It is run as a cooperative – it is administered by its employees and a co-operative of shareholders who invest in a free independent press, rather than to depend on advertising and paywalls.

[4] It was for a long time described as "alternative-left" and critical of existing current structures (systemkritisch) but became more moderate/liberal under new editors in-chief from 2010.

In 2021 taz overtook for the first time the conservative Die Welt as the fifth most read daily newspaper of Germany.

[8] Barbara Junge and Ulrike Winkelmann are editors-in-chief; vice-editor-inchief is Katrin Gottschalk, chief reporter Peter Unfried.

[9] From the beginning, Die Tageszeitung was intended to be an alternative to the mainstream press, in its own words: "irreverent, commercially independent, intelligent and entertaining."

Over the years, local editorial offices for North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Hamburg and Bremen were added.

[23] In its founding years, the taz covered the political spectrum of the extra-parliamentary opposition (APO) in the Federal Republic of Germany in its advisory meetings and opinions.

In 2023, long-time taz-journalist Ulrich Schulte switched sides and became head of the press office of the Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection (BMUV), led by Steffi Lemke (A90/Greens).

Lech Kaczyński then cancelled talks that were scheduled between Germany, Poland and France (the Weimar Triangle), officially for reasons of sickness.

That headline, which made reference to the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, was perceived as racist by some of its readership.

[32] And thirdly, the foundation promotes democracy and civic engagement, for example by awarding the annual taz Panter prize.