Cicero is a monthly magazine for political culture. It made headlines in 2005 when its editorial offices were raided by the police after it published an article profiling Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi that cited confidential files from the Federal Criminal Police Office. Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the police raid was an unconstitutional violation of press freedom. In 2016 the Swiss publishing group Ringier sold the magazine to its editor-in-chief Christoph Schwennicke and his deputy Alexander Marguier. Schwennicke left the company in 2021 and sold his shares to German investment banker and manager Dirk Notheis.
| Political orientation | Conservative |
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| Circulation | 42,684 (2022) |
| Frequency of publication | Monthly |
| Visits | 1.000.000 - 5.000.000 |
| Online payment model | Content partially fee-based |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Publisher | Res Publica Verlags GmbH |
| Area of distribution | Nationwide |
| Established | 2004 |
| Address | Fasanenstraße 7-8, 10623 Berlin |
| Phone | 0049 30 981 941-100 |
| redaktion@cicero.de | |
| @cicero_online |