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Austria · Media

Media we read: Austria

15 outlets read every day for Austria, each with its published stance toward the sitting government. 15 are rated.

Each outlet is scored on five criteria from −2 (away from the sitting government) to +2 (toward it) — ownership 0.30, editorial line 0.30, coverage tone 0.15, status 0.15, third-party references 0.10. The weighted sum reads power at +0.5 and above (state when state-owned), opposition at −0.5 and below, independent between. Model-assisted, reviewed, correctable. How we rate outlets →

0 power · 1 state · 0 opposition · 14 independent · 0 not rated

OutletStanceOrientationConfidenceCriteriaNote
ORF.atstatecentre0.90own +2 line +1 tone 0 status +2 3rd +1ORF is Austria's state broadcaster, generally supportive of government.
derStandard.atindependentcentre0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Der Standard is a mainstream Austrian newspaper with a centrist stance.
DiePresse.comindependentcentre0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Die Presse is a well-known Austrian newspaper with a centrist stance.
fussballoesterreich.atindependent—0.50own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Fussballoesterreich is a sports outlet with no known political leanings.
Kleine Zeitungindependentcentre0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Kleine Zeitung is a mainstream Austrian newspaper with a centrist stance.
Krone.atindependentcentre0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Krone is a mainstream Austrian newspaper with a centrist stance.
KURIER.atindependentcentre0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0KURIER is a mainstream Austrian newspaper with a centrist stance.
LAOLA1.atindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0LAOLA1 is a sports outlet with no known political leanings.
Meinbezirk.atindependent—0.50own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Meinbezirk is a regional outlet with no known political leanings.
Nachrichten.atindependentcentre0.70own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Nachrichten is a mainstream Austrian newspaper with a centrist stance.
Puls 24independent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Puls 24 is a mainstream Austrian news outlet with no known political leanings.
Tiroler Tageszeitungindependentcentre0.70own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Tiroler Tageszeitung is a mainstream Austrian newspaper with a centrist stance.
Vienna.atindependentcentre0.70own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Vienna.at is a mainstream Austrian news outlet with a centrist stance.
Vorarlberg Onlineindependentcentre0.70own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Vorarlberg Online is a mainstream Austrian news outlet with a centrist stance.
Wiener Zeitungindependentcentre0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Wiener Zeitung is a state-owned but editorially independent newspaper.

Criteria: own = ownership · line = editorial line · tone = coverage tone · status · 3rd = third-party references

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