Free newspaper Rigi-Anzeiger discontinues print edition
After more than 50 years, it’s over: The weekly newspaper Rigi-Anzeiger, which is distributed in the cantons of Lucerne, Zug, and Schwyz, delivered what is, for the time being, its final print edition on Friday. The reason is a significant decline in advertising revenue.
The print edition will be temporarily discontinued, publisher and editor Roland Gerber is quoted as saying in a statement on the newspaper's website. Various media outlets had reported on the discontinuation. In future, the content will only be available online, the statement continues. The publisher and editorial team are doing everything they can to get the current liquidity crisis under control again.
The Rigi Anzeiger based in Inwil, has been published in the Rontal and Rigiland regions for 54 years and has a circulation of 36,185 copies. Every Friday, it was distributed by the post office to all letterboxes in the catchment area from Adligenswil LU to Immensee SZ and Rotkreuz ZG. A good handful of journalists wrote for the paper. (SDA)
