David Thommen becomes Editor-in-Chief of the Volksstimme

Jürg Gohl is giving up his position for health reasons, according to the Tuesday edition of the Volksstimme, which is published three times a week. However, the 61-year-old will remain with the newspaper as a journalist. Gohl had been editor-in-chief since November 2011.

After an apprenticeship in the print shop of Volksstimme publisher Schaub Medien, David Thommen had already worked as a journalist at Volksstimme from 1988, most recently as deputy editor-in-chief, before moving to Basellandschaftliche Zeitung. Thommen held various positions at Basler Zeitung from 2006 and has been deputy editor-in-chief since 2009. Thommen lives in the Upper Basel region. His successor at the Basler Zeitung has not yet been appointed, according to an inquiry. According to the latest WEMF figures, the Volksstimme has a circulation of 7310 copies. The large circulation, which is distributed in 50 municipalities in the Upper Basel region, comprises 31,064 copies. (SDA)

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