Investigations against Tageswoche discontinued
For the Basler Tageswoche, the circulation manipulation involving its weekly print run will not result in criminal charges. The Basel-Stadt Public Prosecutor’s Office has dropped the criminal case that was initiated in February against the person responsible.
A spokesman for the public prosecutor's office confirmed on Wednesday corresponding information from the Basel news portal Online Reports. The investigation was based on suspicion of fraud, possibly unfair competition. The public prosecutor's office had initiated the proceedings based on a report in the
Local television Telebasel initiated the investigation on its own initiative in February. Now, according to the spokesman, it was discontinued due to lack of evidence or the absence of a criminal complaint.
Telebasel had reported that the Tageswoche was delivering just under half of its certified circulation of 26358 copies at the time to Basel and Zurich airports free of charge. However, according to Tageswoche, the circulation trick complied with Wemf's guidelines for advertising media research.
According to provisional Wemf figures, the total printed circulation of the Tageswoche is currently 23846 copies. Of these, 5682 copies are sold individually or by subscription. Equally important to Tageswoche, however, is its digital reach. In October, it recorded 135000 unique clients (IGeräte). (SDA)
