Volksstimme (Austrian newspaper)

Volksstimme (meaning People’s Voice in English) was a German language daily newspaper published between 5 August 1945 and 3 March 1991 in Austria.

Volksstimme
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded5 August 1945
Political alignmentCommunism
LanguageGerman
Ceased publication3 March 1991
HeadquartersVienna
OCLC number32276137

History and profile

The newspaper was first published in Vienna on 5 August 1945 under the name of Österreichische Volksstimme.[1][2] Its name was changed as Volksstimme on 21 February 1957.[1] The paper was the organ of the Austrian Communist Party.[1][2][3] It published news on national and international affairs as well as official party documents.[2] Georg Auer worked for the paper as a motoring correspondent in the 1950s.[4]

Volksstimme ceased publication on 3 March 1991.[1][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Volksstimme". Aeiou Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. "Volksstimme". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 1979. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. William B. Bader (1 January 1966). Austria Between East and West, 1945-1955. Stanford University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-8047-0258-4. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. Richard Johnson (23 October 2000). "Celebrating our man in Vienna". Automotive News. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. "Austria Press and Media". Press Reference. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  6. Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7619-4131-6.
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