ZO Medien reorganizes editorial team and cuts jobs
Zürcher Oberland Medien is reorganizing the company for economic reasons. The editorial departments of the daily newspapers *Zürcher Oberländer* and *Anzeiger von Uster*, the weekly newspaper *Regio.ch*, and *ZO Online* will be merged, and eight positions will be eliminated.
Zürcher Oberland Medien is reorganizing the company for economic reasons. As of December 1, 2009, ZO Medien is merging the editorial offices into a joint newsroom in order to produce editorial content for the daily and weekly newspapers and the online service more efficiently. A redundancy plan is in place for the eight employees who are losing their jobs, according to a statement from ZO Medien.
Over the course of the year, advertisements have fallen by 20 percent, the media company wrote in a press release on Saturday. According to the press release, the Board of Directors and management are convinced that this is not a temporary economic downturn. In addition, the three regional newspapers Zürcher Oberländer, Zürichsee Zeitung and Zürcher Unterländer will be examining models for merging the publishing, technology and administration departments in the coming months.
Over the course of the year, advertisements have fallen by 20 percent, the media company wrote in a press release on Saturday. According to the press release, the Board of Directors and management are convinced that this is not a temporary economic downturn. In addition, the three regional newspapers Zürcher Oberländer, Zürichsee Zeitung and Zürcher Unterländer will be examining models for merging the publishing, technology and administration departments in the coming months.
