Le Courrier appeals for donations

The Geneva newspaper Le Courrier needs 150,000 francs from now until the end of December. The daily newspaper made an appeal for donations on Saturday in order "to be able to tackle 2010 more calmly", as reported by the SDA. The sum of 150,000 francs "allows the deficit not to be eroded too much". The difficult economic situation has not left the Courrier unscathed. Pressed by the crisis and the loss of purchasing power, many would refrain from renewing their subscription, editor-in-chief Fabio Lo Verso noted in the editorial. The donations would only be used to finance information, Lo Verso emphasized. In recent years, the Geneva daily newspaper had regularly called on its readers to make donations in order to improve the financial situation.
The Quotidien Jurassien is also struggling
The Quotidien Jurassien (QJ) is also struggling with the economic situation. The 120 employees there will not receive a 13-month salary this year. In addition, the weekly working hours of around ten people will be reduced and the subscription price increased. Thanks to these measures, the newspaper should survive the crisis without redundancies. Within eight months, the QJ has lost 20 percent of its advertising revenue due to the crisis, the newspaper announced on a page in Saturday's edition, according to SDA. Despite restrictions at the beginning of the year, further "painful" measures were necessary to ensure the survival of the only cantonal newspaper.