Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel: Major German Weekly News Magazine

A leading European news publication with a weekly circulation of over 720,000, Der Spiegel offers in-depth analysis and commentary on current events.

What is Der Spiegel?

Der Spiegel is a major German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg, Germany. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation around 720,000.

Founded in 1947 by John Jahr, Rudolf Augstein and others, Der Spiegel was known for its investigative journalism and became a symbol of free press during postwar West German politics. Its mission is stated as presenting well-researched news in a modern-liberal format and supporting democracy and emancipation from authoritarian structures.

Der Spiegel is renowned for its distinctive red logo with a stylized mirror image as well as its cover art featuring caricatures, documentary photographs and sometimes controversial headlines. While the print magazine remains popular, Der Spiegel has been expanding digitally and launched the English-language website Spiegel International in 2007.

Among Der Spiegel's best known scoops are uncovering the Lockheed bribery scandals in the 1970s as well as the Flick Affair. More recently, its top investigative reporters won awards for covering the Football Leaks revelations and Wirecard scandal. The head office is in the Spiegel-Verlag building in Hamburg's neighborhood of Ericusspitze.

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