Kleinbasler Zeitung Vogel Gryff ceases its own publication
The traditional Kleinbasel newspaper Vogel Gryff ceases publication as an independent publication. It will be integrated into the monthly magazine Basel aktuell, which is being relaunched as the city edition of the existing publication Regio aktuell.
The cooperative Neue Kleinbasler Medien had decided to publish the traditional newspaper Bird Gryff for economic reasons, Birs Forum Medien and the publishers' cooperative announced in a joint media release on Tuesday.
The Birs Forum Medien publishing house in Basel-Landschaft, based in Arlesheim, is taking over the publishing rights to the Bird Gryff and, from March 2021, will act as publisher of Basel current appear, the statement continues.
Christian Kern, vice president of the Neue Kleinbasler Medien cooperative, spoke of a good solution when asked by the Keystone-SDA news agency. In the difficult situation in the media landscape, it was a matter of joining forces, he said. One of the journalists and the sales consultant will continue to be employed by the new magazine, he said. How many layoffs will be made is not yet clear, he said.
IG Kleinbasel regrets the change
The IG Kleinbasel, for which the Bird Gryff served as the official body, took note of the news with great regret. The IG will now have to think about whether the planned integration is an acceptable solution, said its president, André Auderset, when asked.
The Bird Gryff has a history of around 70 years. Until the beginning of 2020, the newspaper was published in tabloid format every fourteen days. During the Corona crisis, it appeared only once a month. (SDA)
