News (newspaper)

News was a Swiss German-language free daily newspaper, published by NP News Print AG between 2007 and 2009.

News
TypeFree daily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)NP News Print AG
EditorPhilppe Pfister
Founded5 December 2007
Political alignmentNeutral
LanguageGerman
Ceased publication4 December 2009 (2009-12-04)
HeadquartersSwitzerland
Circulation334,000
OCLC number638028289
Websitenewsprint.ch (defunct pre-August 2012)

Published in tabloid format, it had regional editions for Zurich, Bern, and Basel as well the middle land of the Swiss plateau.

History and operations

The newspaper was launched on 5 December 2007.[1] Like other Swiss commuter newspapers, it was available in boxes at main transfer points of the public transport system of trains, trams and buses. The newspaper competed with other German-language, free, Swiss newspapers, including .ch, 20 Minuten and heute. It is claimed that it had a circulation of 334,000.

The editions for Bern and Basel ceased publication on 28 August 2009, the Zurich edition on 4 December 2009.[1]

Publisher

NP News Print AG, a joint effort of Tamedia (Tages-Anzeiger, Berner Zeitung) and Basler Zeitung Medien, also publishes the daily Basler Zeitung and the free daily Baslerstab.

See also

References

  1. "Pendlerzeitung News wird eingestellt" (in German). Tamedia. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  • newsprint.ch (defunct pre-August 2012), former official website of the newspaper
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