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''Cicero'' is a monthly magazine focusing on politics and culture. The magazine, which has a
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political stance, is based in Berlin, Germany. It is similar to ''
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'' and ''
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'' in terms of its coverage.


History and contributors

''Cicero'' was launched in Potsdam in March 2004. The magazine was later moved to Berlin. The first
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of the magazine was Wolfram Weimer, who also served as the editor of the daily newspaper ''
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'' from 2000 to 2002. Alexander Marguier was the editor-in-chief of ''Cicero'' until 2010.
Michael Naumann Michael Naumann (born 8 December 1941) is a German politician, publisher and journalist. He was the German culture minister, secretary of culture from 1998 until 2001. He is married to Marie Warburg, daughter of Eric Warburg and granddaughter o ...
is among the former editors-in-chief of the magazine. As of 2012 the editor-in-chief of the magazine was Christoph Schwennicke. The magazine has eleven editorial staff. From 2007 to 2009 Alexander Görlach served as the executive editor of the online edition. Among its columnists are Bela Anda,
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and Amelie Fried. A conservative journalist
Bettina Röhl Bettina Röhl (born 21 September 1962) is a German journalist and author. She is best known for her writings about West German student movement, student radicalism of the 1960s and the terrorist kidnappings that it spawned in West Germany during ...
also contributed to ''Cicero''. In 2011, the magazine initiated the pencil heads project which covered the carved busts of leading politicians like
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into the lead of Cicero-branded pencils. These pencils were sent to their likenesses in special boxes to promote the magazine's interviews with major leaders.


Political leaning and content

The target audience of ''Cicero'' is German
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looking for wider range of political views. The political stance of ''Cicero'' is right-wing/conservative. The contents of the magazine focus on opinion forming through first-hand views of the editors. ''Cicero'' has four main sections: The first section called "Weltbühne" ("World Forum" in English) provides analyses and discusses internationally significant topics and people. The second, "Berliner Republik" ("Berlin Republic" in English), is a forum for German society. The next one, "Kapital", analyses economic affairs and the last one, "Salon", deals with the modern cultural life from different angles. In addition, the magazine's "Debate" section covers contribution of several leading figures including
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and Prince Felix von Löwenstein. The magazine also publishes interviews the first of which was with
Gerhard Schröder Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder (; born 7 April 1944) is a German former politician and Lobbying, lobbyist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, he was also the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (S ...
, the former
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. In 2006, Dagmar Herzog featured her significant study on
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,
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and
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, and their relation to
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in the monthly. ''Cicero'' publishes a list of 500 most influential intellectuals in Germany. In December 2015 the magazine named the
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as the Man of the Year.


Circulation

''Cicero'' has enjoyed increasing levels of circulation, though its circulation is modest. It was 62,700 copies during the third quarter of 2005. It grew to 70,000 copies in the third quarter of 2006, to 73,200 copies in the third quarter of 2007 and to 77,077 copies for the second quarter of 2008. Its circulation further rose to 77,600 copies in the third quarter of 2008, to 81,000 copies in the third quarter of 2009 and to 82,600 copies in the third quarter of 2010. The magazine had a circulation of 83,527 copies in 2014. The magazine sold 43,800 copies in 2021.


Incidents

The magazine's editing department was raided by the agents from federal criminal police office and searched by the public prosecutors of Potsdam on 12 September 2005 following its publication of a portrait of the Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi in April 2005. The incident was called "Cicero affair". The German Supreme Court in
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decided in February 2007 that the raid by the agents had been unconstitutional.


Award

At the Lead Award 2019, the ''Cicero'' editors-in-chief Alexander Marguier and Christoph Schwennicke were awarded the bronze prize in the category of the magazine debate of the year”.


See also

*
List of magazines in Germany The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Germany. Their language may be German or other languages. 0-9 *''11 Freunde'' *''1000°'' *''5vor12'' *''7 Tage'' A *''ABC-Zeitung'' *''Abenteuer Archäologie' ...


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External links

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