Baz turns Reinacher Zeitung into a purely online format
The Reinacher Zeitung will soon no longer be published in printed form. As the company Basler Zeitung Medien announced on Wednesday, the official publication organ of the municipality of Reinach will in future only be published as an online newspaper.
The Reinacher Zeitung will soon no longer be published in printed form. As the company Basler Zeitung Medien announced on Wednesday, the official publication organ of the municipality of Reinach will in future only be published as an online newspaper.
The Reinacher Zeitung was previously distributed to households every 14 days with a circulation of 9,800 copies. The last print edition will now be published on December 12.
The Reinacher Zeitung was taken over by Basler Zeitung Medien in 2001 and has since belonged to LV Lokalzeitungen Verlags AG alongside three other local papers. When asked, its managing director Patrick Wehrli justified the discontinuation of the print edition with the excessive costs of production and distribution of the loss-making paper, which also faces competition from another free newspaper.
Following the success of the online newspaper to date, the company is now fully committed to the Internet.
Wehrli said that the funds freed up by dispensing with the printed edition will be invested in the editorial section. Instead of fortnightly, there will be regular reports about Reinach in future.
When asked about the decision by Basler Zeitung Medien, Reinach municipal administrator Thomas Sauter expressed his surprise. Sauter said on Wednesday that the municipality had only been informed on Tuesday that the printed Reinach newspaper was being discontinued and had been presented with a fait accompli.
The Reinacher Zeitung was previously distributed to households every 14 days with a circulation of 9,800 copies. The last print edition will now be published on December 12.
The Reinacher Zeitung was taken over by Basler Zeitung Medien in 2001 and has since belonged to LV Lokalzeitungen Verlags AG alongside three other local papers. When asked, its managing director Patrick Wehrli justified the discontinuation of the print edition with the excessive costs of production and distribution of the loss-making paper, which also faces competition from another free newspaper.
Following the success of the online newspaper to date, the company is now fully committed to the Internet.
Wehrli said that the funds freed up by dispensing with the printed edition will be invested in the editorial section. Instead of fortnightly, there will be regular reports about Reinach in future.
When asked about the decision by Basler Zeitung Medien, Reinach municipal administrator Thomas Sauter expressed his surprise. Sauter said on Wednesday that the municipality had only been informed on Tuesday that the printed Reinach newspaper was being discontinued and had been presented with a fait accompli.
