Thurgauer Zeitung

Thurgauer Zeitung is a Swiss daily newspaper published in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Founded in 1798 it is one of the oldest newspapers still in circulation.

Thurgauer Zeitung
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)CH Media
Founded1798 (1798)
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersSt. Gallen
CountrySwitzerland
WebsiteThurgauer Zeitung

History and profile

Thurgauer Zeitung was established in 1798.[1] The publisher of the paper was Thurgauer Medien AG until October 2005 when Tamedia acquired the daily.[2][3] Tamedia sold the paper to FPH Freie Presse Holding AG, a subsidiary of NZZ Media Group, in April 2010.[4][5] Until that date the paper was published by Huber & Co. AG, a subsidiary of Tamedia.[4] CH Media which has been a joint venture of NZZ Media Group since 2018 is the owner of Thurgauer Zeitung.[6]

Thurgauer Zeitung serves the canton of Thurgau.[4][7] Its headquarters was in Frauenfeld,[1] and later it moved to St. Gallen.[6] As of 2013 the paper was part of Newsnet, a platform of daily newspapers in Switzerland.[8]

In 1967 Thurgauer Zeitung had a circulation of 18,000 copies.[9] It sold 31,879 copies in 1997.[10]

References
  1. Leo Schelbert (2014). Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-4422-3352-2.
  2. "Daily Newspapers Choose Smart Connection Enterprise". openPR. Zaandam. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. "History. 2005". Tamedia AG. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. "FPH Freie Presse Holding takes over Thurgauer Zeitung". Publicitas. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  5. "Where Your Revenues Come From in 2014" (PDF). Pricewaterhouse Coopers AG. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. Heinz Bonfadelli; Werner Meier (2021). "Switzerland: highly concentrated leading news media in austerity and downsizing mode". In Josef Trappel; Tales Tomaz (eds.). The media for democracy monitor 2021. How leading news media survive digital transformation. Vol. 2. Gothenburg: Nordicom. p. 391. doi:10.5167/uzh-205634. ISBN 978-91-88855-42-8.
  7. Marianne Sommer (2012). "'Do You Have Celtic, Jewish or Germanic Roots?' Applied Swiss History before and after DNA". In Katharina Schramm; David Skinner; Richard Rottenburg (eds.). Identity Politics and the New Genetics: Re/Creating Categories of Difference and Belonging. New York; Oxford: Berghahn Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-85745-254-2.
  8. "Media accountability and transparency" (Report). CORDIS. 2013.
  9. Pierre Béguin (May 1967). "The Press in Switzerland". Gazette. 13 (2): 98. doi:10.1177/001654926701300202.
  10. Sibylle Hardmeier (1999). "Political Poll Reporting in Swiss Print Media. Analysis and Suggestions for Quality Improvement". International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 11 (3): 257–274. doi:10.1093/ijpor/11.3.257.
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