Tages-Anzeiger: Tamedia cuts 50 full-time jobs
The decision has been made, the figures have been announced: The Tages-Anzeiger is cutting a total of 50 full-time editorial positions as part of its reorganization. The personnel measures go hand in hand with the changeover to a four-bundle concept.
The decision has been made, the figures have been announced: The Tages-Anzeiger is cutting a total of 50 full-time editorial positions as part of its reorganization. The personnel measures go hand in hand with the changeover to a four-bundle concept.
The reduction, which affects all departments, is part of a comprehensive new concept that also provides for savings in printing and distribution through the introduction of a four-bundle newspaper. All regional information will be brought together in one newspaper bundle. This is intended to strengthen the regionalization of the paper. The appearance of Switzerland's largest subscription-based daily newspaper is to be given a "higher quality" with a new design from fall 2009 and reader guidance is to be greatly improved, Tamedia wrote in a press release on Wednesday.
Together with the news platform Tagesanzeiger.ch and the commuter newspaper News, the Tages-Anzeiger intends to exploit the possibilities of a comprehensive media network in a more targeted manner in future. The editorial teams of Newsnetz and the commuter newspaper News will therefore move into a joint newsroom in August 2009, which will be directly connected to the Tages-Anzeiger editorial ship. Over the course of the second half of 2009, the Newsnetz and News editorial teams will gradually expand their collaboration. The plan is to incorporate Newsnetz content into the commuter newspaper News and for the two editorial teams to work closely together with the Tages-Anzeiger in the area of basic news coverage. The cooperation will lead to a further gradual reduction of the editorial staff by the end of 2009, which, however, can probably be realized without layoffs, Tamedia continues.
In future, the editorial offices of the Tages-Anzeiger media network, including the Tages-Anzeiger daily newspaper, the Newsnetz and the commuter newspaper News, will comprise a total of around 235 full-time positions.
The reduction, which affects all departments, is part of a comprehensive new concept that also provides for savings in printing and distribution through the introduction of a four-bundle newspaper. All regional information will be brought together in one newspaper bundle. This is intended to strengthen the regionalization of the paper. The appearance of Switzerland's largest subscription-based daily newspaper is to be given a "higher quality" with a new design from fall 2009 and reader guidance is to be greatly improved, Tamedia wrote in a press release on Wednesday.
Together with the news platform Tagesanzeiger.ch and the commuter newspaper News, the Tages-Anzeiger intends to exploit the possibilities of a comprehensive media network in a more targeted manner in future. The editorial teams of Newsnetz and the commuter newspaper News will therefore move into a joint newsroom in August 2009, which will be directly connected to the Tages-Anzeiger editorial ship. Over the course of the second half of 2009, the Newsnetz and News editorial teams will gradually expand their collaboration. The plan is to incorporate Newsnetz content into the commuter newspaper News and for the two editorial teams to work closely together with the Tages-Anzeiger in the area of basic news coverage. The cooperation will lead to a further gradual reduction of the editorial staff by the end of 2009, which, however, can probably be realized without layoffs, Tamedia continues.
In future, the editorial offices of the Tages-Anzeiger media network, including the Tages-Anzeiger daily newspaper, the Newsnetz and the commuter newspaper News, will comprise a total of around 235 full-time positions.
