The Wiener Zeitung, the world's oldest newspaper and the most popular newspaper in Austria and Europe as a whole, was founded in 1703 and is now the official media of the Austrian government for news dissemination. The newspaper is the official press of the Austrian government.

"Presse" is a famous Austrian newspaper, which was founded in Vienna in 1946. The newspaper has a large readership and its content includes news about Austria and abroad.

Profil, the largest Austrian weekly political commentary, was launched in Vienna on September 7, 1970. As the second largest Austrian magazine, Profil provides mainly domestic and foreign, political, economic, social and cultural contents.