District councillor comments on the turmoil at Davos newspaper

 The executive of the municipality of Davos, the Small District Council, is demanding a clear commitment to its product from the publisher of the Davos newspaper. This is in response to the departure of the three-member editorial team. Editor-in-chief Hanspeter Turnheer was dismissed at the end of August because the chemistry between the Board of Directors and the editorial team was no longer right, as Turnheer told Radio Grischa last week. Editor Walter Bäni and editor Brigitte Schärer then resigned at their own request. The Small District Council is following this development "with some concern", as the SDA reported on Friday. The sudden exodus of the entire editorial team creates uncertainty about the future of the newspaper. The Small District Council is therefore demanding "a clear commitment to a strong local newspaper and to Davos as a location" from the publisher.