The daily newspaper taz was born at a congress for alternatively-minded youth of the post '68er generation in West Berlin as a self-managed left-wing project. The taz has a number of distinctive characteristics, such as a cooperative as publisher, a staggered price structure and the 'taz-zahl-ich' initiative, which offers users the option to pay for online content. taz staff are paid under tariff.
| Political orientation | Left-wing |
|---|---|
| Circulation | 46,871 (2022) |
| Frequency of publication | several times a week |
| Visits | 10.000.000 – 20.000.000 |
| Online payment model | All content for free |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Publisher | die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG |
| Area of distribution | Nationwide |
| Established | 1978 |
| Address | Friedrichstr. 21, 10969 Berlin |
| Phone | 0049 30 25 90 20 |
| @tazgezwitscher |