]

Gerd Leitgeb was the editor of Wiener. [10] Peter Moser served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine until July 2006 when Alexander Macheck succeeded him in the post. [11] As of 2015 its editor-in-chief was Wolfgang Wieser. [7]

Circulation

The 1985 circulation of Wiener was 118,000 copies. [3] Its circulation was 45,000 copies in 2007 [12] and 47,500 copies in 2010. [8] The magazine had a circulation of 43,820 copies between January and June 2014. [7]

Incidents

Kurt Waldheim sued both Wiener and Stern in 1987 for publishing articles about his Nazi activities in Yugoslavia. [13] In the September 2010 issue of Wiener, nude photos of ballerina Karina Sarkissova were published. [4] Following the publication Sarkissova was fired from the ballet company of the Vienna State Opera in October 2010. [4]

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