[1] The paper was first published on 9 April 1848 as cheap way to inform the masses.

After its purchase by Julius Knorr [de], the newspaper had a liberal and monarchist alignment and favored German unification.

[1] After the sale to a consortium consisting of the Gutehoffnungshütte AG, the Alfred Hugenberg publishing house and anonymous holding companies in 1920, the newspaper was re-aligned as a conservative and right-wing publication that favored the government of Gustav Ritter von Kahr and his successors.

[1] Following Hitler's rise to power, the paper was taken over by the Nazi Party and aligned with its ideology.

[1] The Süddeutsche Zeitung considers itself the successor of the liberal Münchner Neueste Nachrichten and has used the name for its local pages.