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AT-M-00019-9

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Legal name: Wiener Zeitung GmbH
Country: Austria
Type: Online news
Founded: 1703
Editor-in-chief: Katharina Schmidt, Sebastian Pumberger, Aleksandra Tulej (Chefredaktion); Dr. phil. Simon Kravagna (Geschäftsführer)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 21 February 2026

1 of 6 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Not yet verified
Channels Verified
Distribution Nothing disclosed
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Open

6 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
Public contact address on record, not yet checked
Official websites and accounts verified

State-owned

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Who is it?

Origin

Partly verified

EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)

Brand names Pending check: WZ
Wiener Zeitung
Media Hub Austria
Content-Agentur Austria
EVI (elektronische Verlautbarungs- und Informationsplattform des Bundes)
Company registration number Pending check: FN 172528v (Handelsgericht Wien)
Registered address Pending check: Maria-Jacobi-Gasse 1, Media Quarter Marx 3.3, 1030 Wien
Public contact email Pending check: redaktion@wienerzeitung.at

3 sources

Who stands behind it?

Control

Not yet verified

EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)

Owners with influence Pending check: Owner Share % Holding Owner type
Republik Österreich 100% Direct State or public body
Beneficial owners: Not disclosed
State or public-body ownership Pending check: Fully state-owned
Parent group Pending check: Republik Österreich (Bund; Alleingesellschafterin, shares administered by the Bundeskanzler under § 1 WZEVI-Gesetz)

Owner	Share %	Holding	Owner type
Republik Österreich	100%	Direct	State or public body

2 sources

Who pays?

Money

Not yet verified

EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix

State advertising and third-country public revenue: Not disclosed
Revenue mix: Not disclosed
Named funders Pending check: Funder Type Note
Bund (Republic of Austria) Government or public body WZEVI-Gesetz § 10: annual federal payments from 1 January 2023 of EUR 3 million (tasks under § 2 Abs. 1 Z 3-7, plus an amount payable to BRZ GmbH), EUR 7.5 million (§ 3) and EUR 6 million (§ 4)

Funder	Type	Note
Bund (Republic of Austria)	Government or public body	WZEVI-Gesetz § 10: annual federal payments from 1 January 2023 of EUR 3 million (tasks under § 2 Abs. 1 Z 3-7, plus an amount payable to BRZ GmbH), EUR 7.5 million (§ 3) and EUR 6 million (§ 4)

1 source

WZEVI-Gesetz, BGBl. I Nr. 46/2023 (RIS), in force 01.07.2023 (§1 Wiener Zeitung GmbH im Alleineigentum des Bundes; §2 tasks; §10 annual federal payments)

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: wienerzeitung.at
Official social accounts Verified: Platform Link
Facebook facebook.com/WienerZeitung/
Instagram instagram.com/wienerzeitung/

Platform	Link
Facebook	facebook.com/WienerZeitung/
Instagram	instagram.com/wienerzeitung/

2 sources

How does it travel?

Distribution

Nothing disclosed

Distribution partners: Not disclosed

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Sister outlets in the same group: Not disclosed
Documented public-office or party roles: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
2	14 October 2026	Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels)
1	13 October 2026	First published

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