Südwest Presse


Südwest Presse is a German daily newspaper based in Ulm, which is distributed in Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Alb-Donau-Kreis and Landkreis Neu-Ulm. It is also the name of a regional cooperative venture of over 20 local publications that share regional and national features. All of these newspapers together cover about a third of Baden-Württemberg. Südwest's publishing house Neue Pressegesellschaft prints most of them.

History

Circulation

The paid circulation of all regional imprints in 2012 was 294,251, while the paid circulation of the Südwest Presse newspaper was 59,959. The distribution area of Ulm, Neu-Ulm and Alb-Donau-Kreis overlaps with several other dailies, including Schwäbische Zeitung, the Augsburger Allgemeinen and the Stuttgarter Nachrichten, and so there is a competitive relationship despite their correspondent and economic co-operation, detailed below. Südwest Presse, along with most of its sister newspapers, is printed in Rhenish format. A few of the smaller affiliated newspapers use Berliner style.

Regional News Network

The main office of Neue Pressegesellschaft in Ulm issues Südwest Presse-produced national and regional stories for a large number of local publishers. The sections produced are Internationale und Bundes-Politik, Wirtschaft, Südwest-Umschau, Feuilleton, Kulturspiegel, Brennpunkt, Blick in die Welt, überregionaler Sport, Wochenendbeilage, and Sonderveröffentlichungen. Associated newspapers may use and adapt any of these sections in their own daily newspaper, which they combine with their own local news. The Südwest Presse daily prints almost all of these sections. It is one of the only local newspapers that operates its own correspondent offices. A total of 18 publishers are behind the correspondent group, located in a region from Bad Mergentheim in the north to Villingen-Schwenningen in the southwest.

Other ventures

Neue Pressegesellschaft has a 50 percent stake in the Märkisches publishing company, which produces Märkische Oderzeitung. The other 50 percent is owned by Stuttgarter Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, which prints the Stuttgarter Zeitung and the Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Südwest has invested in some of the other local papers, including the Bietigheimer Zeitung, the Hohenloher Tagblatt, the Geislinger Zeitung and the Schwäbisches Tagblatt. They print a weekly public journal for Ulm, Göppingen, Reutlingen, Metzingen, Münsingen and Crailsheim, which includes classifieds. The company also owns Südwest Mail, a local postal service.

Regional issues and associated newspapers

LocaleAssociated NewspaperPaid Circulation
Aalen, EllwangenSchwäbische Post24,666
Bad MergentheimTauber-Zeitung5,271
Balingen/AlbstadtZollern-Alb-Kurier with Schmiecha-Zeitung21,818
Bietigheim-BissingenBietigheimer Zeitung11,830
BönnigheimBönnigheimer ZeitungNo Data
CrailsheimHohenloher Tagblatt14,013
DietenheimIllertal BoteNo Data
Eberbach Eberbacher Zeitung2,441
Ehingen Ehinger Tagblatt5,599
GaildorfRundschau für den Schwäbischen Wald – Der Kocherbote4,495
Geislingen an der SteigeGeislinger Zeitung12,145
Giengen an der BrenzBrenztal-Bote1,438
GöppingenNWZ - Neue Württembergische Zeitung32,073
HechingenHohenzollerische Zeitung6,563
Heidenheim an der BrenzHeidenheimer Neue Presse6,343
HeidenheimHeidenheimer Zeitung25,987
Horb am NeckarNeckar-Chronik5,178
Kirchheim unter TeckDer Teckbote14,698
LaichingenSüdwest Presse – Ausgabe LaichingenNo Data
MetzingenMetzinger-Uracher Volksblatt / Der ErmstalboteNo Data
MünsingenAlb Bote4,702
Neu-UlmSüdwest Presse 12,578
PfullingenPfullinger ZeitungNo Data
ReutlingenReutlinger Nachrichten 11,881
SachsenheimSachsenheimer ZeitungNo Data
Schwäbisch GmündGmünder Tagespost9,883
Schwäbisch HallHaller Tagblatt17,014
TübingenSchwäbisches Tagblatt40,820
Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Alb-Donau-KreisSüdwest Presse 59,959
Villingen-SchwenningenSüdwest Presse - Die Neckarquelle7,663