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On Friday, the ONZ Obwalden and Nidwalden Zeitung was published for the first time with a large print run of 37,000 copies. It had already launched as an online publication on Thursday evening, providing ongoing coverage of the two cantons in Central Switzerland.
The ONZ appears as a printed edition twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday. Thematically, it concentrates on Obwalden and Nidwalden. It presents its material in five columns in four sections: Politics, Business, Culture and Sport. The event magazine "7 Tage" is also enclosed on Friday. In the first issue, ONZ takes stock of the general elections in Obwalden and Nidwalden, among other things. The business section opens with the helicopter transport of a gondola cabin. The culture section offers a review of the Stans Music Days. And in sport, the wrestling season is at the top of the list.
The new newspaper was launched within a very short space of time. This was triggered by the discontinuation of the Nidwaldner and Obwaldner Wochenblatt by LZ Medien in August 2009. The initiators met for the first time at the end of November. By the end of March, the share capital of three million francs had already been collected - distributed among over 400 shareholders. However, the initiators did not have to start from scratch. They took over the micro-newspaper concept from Gossweiler Media in Brienz.
After distribution to all households at the start, the newspaper guarantees advertising customers a minimum circulation of 10,000 copies beyond the launch phase. It hopes to have 10,000 subscribers within five years. ONZ has 15 full-time positions at its Alpnach site, 8 of which are in the editorial department. According to publisher and project manager Urs Gossweiler, around two thirds of the positions are currently filled. The positions that have not yet been filled will be temporarily taken over by the Gossweiler Media project team.
The OnZ project should not, however, be seen as a challenge to the Neue Luzerner Zeitung and its head papers in Central Switzerland, says Editor-in-Chief Francesco Welti. The aim is to obtain information from the region for the region and disseminate it via various channels.
The new newspaper was launched within a very short space of time. This was triggered by the discontinuation of the Nidwaldner and Obwaldner Wochenblatt by LZ Medien in August 2009. The initiators met for the first time at the end of November. By the end of March, the share capital of three million francs had already been collected - distributed among over 400 shareholders. However, the initiators did not have to start from scratch. They took over the micro-newspaper concept from Gossweiler Media in Brienz.
After distribution to all households at the start, the newspaper guarantees advertising customers a minimum circulation of 10,000 copies beyond the launch phase. It hopes to have 10,000 subscribers within five years. ONZ has 15 full-time positions at its Alpnach site, 8 of which are in the editorial department. According to publisher and project manager Urs Gossweiler, around two thirds of the positions are currently filled. The positions that have not yet been filled will be temporarily taken over by the Gossweiler Media project team.
The OnZ project should not, however, be seen as a challenge to the Neue Luzerner Zeitung and its head papers in Central Switzerland, says Editor-in-Chief Francesco Welti. The aim is to obtain information from the region for the region and disseminate it via various channels.
