Solothurner Tagblatt: A Farewell with a Look Back
After eight years, the Solothurner Tagblatt will be published for the last time on Saturday. The regional edition of the Berner Zeitung is being discontinued for financial reasons.
After eight years, the Solothurner Tagblatt will be published for the last time on Saturday. For financial reasons, Tamedia—the owner of Espace Media—is discontinuing the regional edition of the Berner Zeitung. The editorial staff bids farewell with a look back.
Across several pages of the newspaper, the editors look back on the most important events and episodes, as Fabian Schäfer, interim editor-in-chief, told the SDA on Friday in response to an inquiry. The most popular columnists are putting pen to paper once again. Among others, the issue will feature pieces by political satirist Andreas Thiel and Solothurn-based philosopher and former Swiss Guard member Reto Stampfli. Stampfli wrote the «Gedankensprünge» column between 2002 and 2009.
The regional edition had been launched to compete with the Solothurner Zeitung. With a circulation of about 10,000 copies and 4,500 paid subscriptions, the Solothurner Tagblatt incurred cumulative losses of about 35 million francs.
Across several pages of the newspaper, the editors look back on the most important events and episodes, as Fabian Schäfer, interim editor-in-chief, told the SDA on Friday in response to an inquiry. The most popular columnists are putting pen to paper once again. Among others, the issue will feature pieces by political satirist Andreas Thiel and Solothurn-based philosopher and former Swiss Guard member Reto Stampfli. Stampfli wrote the «Gedankensprünge» column between 2002 and 2009.
The regional edition had been launched to compete with the Solothurner Zeitung. With a circulation of about 10,000 copies and 4,500 paid subscriptions, the Solothurner Tagblatt incurred cumulative losses of about 35 million francs.
