() is a daily newspaper published by , in Ravensburg, , Germany. It was founded in on 4 December 1945 and is one of the largest regional newspapers in .

is said to have a regional monopoly. is accused of evolving from a Christian-conservative paper shaped by Catholicism in the Upper Swabian region into a profit-oriented tabloid medium ("boulevardization"). Staff criticize a lack of in-depth investigations and the adoption of AfD narratives.

History The paid circulation is 159,354 copies, a decrease of over 18 percent since 1998. Until the move to Ravensburg in January 2013, Leutkirch was the headquarters of the publishing house and the central editorial office.

Hassan Al Mohtasib has been the responsible communication designer for since September 2019, responsible for both the printed daily newspaper and its online version. In October 2025, Gabriel Kords became editor-in-chief of .

Newspaper format

The newspaper has the Rhenish format with a type area (width × height) of . It has seven columns, resulting in a column width of .

SV-Group is published by . Since 1990, has evolved from a regional newspaper publisher into a diversified media company with 130 companies, offering logistics and e-commerce services. The company has 3,800 employees and reported an annual turnover of in 2025. The largest shareholder is Erich Waldburg-Zeil. The managing director is Lutz Schumacher.

In 2013, the group moved from its historical headquarters in Leutkirch to Ravensburg. In 2021, the SV Group expanded to North-Eastern Germany and acquired and .

The is Germany's largest regional TV network. It broadcasts local news, service programs, and entertainment to approximately 5 million viewers across southwestern Germany. is based in Stuttgart, covering the central metropolitan area. covers the Ulm area, the Alb-Donau region, Biberach, Heidenheim, Ostalbkreis, and the Bavarian district of Neu-Ulm. , headquartered in Ravensburg, covering the Lake Constance and Upper Swabia regions. Live radio station is a subsidiary of , broadcasting to the Neckar-Alb region Radio 7 is one of the largest private radio stations in , headquartered in Ulm. holds 44%; competitor also has a holding in the company. is a small station in the Lake Constance area, and is also co-owned by . The group includes the southern German regional mail and delivery service

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