Stern (English "Star") is a weekly news magazine published in Germany. It was founded in 1948 by Henri Nannen, and is currently published by Gruner und Jahr, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann. In February 2004, its print run was 1.07 million copies. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Henri Nannen (born December 25, 1913 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany, died October 13, 1996 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) was a famous German journalist. ... Bertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Internationally, it is most famous for publishing the Hitler diaries in 1983. Soon after their publication, they were revealed by scientific testing to be forged. This led to the resignation of the magazine's editors and a major scandal that is still seen as a low point in German journalism. The incident caused a major crisis for the magazine. Its credibility was severely damaged and it had to rebuild reputation from an abyssal level. In 1983, the German news magazine Stern published extracts from what purported to be the diaries of Adolf Hitler, known as the Hitler Diaries. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive. ... A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ...

Stern is known more for its excellent photographic coverage of stories than for the quality of its text. It is considered intellectually inferior to its main rival, Der Spiegel. Photo of the cover of the first issue of Der Spiegel (1/1947) Der Spiegel (German for The Mirror) is Germanys biggest and most influential weekly magazine, published in Hamburg, with a circulation of around one million per week. ...

External link

• Website of Stern magazine (German language)