Publisher of Jungfrau Zeitung also takes over as editor-in-chief

 Urs Gossweiler, the publisher of Jungfrau Zeitung, will also become editor-in-chief of the newspaper as of September 1, 2007. According to a press release from the publisher Gossweiler Media, in future he will no longer only perform representative and strategic tasks as publisher, but will also be operationally active. In his dual role, however, he will set clear priorities: "In case of doubt, we will always opt for journalism," Gossweiler is quoted as saying in the press release. The editor-in-chief of the so-called micro-newspaper has been in different hands in recent years. Since February of this year, Annette Marti has been managing the editorial team ad interim (see
). Gossweiler has a number of plans for his new post: On the one hand, he wants to incorporate his liberal ideas into the editorial team, but without restricting the equal existence of different opinions in the paper. On the other hand, he is aiming for growth in readership: The proportion of readers in the circulation area should increase from 67 to 70 percent.
With Tamedia, which has taken over Bern-based Espace Media, Jungfrau Zeitung has gained a new, direct competitor. For Gossweiler, it is therefore crucial in this competitive market situation that the company continues to develop its journalism, design and technology in-house and across all media.