Essen

4 newspapers in Essen

As the headquarters of the Funke Mediengruppe publisher, this local market features a highly consolidated press landscape. The flagship daily is the German language Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, or WAZ, founded in 1948. It shares corporate ownership with the Neue Ruhr Zeitung, known as NRZ. The digital news portal Der Westen serves as a major regional outlet for these publications, while the historically distinct Westfalische Rundschau also operates under the same parent company. Paperboy lists 4 newspapers in Essen.