Baz editorial team stops "outwardly visible protest"
Resistance within the editorial staff of the Basler Zeitung (BaZ) appears to be subsiding. At Monday’s meeting of the editorial board, it was decided to begin an orderly withdrawal.
The editorial team has so far demanded in vain that the owners terminate Christoph Blocher's consultancy mandate. The Tagesanzeiger reported on Tuesday that the editorial team wanted to uphold the demand, but would cease any outwardly visible protest. This is not least in order to calm the situation, which is becoming increasingly untenable for everyone involved.
According to the Tagesanzeiger, editorial staff are now reporting subscription losses of around 1500 in just over a week. This would correspond to a high six-figure loss. The relationship between the editorial team and editor-in-chief Markus Somm remains tense. After Somm himself explained his position in major editorials, he also banned his editorial team from printing the latest media release in the newspaper.
According to the Tagesanzeiger, editorial staff are now reporting subscription losses of around 1500 in just over a week. This would correspond to a high six-figure loss. The relationship between the editorial team and editor-in-chief Markus Somm remains tense. After Somm himself explained his position in major editorials, he also banned his editorial team from printing the latest media release in the newspaper.
