NZZ

The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper based in Zurich and one of the country's oldest and most respected papers. Generally regarded as classically liberal and centre-right in editorial orientation, it provides detailed coverage of national and international politics, economics, and culture for an educated readership.

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NZZ at a glance

Country: Switzerland
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
Founded: 1780
Owner: NZZ Mediengruppe
Published from: Zurich
Website: nzz.ch ↗
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How Crosswire groups NZZ

Crosswire groups NZZ as Right-leaning for comparisons within Switzerland's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Switzerland, Blick and Le Temps are listed as Centrist — so you can open NZZ beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where NZZ sits in Switzerland's press

NZZ was founded in 1780, is published from Zurich and is owned by NZZ Mediengruppe. It is one of 5 outlets tracked in Switzerland, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Le Temps. 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 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to NZZ outside Switzerland, starting with Western Europe, are FAZ (Germany), Le Monde (France), NRC (Netherlands) and La Libre (Belgium). Opening one of them beside NZZ is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.