Covenant stays alive
Espace Media will continue to publish the daily newspaper *Der Bund* in collaboration with the *Tages-Anzeiger*. However, this will involve strict cost-cutting measures: a total of 22 jobs will be cut. In the future, the paper will be positioned even more firmly as a regional newspaper.
Espace Media is continuing the Bernese daily newspaper Der Bund. From fall 2009, the paper will work closely with the Tages-Anzeiger. But with tough cost-cutting measures: A total of 22 jobs will be cut. In future, the paper will be positioned even more consistently as a regional newspaper.
The aim of the collaboration between the Bund and Tages-Anzeiger is to offer the demanding readership of the two titles a jointly developed package with expanded reporting on national and international politics, culture, sport and business, writes Tamedia in a comprehensive press release on Wednesday. The editorial team of the Bund will now comprise 35 full-time positions instead of the previous 54. A total of 19 full-time positions will be cut.
The collaboration between the Bund and Tages-Anzeiger is intended to strengthen both titles. Der Bund will be responsible for the joint editorial office in Bern and will provide Tages-Anzeiger with selected business, cultural and special pages. In return, Der Bund will receive national content from Tages-Anzeiger. Four newspaper bundles with a new design are planned. The first bundle will include domestic and international reporting, the second bundle will cover business topics and the new sports section created jointly with the Tages-Anzeiger. The city and canton of Berne are the focus of the third bundle. The former weekend supplement "Der kleine Bund" is now published daily as the fourth newspaper bundle and is dedicated to topics such as culture, society and knowledge. The editor-in-chief of the Bund will remain 56-year-old Artur K. Vogel, who has been at the helm of the daily newspaper since 2007 and played a key role in developing the new concept.
With the continuation of the Bern newspaper model, Espace Media is venturing a strategy that will have to prove itself in the coming years, Tamedia continues. The cooperation with the Tages-Anzeiger is intended to reduce the previous losses and achieve balanced results in the medium term. In order to further improve the economic prospects of the Bund, the subscription fee will be increased in the medium term. At the same time, Espace Media will enter into negotiations on the future support of the Bund with those institutions and companies whose representatives have campaigned for the preservation of the daily newspaper in the "Save the Bund" committee.
In order to exploit the opportunities offered by journalistic competition in Bern, the Berner Zeitung wants to position itself even more consistently as a leading regional newspaper. A new community editorial team will further improve contact with readers. A stronger regionalization of the news platform Bernerzeitung.ch within the Newsnetz is also planned.
The aim of the collaboration between the Bund and Tages-Anzeiger is to offer the demanding readership of the two titles a jointly developed package with expanded reporting on national and international politics, culture, sport and business, writes Tamedia in a comprehensive press release on Wednesday. The editorial team of the Bund will now comprise 35 full-time positions instead of the previous 54. A total of 19 full-time positions will be cut.
The collaboration between the Bund and Tages-Anzeiger is intended to strengthen both titles. Der Bund will be responsible for the joint editorial office in Bern and will provide Tages-Anzeiger with selected business, cultural and special pages. In return, Der Bund will receive national content from Tages-Anzeiger. Four newspaper bundles with a new design are planned. The first bundle will include domestic and international reporting, the second bundle will cover business topics and the new sports section created jointly with the Tages-Anzeiger. The city and canton of Berne are the focus of the third bundle. The former weekend supplement "Der kleine Bund" is now published daily as the fourth newspaper bundle and is dedicated to topics such as culture, society and knowledge. The editor-in-chief of the Bund will remain 56-year-old Artur K. Vogel, who has been at the helm of the daily newspaper since 2007 and played a key role in developing the new concept.
With the continuation of the Bern newspaper model, Espace Media is venturing a strategy that will have to prove itself in the coming years, Tamedia continues. The cooperation with the Tages-Anzeiger is intended to reduce the previous losses and achieve balanced results in the medium term. In order to further improve the economic prospects of the Bund, the subscription fee will be increased in the medium term. At the same time, Espace Media will enter into negotiations on the future support of the Bund with those institutions and companies whose representatives have campaigned for the preservation of the daily newspaper in the "Save the Bund" committee.
In order to exploit the opportunities offered by journalistic competition in Bern, the Berner Zeitung wants to position itself even more consistently as a leading regional newspaper. A new community editorial team will further improve contact with readers. A stronger regionalization of the news platform Bernerzeitung.ch within the Newsnetz is also planned.
