Reorganization shock at Le Matin
Competition from free newspapers is taking its toll on the French-speaking Swiss tabloid Le Matin: the tabloid is being restructured and six journalists are losing their jobs, including both deputy editors-in-chief.
Competition from free newspapers is taking its toll on the French-speaking Swiss tabloid Le Matin: the tabloid is being restructured and six journalists are losing their jobs, including both deputy editors-in-chief. With the redundancies, the number of Matin journalists will fall from 87 to 81. The editorial team was presented with a fait accompli on Monday and is "in shock", according to an SDA report. The editorial management is not exempt from the changes: Although editor-in-chief Peter Rothenbühler will remain in office, his former deputies Denis Pittet and Jean-Pierre Gattoni will have to vacate their posts for Michel Jeannerat and Ariane Dayer.
Le Matin has an image problem: the paper is often confused with the free newspapers. That's why it needs to differentiate itself more strongly from them in future, as the president of the Matin editors' association told SDA. The reorganization is by no means an initial spark for a merger with the free newspaper Le Matin Bleu. Le Matin Dimanche is not affected by the restructuring.
Le Matin has an image problem: the paper is often confused with the free newspapers. That's why it needs to differentiate itself more strongly from them in future, as the president of the Matin editors' association told SDA. The reorganization is by no means an initial spark for a merger with the free newspaper Le Matin Bleu. Le Matin Dimanche is not affected by the restructuring.
