Muller Martini: Thurgau newspaper threatened with advertising boycott
Muller Martini has withdrawn advertising orders from the Thurgauer Zeitung. The reason for this was a critical article about the redundancies at the bookbinding system manufacturer.
Muller Martini has withdrawn advertising orders from the Thurgauer Zeitung newspaper because it wrote a critical article about the Thurgau-based company. The background to the dispute is a report about the crisis-ridden Muller Martini, which announced in the spring that it would be cutting a total of 200 jobs, 60 of them in Felben-Wellhausen. At the same time, the company is investing in the restoration of a classic car. The newspaper had criticized the restoration as a luxury in times of crisis, which the employees affected felt was an affront to them.
Talks are currently underway between the bookbinding system manufacturer and the newspaper to resolve the differences, said managing director Michael Thüler when asked by the SDA news agency. Until then, the advertisements have been stopped. Thüler sees no connection between the renovation of the old-timer and the redundancies, but admits that the timing is unfortunate. However, the company will continue to work with the Thurgauer Zeitung.
Talks are currently underway between the bookbinding system manufacturer and the newspaper to resolve the differences, said managing director Michael Thüler when asked by the SDA news agency. Until then, the advertisements have been stopped. Thüler sees no connection between the renovation of the old-timer and the redundancies, but admits that the timing is unfortunate. However, the company will continue to work with the Thurgauer Zeitung.
