Basler Zeitung: New management structure and new department heads
The Basler Zeitung is adopting a new management structure: Effective September 1, the editorial board will consist of Editor-in-Chief Markus Somm, his deputy David Thommen, Managing Editor Eugen Sorg, and Managing Editor Roland Harisberger.
The heads of the six departments will also be partially reassigned, as can be seen from Friday's Baz according to SDA. For example, the "Politics" department will now be headed by Thomas Lüthi managed. The 50-year-old was most recently head of communications at the Baselland Department of Economic Affairs and Health. The 46-year-old becomes head of economics Daniel Schindler, previously a member of the business editorial team.
The 50-year-old Raphael Suter will be the new head of the "Basel-Stadt" department. Suter had been a member of the editorial team until 2010, but left the paper when former editor-in-chief Mathias Geering was replaced by Somm . Since the beginning of August, the 36-year-old has been in charge of the "Baselland" department. Daniel Ballmer, previously head of the regional section of Sonntag.
In addition, the 45-year-old head of sports Marcel tube, cultural director remains the 54-year-old Christoph Heim. Also new to the Baz editorial team are Michael Breu (previously with Swiss Television), Beni Gafner (Schaffhauser Nachrichten), Hansjörg Müller and Alessandra Paone (Basellandschaftliche Zeitung).
Switch from the Baz to the Tageswoche, which will be published on the Internet and in print in Basel from October 28. Michael Rockenbach, previously head of the Baz department Baselland, and Monika Zech, Marc Krebs and Philipp Loser. Christian man changes to Sunday.
