French-speaking Swiss press: Joint platform of the Nouvelliste and Arc Presse editorial teams
The Arc Presse group and the newspaper Le Nouvelliste are moving closer together. The editorial teams were informed on Friday that an editorial platform is planned between the Valais newspaper and the editorial teams of L'Express, L'Imparial, the Journal du Jura and La Côte.
The foreign, domestic and business sections and possibly the society pages of the five newspapers will then look the same from the fall. According to the director of Le Nouvelliste, Patrick Chabbey, a merger of part of the sports editorial team is also being considered. In future, the journalists from the different papers will only produce the regional section independently of each other, as Chabbey told the SDA news agency. The aim is not to cut jobs in the editorial offices, but to improve quality. The editorial offices reacted to the announcement with skepticism, as Olivier Hugon, co-president of the editorial meeting of the Nouvelliste, told SDA. His co-president Joachim Faiss added that there were also concerns about quality.
The Journal du Jura from Biel, the Neueburger Express and L'Impartial from La-Chaux-de-Fonds have been working together under the Arc Presse umbrella since 2007. Recently, La Côté from Neuchâtel also joined the group. According to the editor-in-chief of L'Express and L'Impartial, Nicolas Willemin, the five newspapers now want to adopt a joint layout. However, it remains to be seen how the joint pages will be created in future. A joint intranet is being discussed, or a concentration of the editorial offices concerned in one place.
The French Hersant Group is the main shareholder in the publishing houses of L'Express, L'Impartial and also La Côte. According to SDA, the major publishing house is also considering acquiring a stake in the Valais-based company. In French-speaking Switzerland, the Romandie Combi pool also produces articles for several newspapers.
The Journal du Jura from Biel, the Neueburger Express and L'Impartial from La-Chaux-de-Fonds have been working together under the Arc Presse umbrella since 2007. Recently, La Côté from Neuchâtel also joined the group. According to the editor-in-chief of L'Express and L'Impartial, Nicolas Willemin, the five newspapers now want to adopt a joint layout. However, it remains to be seen how the joint pages will be created in future. A joint intranet is being discussed, or a concentration of the editorial offices concerned in one place.
The French Hersant Group is the main shareholder in the publishing houses of L'Express, L'Impartial and also La Côte. According to SDA, the major publishing house is also considering acquiring a stake in the Valais-based company. In French-speaking Switzerland, the Romandie Combi pool also produces articles for several newspapers.
