Editing Der Standard (section)

==History and profile==
''Der Standard'' was founded by [[Oscar Bronner]] as a financial newspaper<ref>{{cite web|title=Despite Everything: The Oscar Bronner Story|url=http://deutscheshaus.as.nyu.edu/object/dh.event.DespiteEverythingTheOscarBronnerStory051513|work=Deutsches Haus at New York University|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-date=16 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216092430/http://deutscheshaus.as.nyu.edu/object/dh.event.DespiteEverythingTheOscarBronnerStory051513|url-status=live}}</ref> and published its first edition on 19 October 1988.<ref name=bild>{{cite web|title=List of Attendees for 2013 Bilderberg Group Meeting|url=http://news.rapgenius.com/The-bilderberg-group-list-of-attendees-for-2013-bilderberg-group-meeting-lyrics#note-1853354|work=The Bilderberg Group|access-date=15 October 2013|archive-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116054603/http://news.rapgenius.com/The-bilderberg-group-list-of-attendees-for-2013-bilderberg-group-meeting-lyrics#note-1853354|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=European News Resources|url=http://guides.nyu.edu/content.php?pid=74313&sid=704214|work=NYU Libraries|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112921/http://guides.nyu.edu/content.php?pid=74313&sid=704214|url-status=dead}}</ref> German media company [[Axel Springer SE|Axel Springer]] acquired a stake in the paper in 1988 and sold it in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=Axel Springer Group: landmarks|url=http://ketupa.net/axelspringer2.htm|work=Ketupa|access-date=7 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025102225/http://ketupa.net/axelspringer2.htm|archive-date=25 October 2014}}</ref>

Bronner remains the paper's [[publisher]], Gerold Riedmann is [[editor-in-chief]]. ''Der Standard'' sees itself as—in a Continental European sense (socially and culturally, but not economically)—[[Liberalism|liberal]] and independent. Third parties{{who|date=December 2019}} have described the paper as having a left-liberal stance. Until 2007, the editor-in-chief of the daily was Gerfried Sperl, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid succeeded him in the post.<ref name=esi/>

In 2002 the paper was one of four quality daily newspapers with nationwide distribution along with ''[[Salzburger Nachrichten]]'', ''[[Die Presse]]'', and ''[[Wiener Zeitung]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Ulrike Felt|author2=Martina Erlemann|title=The Austrian media landscape: Mass-production of public images of science and technology|url=http://www.univie.ac.at/virusss/OPUSReport/Media%20Chapters/Media_Au.htm|work=OPUS Report|access-date=1 January 2015|date=June 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013081452/http://www.univie.ac.at/virusss/OPUSReport/Media%20Chapters/Media_Au.htm|archive-date=13 October 2013}}</ref> Although ''Der Standard'' is intended to be a national paper, in the past it had an undeniable tendency to focus on Vienna. This has been mitigated by having editorial offices in other federal states (currently [[Styria]], [[Upper Austria]] and [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]]) and the introduction of regional sections. ''Der Standard'' is a paper from which foreign [[Mass media|media]] readily quote when an opinion from the Austrian [[Mass media|press]] is required. It is one of Austria's best-selling quality newspapers<ref name=esi>{{cite web|title=Communicating Europe: Austria Manual|url=http://www.esiweb.org/pdf/enlargement_debates_manual_austria.pdf|work=European Stability Initiative|access-date=12 October 2013|date=12 December 2007|archive-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014020031/http://www.esiweb.org/pdf/enlargement_debates_manual_austria.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and on 18 June 2005 celebrated its 5000th edition.

''Der Standard'' is published in accordance with the ''honour code'' of the Austrian press (which sets rules on matters such as a transparent division between [[news]] and [[Criticism|comment]] and the [[right to privacy]]). The paper's general editorial stance could be described as [[social liberalism|socially liberal]] and most of its regular columnists also tend to this position, although guest writers come from a wide variety of political positions. As a participant in [[Project Syndicate]] ''Der Standard'' also regularly publishes commentary from individuals with an international reputation, whose work has worldwide distribution as part of this project.

''Der Standard'' is published by the Standard Verlagsgesellschaft m. b. H. In August 2008, the newly created Bronner Online AG bought 49% of the shares of this company, which [[Süddeutscher Verlag]] previously owned. The Bronner Family Foundation has long owned 41% of the shares, and Oskar Bronner himself owns the remaining 10%. Süddeutscher Verlag had bought into the company in December 1998; previously, between 1988 and April 1995, [[Axel Springer Verlag]] had owned 50% of the shares.

Since 2005, the paper has cooperated with ''[[The New York Times]]'' and has published ''[[The New York Times International Weekly]]'' on Mondays, which is a six-page supplement, featuring select articles from ''the Times'' in English.<ref name=esi/> ''Der Standard'' participates in [[Atomium Culture]], the Permanent Platform for European Excellence that brings together some of the most authoritative European universities, newspapers and businesses to increase the movement of knowledge: across borders, across sectors and to the public at large.

According to the 2007 Austrian Media Analysis, ''Der Standard'' has 352,000 readers in Austria, a 5% share of all readers. With a share of 19.4%, the paper is the most widely read newspaper among people with college or university education. A full online edition (''Der Standard digital'') is available as an e-paper on a subscription-basis.