AZ and BZ make massive job cuts
Newspapers: The Aargauer Zeitung (AZ) is cutting 20 of its 275 jobs. About half of these cuts are in the local newsroom and among the technical editorial staff.
Newspapers The Aargauer Zeitung (AZ) is cutting 20 of its 275 jobs. Around half of these will be in the local editorial office and technical editorial staff, while the rest will be cut in publishing, administration and advertising production. At least one job will be lost in each of AZ's external editorial offices in Zofingen and Niederamt in the canton of Solothurn. According to AZ publisher Peter Wanner, the merger of other external departments is being examined. The Berner Zeitung (BZ) is also cutting 15 full-time positions in the editorial and publishing departments to save money. A total of 23 people are affected, all of whom have been made redundant. There are no natural redundancies.
