Editing History of Germany (section)

====Newspapers and magazines====
{{Main|History of German journalism|History of newspapers and magazines#Germany}}
While there existed no national newspaper the many states issued a great variety of printed media, although they rarely exceeded regional significance. In a typical town existed one or two outlets, urban centers, such as Berlin and Leipzig had dozens. The audience was limited to a few per cent of male adults, chiefly from the aristocratic and upper middle class. Liberal publishers outnumbered conservative ones by a wide margin. Foreign governments bribed editors to guarantee a favorable image.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hamerow |first=Theodore S. |title=The Social Foundations of German Unification, 1858–1871: Ideas and Institutions |date=1969 |pages=284–291}}</ref> Censorship was strict, and the imperial government issued the political news that was supposed to be published. After 1871, strict press laws were enforced by Bismarck to contain the Socialists and hostile editors. Editors focused on political commentary, culture, the arts, high culture and the popular serialized novels. Magazines were politically more influential and attracted intellectual authors.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Olson |first=Kenneth E. |title=The history makers: The press of Europe from its beginnings through 1965 |date=1966 |publisher=LSU Press |pages=99–134}}</ref>