Top of the week 1: Different opinions on the new daily week
Since last week, Basel has had a new weekly newspaper, *Die Tages Woche*, which also features a daily online edition.
Res Strehle, co-editor-in-chief of the Tages-Anzeiger, told Werbewoche: "The Tages Woche is attractively produced. With its focus on elections, it is topical. And it's right to focus on local issues. I thought it was original to tackle the topic of the Swiss Indoors with Novak Djokovic rather than Roger Federer for once. I definitely give the new paper a chance, because it is well positioned financially." Matthias Hagemann, owner and Chairman of the Board of Radio Basilisk, is critical: "The print edition of Die Tages Woche has not yet convinced me thematically and visually. (...) On the other hand, I expect a lot from the daily free online edition, which can certainly gain attention thanks to the good editorial team". Matthias Geering, former editor-in-chief of the Basler Zeitung, says: "The layout is modern, the format handy - the Tages Woche is convincing here. In terms of content, however, this newspaper is still not distinctive enough, it lacks bite. I would have focused this paper more strongly on the Basel region, because this is where the greatest potential lies, both journalistically and economically."
