AG founded for new newspaper in Obwalden and Nidwalden
On Monday, «ONZ Obwalden und Nidwalden Zeitung AG» was founded in Stans. The initiators and shareholders are, in equal parts, the company Nidwaldner Volksblatt, Obwalden-based entrepreneurs, and Brienz-based Gossweiler Media, publisher of the Jungfrau Zeitung. The new corporation aims to establish a comprehensive media platform for the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden.
The focus is on local news, background information, analysis, service and entertainment. An editorial team publishes seven days a week on a freely accessible online and mobile platform. A print edition will also appear twice a week and will be offered on a subscription basis. A micro-newspaper license agreement has been concluded with Gossweiler Media for this purpose.
Thomas Gasser, a qualified master builder from Lungern, was elected President. Marlène Wirthner-Durrer, President of the Nidwaldner Volksblatt company from Stans, will be Vice President. Armin Durrer, a lawyer from Stans, and Urs Gossweiler, a fourth-generation newspaper publisher from Brienz, are also members of the Board of Directors. Talks are currently being held with candidates for the position of Editor-in-Chief, according to a press release issued on Monday.
Thomas Gasser, a qualified master builder from Lungern, was elected President. Marlène Wirthner-Durrer, President of the Nidwaldner Volksblatt company from Stans, will be Vice President. Armin Durrer, a lawyer from Stans, and Urs Gossweiler, a fourth-generation newspaper publisher from Brienz, are also members of the Board of Directors. Talks are currently being held with candidates for the position of Editor-in-Chief, according to a press release issued on Monday.
