“Tagespresse” to launch monthly print edition

Tagespresse is making what it calls a “brilliant innovation”: starting a monthly print edition in early October. The Austrian online satire portal says readers will receive 20 pages for five euros a month, presented as a classic quality newspaper for a country that, in its view, has long been abandoned by classic quality newspapers.

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Babler denies SPÖ comeback plans

The publication has already produced a dummy issue that will not be sold in shops. Its cover quotes Andreas Babler under the words “Not with us” and carries the headline “Babler denies SPÖ comeback plans.”

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I am God

Inside, readers will find the portal’s familiar invented formats, including a fake interview with actor Philipp Hochmair titled “I am God,” a guest column attributed to Chancellor Christian Stocker called “Child-rearing made easy with Christian Stocker,” and fake advertisements from the postal service and WWF. One postal ad says, “We deliver it to the neighbour who is currently on holiday,” while the WWF ad warns, “500 euros or the panda must die.”

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No, the internet is not the future

Tagespresse defended the move with its own attack on the digital world. “No, the internet is not the future,” the satire magazine said in its announcement, describing it as a dead end from the early 2000s dominated by Russian bots, FPÖ AI slop and advertisements featuring fake Armin Wolfs selling cryptocurrencies and rhinoceros-powder potency products. The print edition, it said, represents “this bold step into the 19th century.”

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This bold step into the 19th century