Media data

The material collected on research trips is published through various distribution channels.
Editorial focus: Worldwide research on the topics of travel, culture, politics and cuisine.
Photos, texts and radio features, in more than 300 media.

Index Figures

Broken down separately for the magazine Tellerrand-Stories, the photo agency Alamy and Photocrowd (as of April 2025):

Tellerrand-Stories

Alamy

Photocrowd

Primary media

• Publisher of the quadrilingual online magazine Tellerrand-Stories
• Freelance authors in various media (print, broadcast and online)
• Photo editors have access to our photos via the Alamy photo agency network

Social media channels are not primary media for us, but are primarily used for informal exchange.

Georg Berg is one of the most successful artists in the Photocrowd photographer network.

Tellerrand-Stories (online magazine)

This four-language travel magazine has readers all over the world. The articles are available online in German, English, French and Spanish without a paywall. They are free of advertising and are received intensively. The length of visits is long and on average more than six pages are called up. Each article contains a clearly visible link to the portfolio of photographer Georg Berg at the Alamy photo agency.

In the image-rich reports of the Tellerrand stories, readers focus on their searched topic. Additional information linked to the photos has agency quality. Geoinformation helps with orientation.

In the age of AI, credibility and transparency are irreplaceable. All images and texts in this magazine are based on our own observations and are produced according to strict journalistic criteria. Translations are supported by Deepl and, like the original German texts, are reviewed by editors before publication. There is a link to the original text on every translated page. Tellerrand-Stories supports the Content Authenticity Initiative as a member.

Alamy (photo agency)

The Alamy photo agency is part of the PA Media group. Its global network of 750 agencies includes Reuters, dpa and Mauritius, among others. All images are labeled with captions that meet the highest journalistic standards.

Georg Berg has been working as an agency photographer for Alamy since 2001. More than 29,000 of his pictures have led to a high reach in professional networks and have been published in more than 300 media. On Google and Bing, his images are among the top-ranked search results in their subject area.

Reach

We predominantly reach the post-material leadership milieu, which includes the committed-sovereign educated elite. Our audience is characterized by a sustainable lifestyle without an ideology of renunciation, as well as a spirit of optimism with a pronounced awareness of planetary challenges.

The Tellerrand-Stories tell of discoveries in different cultures and leave well-trodden paths. All articles focus on one main topic and remain timelessly relevant. With the evergreen content concept, we reach our audience with pinpoint accuracy.

Both the articles and the photos are predominantly found through thematic searches. Due to the structuring by countries, top topics and categories, many users read additional articles related to their original information needs. Tellerrand-Stories is also archived in the German National Library under ISSN: 2750-4069.

Search engine positioning

We evaluate the relevance of our content not only according to SERP positioning. Positionings on search engine result lists depend on the search term and are hardly comparable. On the other hand, it should be emphasized that more than 100 Google Maps POIs (Point of Interest) link directly to articles or photos from Tellerrand-Stories or Alamy.

Methodology Note

This page not only reflects the reach of our online presence, but also includes the global visibility of our content via photo agencies such as Alamy and other distribution channels. While we do use Google Analytics, as outlined in our Privacy Policy, we rely on it solely for internal content optimization and not for commercial tracking purposes.

For an independent, ad-free journalism platform like Tellerrand-Stories, published in four languages and built on modern technologies like caching and content delivery networks, Google Analytics alone offers only a limited view. Factors like ad blockers or cached page loads distort the statistics. In addition, GA lacks indicators relevant to journalism—such as multilingual resonance, thematic reach, or external use of visual content.

We therefore follow a broader methodology that combines various data sources such as server logs, language analytics, reader feedback, and third-party image distribution. This offers a more transparent and complete view of the real-world impact and reach of our stories and visuals.