STERN MAGAZIN

(German: Star Magazine), weekly newsmagazine published in Germany, the leading postwar magazine in the country. It began publication in 1948 as Stern (the name was changed to Stern Magazin in 1968). It quickly became known for its outstanding photography and its blend of light and serious material. It features pictorial essays, celebrity profiles, interviews, and other material, and it combines sensational photographs of violence and sex with conventional news and pictures of current events. Its lively treatment of sex-oriented storiesmore than most newsmagazines in other European countrieshelped it achieve its wide appeal.