Neue Zürcher Zeitung
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Swiss |
| Owner(s) | NZZ Mediengruppe |
| Founder(s) | Salomon Gessner |
| Publisher | Veit V. Dengler |
| Editor-in-chief | Eric Gujer |
| Founded | 12 January 1780 |
| Political alignment |
Classical liberalism Liberal democracy |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Circulation | 108,709 (including e-paper, 2014) |
| ISSN | 0376-6829 |
| OCLC number | 698049952 |
| Website | nzz.ch (in German) |
Coordinates: 47°23′17″N 8°31′16″E / 47.388°N 8.521°E
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ, English: "New Journal of Zurich") is a Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, published by the NZZ Mediengruppe in Zurich.
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung was founded in 1780. It is seen as having been a precursor in objectivity and in-depth treatment of serious news, combined with editorials, and coverage of cultural news. Its high standards were emulated by other prestige newspapers that followed.
Today it continues to have a reputation as a high-quality newspaper and as the Swiss newspaper of record, the newspaper is known for its objectivity and detailed reports on international affairs, stock exchange, and for the intellectual, in-depth style of its articles.
One of the oldest newspapers still published, it originally appeared as Zürcher Zeitung, edited by the Swiss painter and poet Salomon Gessner, on 12 January 1780, and was renamed as Neue Zürcher Zeitung in 1821.
Aside from the switch from its Blackletter typeface in 1946, the newspaper has changed little since the 1930s. Only since 2005 has it added color pictures, much later than most mainstream papers. The emphasis is on international news, business, finance, and high culture. Features and lifestyle stories are kept to a minimum.
Politically, the newspaper has been positioned close to the liberal Free Democratic Party of Switzerland since its early period. It has a liberal and centre-right orientation.
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