Stern (magazine)
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| Editor | Andreas Petzold, Thomas Osterkorn |
| Categories | news magazine |
| Frequency | weekly |
| Circulation | 1.07 million / month |
| First Issue | 1948 |
| Company | Gruner + Jahr |
| Country |  Germany |
| Language | German |
| Website | Stern Web site |
| ISSN | 0039-1239 |
Stern (English "Star") is a weekly news magazine published in Germany. It was founded in 1948 by Henri Nannen, and is currently published by Gruner + Jahr, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann. In February 2004, its print run was 1.07 million copies.
Internationally, it is most famous for publishing the Hitler diaries in 1983. Soon after their publication, they were revealed by scientific testing to be forged. This led to the resignation of the magazine's editors and a major scandal that is still seen as a low point in German journalism. The incident caused a major crisis for the magazine. Its credibility was severely damaged and it had to rebuild reputation from an abysmal level.
Stern is known more for its excellent photographic coverage of stories than for the quality of its text. Its main rivals are Der Spiegel and FOCUS.
[edit] External link
- Website of Stern magazine (German language)
- R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Interview With Katja Gloger of Stern Magazine
