AustriaOwnership & classification
Founded: 1954
Ownership
Kurier is a long-running Austrian daily (relaunched in its modern form in 1954) majority-controlled by the Raiffeisen banking/cooperative conglomerate, which is closely associated with the conservative OeVP. Raiffeisen and small shareholders hold about 50.56% via the Mediaprint/Telekurier structures, while Germany's privately held Funke Mediengruppe (formerly WAZ) holds roughly 49.44%; Raiffeisen announced moves to fully acquire Funke's stake during 2024-2025. Kurier and the tabloid Kronen Zeitung have shared the Mediaprint publishing/distribution company since 1988.
Funding
Kurier is funded commercially through advertising, print and digital subscriptions, operated within the Raiffeisen/Funke-backed Mediaprint joint venture; it also receives Austria's general press subsidies but not earmarked party funding.
Affiliation & stance
Although Kurier is a commercial newspaper, its majority owner Raiffeisen is a powerful conglomerate historically aligned with the OeVP, giving its proprietors notable political-economic ties. Because editorial control sits with an interest closely linked to a governing-party network rather than a fully independent proprietor, it is classified DEPENDENT (center to center-right in stance).
Editorial lean
- Our estimate
- Center
- Measured from coverage
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