Le Courrier: Editor-in-chief dismissed without notice
The editor-in-chief of the Geneva daily newspaper Le Courrier, Fabio Lo Verso, was dismissed without notice on Wednesday evening.
The General Assembly of the publishing company NAC justified its decision with Lo Verso's management style. This was no longer appropriate, said NAC President Florio Togni according to SDA. It had never been a question of the content of the daily newspaper. Nor did the editor-in-chief's absences due to illness play a role, Togni assured on request.
Lo Verso had lost the trust of the Courrier staff. At the beginning of April, Lo Verso had already been asked not to come back to the office when he returned from several months' absence due to illness. Last week, the NAC committee then asked him to resign. From Lo Verso's point of view, this was a dispute over content. He had gone against the wishes of the editorial team and was against an edition with fewer pages. The staff, who have a lot of power at the left-leaning newspaper, did not like this at all, said the fired editor-in-chief.
Nevertheless, Lo Verso drew a positive balance of his three years as editor-in-chief. Under his leadership, the editorial quality has increased, the readership has grown and profits have been made. The newspaper, which is constantly plagued by money worries and does not need advertisements, had 8,766 readers at the end of last year.
Until Lo Verso's successor is found, the two deputy editors-in-chief Rachad Armanions and Simon Petite will lead the paper, as they have been doing for the past few months, as Le Courrier announced in a communiqué.
Lo Verso had lost the trust of the Courrier staff. At the beginning of April, Lo Verso had already been asked not to come back to the office when he returned from several months' absence due to illness. Last week, the NAC committee then asked him to resign. From Lo Verso's point of view, this was a dispute over content. He had gone against the wishes of the editorial team and was against an edition with fewer pages. The staff, who have a lot of power at the left-leaning newspaper, did not like this at all, said the fired editor-in-chief.
Nevertheless, Lo Verso drew a positive balance of his three years as editor-in-chief. Under his leadership, the editorial quality has increased, the readership has grown and profits have been made. The newspaper, which is constantly plagued by money worries and does not need advertisements, had 8,766 readers at the end of last year.
Until Lo Verso's successor is found, the two deputy editors-in-chief Rachad Armanions and Simon Petite will lead the paper, as they have been doing for the past few months, as Le Courrier announced in a communiqué.
