VERBAND ÖSTERREICHISCHER ZEITUNGEN
Austrian Newspaper Publishers' Association
The VÖZ, founded in 1946, is a voluntary association with 71 full members: 16 daily newspapers, and 55 weekly newspapers as well as numerous weekly and/or monthly magazines.
As an organisation of shared interest and in accordance with its mission, it deals with all topics of central relevance for publishers, including media policy and legislation, marketing, sales, staff regulations, initial and further training, etc.
Four boards devoted to central areas of interest and two advisory boards discuss and develop the basis for decisions taken by the bodies of the Association. The boards address respectively "Readers' Market", "Advertising Market", "Digital Media" and "Agreements with collective Partners, Labour and social Law"; they are organised on a twin-track basis with a volunteer chairperson and a full-time paid manager who takes care of the board's daily business. The "Advisory Board for journalistic Matters" and the "Advisory Board for legal Matters" have more broadly-based mandates.