David Sieber new Editor-in-Chief of BZ Basel and BZ Basellandschaftliche Zeitung
David Sieber is to become the new Editor-in-Chief of the newspapers BZ Basel and BZ Basellandschaftliche Zeitung. The 53-year-old, most recently Editor-in-Chief of the daily newspaper Südostschweiz, succeeds Matthias Zehnder, who is changing career direction.
Matthias Zehnder has been Editor-in-Chief of BZ and BZ Basellandschaftliche Zeitung since November 1, 2012. Over the past three years, he has also positioned the BZ in the city and agglomeration of Basel and made it an important voice. The bz is the only paid daily newspaper in Switzerland to have increased its circulation during this time. Having completed his development work in Basel-Stadt, Zehnder is stepping down and taking a new direction.
The Board of Directors of AZ Medien has appointed David Sieber as the new Editor-in-Chief. The Basel native entered journalism in 1989 and worked as foreign, business and federal editor at Südostschweiz. He later headed the domestic desk of the Berner Zeitung. After various further training courses, he worked as a freelance journalist for AZ Nordwestschweiz and as editor of the Swiss Parliament for Schweiz am Sonntag. Sieber has been editor-in-chief of Südostschweiz since 2009. He further developed the newspaper in terms of content and appearance and brought it into the digital age. His departure from Somedia was announced in June (Werbewoche.ch reported). According to the press release, the Board of Directors and management of AZ Medien are delighted to have gained a distinguished journalist and experienced manager in Sieber.
