Focus

Focus is a German weekly news magazine and online outlet covering politics, economics, society, science, and health. Aimed at a broad readership, it is generally regarded as centre-right in editorial orientation. One of Germany's major news magazines, it combines its weekly print edition with a widely used website offering continuous news coverage.

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Focus at a glance

Country: Germany
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: News magazine
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1993
Owner: Hubert Burda Media
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How Crosswire groups Focus

Crosswire groups Focus as Centrist for comparisons within Germany'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 Germany, taz is listed as Left-leaning, while BILD and Die Welt are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Focus beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Focus sits in Germany's press

Focus was founded in 1993 and is owned by Hubert Burda Media. It is one of 11 outlets tracked in Germany, and one of 2 news magazines among them — the other being Der Spiegel. By outlets tracked, Germany ranks second of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 6 of the 11 news magazines in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Focus outside Germany, starting with Western Europe, are L'Express (France), De Groene Amsterdammer (Netherlands) and Monaco Hebdo (Monaco). Opening one of them beside Focus is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.