Universum (magazine)
| Categories | Science and nature magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Ten issue per a year |
| Publisher | LW Media |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Company | LW Media |
| Country | Austria |
| Based in | Vienna |
| Language | German |
Universum is an Austrian popular science magazine published in German and based in Vienna, Austria. The magazine is the only Austrian publication in the field of popular science, because Germany-published magazines dominate the field in the country. The magazine is financially supported by the Austrian National Science Foundation.[1]
History and profile
Universum was established in 1998 as a joint venture of Austrian Radio and Television and N.O Pressehaus.[2] The latter owned and published the magazine.[2] Then the magazine began to be owned and published by the LW Media.[3] Universum is based in Vienna.[4]
The magazine is published ten times a year.[2] It covers science and nature stories about the determination of gender, cystic fibrosis, genetic determination of wine genealogy, analysis of viral genes and RNA analysis amongst other things.[2] The subtitle of the magazine is "the most beautiful magazine of Austria", reflecting its preference for covering non-conflictual topics.[1]
Oliver Lehman is the founding editor-in-chief.[5] He served in the post until 2007 and resigned from the magazine in 2013.[5] Martin Kugler is the current editor-in-chief of Universum.[3]
Universum had a circulation of about 70,000 copies in 2002.[2] In 2007 the magazine sold 52,000 copies.[6] Its circulation was 42,000 copies in 2010.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Ulrike Felt; Martina Erlemann (2002). "The Austrian media landscape: Mass-production of public images of science and technology". Universität Wien. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Biotechnology" (PDF). EU. 31 May 2002. Archived from the original (Report) on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Über LW Media (About LW Media)". Universum (in German). Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Lehmann Oliver". OSTA. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ a b Abschied vom Universum Magazin O. Lehman. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Western Europe Media Facts. 2011 Edition" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 6 March 2016.