The Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) is a commercial newspaper from Essen, Germany, published by Funke Mediengruppe. History and profile Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung was founded by Erich Brost and first published 3 April 1948. The paper has its headquarters in Essen. During the third quarter of 1992 Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung had a circulation of 626,000 copies. See also List of newspapers in Germany References External links 1948 establishments in Germany German-language newspapers Mass media in Essen Daily newspapers published in Germany Publications established in 1948 German news websites