Blick

Blick is a German-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Switzerland. Known for its popular, accessible style and bold front pages, it is one of the country's most widely read titles and covers national news, politics, sport, and entertainment for a broad general audience. It is part of the Ringier media group.

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Blick at a glance

Country: Switzerland
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Tabloid
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1959
Owner: Ringier
Published from: Zurich
Website: blick.ch ↗
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How Crosswire groups Blick

Crosswire groups Blick as Centrist for comparisons within Switzerland's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In Switzerland, NZZ is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Blick beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Blick sits in Switzerland's press

Blick was founded in 1959, is published from Zurich and is owned by Ringier. It is one of 5 outlets tracked in Switzerland, and one of 2 tabloids among them — the other being 20 Minuten. By outlets tracked, Switzerland ranks 30th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 19 of the 23 tabloids in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Blick outside Switzerland, starting with Western Europe, are Kronen Zeitung (Austria), Daily Mail (United Kingdom), VG (Norway) and Aftonbladet (Sweden). Opening one of them beside Blick is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.