Le Matin closes regional offices

 The French-speaking Swiss daily newspaper Le Matin is closing its regional offices. The cost-cutting measure is being taken because free newspapers and the declining advertising market are taking their toll on the newspaper title. The offices in Sion, Fribourg, Geneva, Delsberg, Biel and Zurich will be closed, as Le Matin editor-in-chief Peter Rothenbühler told SDA in response to a report in the Fribourg daily La Liberté. According to Rothenbühler, the affected correspondents will be stationed at the Lausanne headquarters or work from their homes. As French-speaking Switzerland is not that big, this would not cause any major problems. In future, the newspaper intends to cover major events flexibly with additional staff.