Double change of management at the free newspaper Baslerstab
Marko Lehtinen is the new editor-in-chief of the free newspaper Baslerstab. He succeeds Simone Morger on September 1. In addition, Cyrill Klapka took over from Patrick Wehrli as publishing director on June 1.
Marko Lehtin's previous roles have included cultural editor of the Mittelland Zeitung, music journalist at the Basler Zeitung, presenter at Radio Basel " and deputy editor-in-chief of Baslerstab for two years. Since 2009, he has been head of the Allschwiler Wochenblatt in the suburban community of Allschwil BL. This was announced by Basler Zeitung Medien on Thursday. Morger has left the company at his own request to pursue a new journalistic challenge.
Cyrill Klapka has been Managing Director of Sa-Na Publishing and publisher of the Kleinbasler Zeitung Vogel Gryff and the Basler Weihnachtsmagazin at Basler Zeitung Medien since August 2010.
The Baslerstab is part of Basler Zeitung Medien. The free newspaper is published twice a week with a total circulation of 180,000 copies and is, by its own account, the largest free newspaper in Basel.
