German media: Der Spiegel is quoted the most
The top spot among Germany's most-cited media outlets goes to the magazine *Der Spiegel*, according to an analysis by PMW Presse-Monitor. The news service has published the top 30 most-cited opinion-leading media outlets.
According to Pressetext, Der Spiegel was the most popular citation source last year with 2,855 citations, followed by Bild with 2,453 citations. This puts Bild in first place among the daily newspapers. Third and fourth place in the top 30 ranking are occupied by the New York Times with 2,072 and the Süddeutsche Zeitung with 1,903 citations. While the Handelsblatt is only in eighth place with 965 citations, it is still well ahead of the Financial Times Deutschland (545) and is therefore still at least Germany's most cited business newspaper.
The most frequently cited regional newspaper last year was the Tagesspiegel with 711 citations. The Hamburger Abendblatt took second place with 540 citations and third place went to the Rheinische Post with 484 citations.
PMG analyzes all sections of 40 German opinion-leading media. Over 130 German and international titles are included. In the period from January 1 to December 31, 2011, a total of 41,480 quotes were recorded in 33,423 articles in the media. At the bottom of the top 30 is Wirtschaftswoche with 475 quotes.
