BILD

BILD is Germany's best-known tabloid newspaper, published by Axel Springer and one of the highest-circulation papers in Europe. Aimed at a mass audience, it is known for sensational headlines and a populist, generally right-leaning editorial orientation. The paper covers news, politics, sport, and entertainment and operates a heavily trafficked website.

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BILD at a glance

Country: Germany
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Tabloid
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
Founded: 1952
Owner: Axel Springer
Published from: Berlin
Website: bild.de ↗
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How Crosswire groups BILD

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

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Where BILD sits in Germany's press

BILD was founded in 1952, is published from Berlin and is owned by Axel Springer. It is one of 11 outlets tracked in Germany and the only tabloid tracked there. 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 19 of the 23 tabloids in the directory. The nearest counterparts to BILD outside Germany, starting with Western Europe, are VG (Norway), Aftonbladet (Sweden), Ekstra Bladet (Denmark) and Ilta-Sanomat (Finland). Opening one of them beside BILD is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.