Joint web plans of Tagi and Baz not ready to go ahead
On Thursday, *Die Weltwoche* reported that *Tages-anzeiger.ch*, together with the *Basler Zeitung* and the two Bern-based Tamedia publications, was to be expanded into a national news network. *Baz* publisher Matthias Hagemann, however, says that no concrete project exists.
What Weltwoche spread as a personnel matter is nothing more than a rumor: Tages-anzeiger.ch is to be expanded into a national news network together with Basler Zeitung and the two Bern-based Tamedia titles. Baz publisher Matthias Hagemann said on request: "Of course we have to look at how we position ourselves online. We will certainly look into a clever project that allows us to retain our independence." But there is neither a concrete project, nor is anything ready for discussion, he said. Tamedia spokesman Christoph Zimmer was also tight-lipped on the subject. He only said that former magazine editor-in-chief Res Strehle was responsible for the further development of the web platforms and that the online sector was undoubtedly "a very important project" for Tamedia.
