| Newspaper Name: |
Neues Volksblatt |
| Newspaper name in English: |
The Upper-Austrian Bulletin |
| Alternative Names: |
Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt |
| Owner: |
Austrian Peoples Party |
| Country / Region: |
Austria (Linz) |
| Language: |
Deutch |
| Format type: |
Newspaper |
| Category: |
Government press |
| Political alignment: |
Conservative |
| Frequency: |
Daily |
| Publication Years (print version): |
1869 — now (154 years) |
| Website: |
volksblatt.at [read with translation] |
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«Neues Volksblatt», which means «People's Magazine of Upper Austria» in German, is a daily social newspaper owned by the People's Party of Upper Austria or (Austrian People's Party). It is one of the three oldest daily newspapers in Austria and the oldest in Upper Austria. Published daily since 1869, from Monday to Saturday in the capital of Upper Austria, Linz. It is distributed in the cities of Salzburg and Vienna, as well as in the provinces of Upper Austria and Lower Austria.
Founded as a Catholic newspaper, the information source of Bishop Franz Josef Ruggier of Linz (1811-1884), during a journalistic confrontation with German liberalism. From 1869 to 1903, the newspaper's publishing house was located in a house on Rathausgasse 5, which at the same time was home to the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler. Until 1938, the editors-in-chief of the publication were only Catholic clergy.
On 8 October 1945, the Neues Volksblatt was temporarily reorganized as the party newspaper of the People's Party of Upper Austria. Since 1950, Volksblatt has once again been considered a regional Christian Catholic newspaper. In the post-war years, it became a popular publishing platform for young authors. In 1971, the Upper Austrian ÖVP acquired Volksblatt, while the newspaper's circulation increased to a record 50,000 copies.
Neue Volksblatt is a current member of the Austrian Press Agency, a member of the Association of Austrian Newspapers (VÖZ) and of the Code of Honor for the Austrian Press.
