The Bildzeitung, or BILD is the newspaper with the largest print run in Germany.

It is read by over 3 million people each day and is even printed in other countries so that Germans abroad can buy it whilst they are on holiday.

Although it is a national newspaper, there are 32 different regional editions.

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The FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and SZ (Süddeutsche Zeitung) are two of the main national newspapers in Germany. Both have now been going for over 50 years.

They take a serious approach to the news, with the FAZ concentrating more on financial issues and the SZ on political topics.

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