"We want to emphasize cooperation more strongly"
Cutting costs and pulling together: Tamedia spokesperson Christoph Zimmer comments on the upcoming changes at the Zurich-based publishing house.
Christoph Zimmer: No. News will move into a joint newsroom with Newsnetz at the end of August. The collaboration will then be gradually established and expanded. Implementation and concrete steps, which are still open today, will develop on a day-to-day basis.
WW: News no longer has its own website. You can access the Tagi Newsnetz site via Newsprint.ch. What is planned in this regard?
Christoph Zimmer: We want to emphasize the cooperation between Tages-Anzeiger, Newsnetz and News within a joint media network. One step is the new design of the front page of News, another is the cooperation between News and Newsnetz and a further element is the integration of News into Newsnetz. Readers of News will thus benefit from an up-to-date and comprehensive range of information compared to the static e-paper. However, the News e-paper will remain available via Tagesanzeiger.ch.
WW: The Tages-Anzeiger is cutting over 50 full-time jobs. The redundancies will be announced this week. Can you be more specific? To what extent are the external editorial offices of the regional splits affected?
Christoph Zimmer: All departments are affected by the reduction. We do not publish figures for individual departments.
WW: Major changes are also underway at Züritipp. How far have the strategic considerations progressed?
Christoph Zimmer: Züritipp will remain an independent supplement, but like all other sections of the Tages-Anzeiger, it will have to contribute to the cost reductions.
WW: The City of Zurich's culture department has repeatedly expressed its dissatisfaction with the cultural agenda. They feel that they are not given enough consideration. Would a collaboration be conceivable?
Christoph Zimmer: We are always open to discussions.
