Graubünden government does not save Rhaeto-Romanic daily newspaper
The Graubünden government is not the lifeline for the Rhaeto-Romanic daily newspaper La Quotidiana. The preservation or discontinuation of the paper is solely in the hands of the publisher, Südostschweiz Mediengruppe, the executive announced on Monday in response to a question from the cantonal parliament.
The Graubünden government is not the lifeline for the Rhaeto-Romanic daily newspaper La Quotidiana. The preservation or discontinuation of the paper is solely in the hands of the publisher, Südostschweiz Mediengruppe, the executive announced on Monday in response to a question from the cantonal parliament.
It is the task of the state to create the necessary framework conditions for such a product. It does not want to intervene in the market to "distort competition". The government also sees no possibility of commissioning the state-financed Rhaeto-Romanic news agency ANR to publish the newspaper. Nor do the political and legal requirements exist to oblige a private publisher to publish a newspaper.
Südostschweiz publisher Hanspeter Lebrument wants to produce La Quotidiana more cheaply or possibly only publish it once a week. Negotiations have been underway since mid-September to keep the paper as a daily newspaper.
The possibility of bringing the editorial offices of the Rhaeto-Romanic news agency ANR and the daily newspaper La Quotidiana closer together in order to achieve synergies is currently being examined. The Romansh daily newspaper, which has been published since 1997, is ANR's main customer.
It is the task of the state to create the necessary framework conditions for such a product. It does not want to intervene in the market to "distort competition". The government also sees no possibility of commissioning the state-financed Rhaeto-Romanic news agency ANR to publish the newspaper. Nor do the political and legal requirements exist to oblige a private publisher to publish a newspaper.
Südostschweiz publisher Hanspeter Lebrument wants to produce La Quotidiana more cheaply or possibly only publish it once a week. Negotiations have been underway since mid-September to keep the paper as a daily newspaper.
The possibility of bringing the editorial offices of the Rhaeto-Romanic news agency ANR and the daily newspaper La Quotidiana closer together in order to achieve synergies is currently being examined. The Romansh daily newspaper, which has been published since 1997, is ANR's main customer.
