Changes at the Zofinger Tagblatt
Beat Kirchhofer, the long-time editor-in-chief of the Zofinger Tagblatt, will step down from his editorial leadership role at the end of 2013. At the same time, the print, online, and radio editorial teams will be consolidated into a single newsroom.
Kirchhofer is stepping down as editor for health reasons, Zofinger Tagblatt announced Tuesday. In the future, he will concentrate on political reporting. Overall journalistic responsibility will in future lie with Adrian Gaberthüel, the previous head of IT/new media. The new Head of Journalism/Newsroom will assume his duties on November 1. Who will take over the management of the daily newspapers Zofinger Tagblatt and Luzerner Nachrichten has not yet been decided. The Zofinger Tagblatt has a circulation of around 15,000 copies and is affiliated with the newspaper association Die Nordwestschweiz. (SDA)
