''Basler Zeitung'' (literally: "Basler Newspaper"), or ''BaZ'', is a
Swiss German-language
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a ...
regional
daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
, published in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
.
History and profile
''Basler Zeitung'' was created in 1977 through the merger of the ''
Basler Nachrichten'' and the ''
National-Zeitung
The ''National-Zeitung'' (NZ, ''National Newspaper'') was a weekly, extreme right newspaper, published by Gerhard Frey, who also founded the far right Deutsche Volksunion (German People's Union) as an association in 1971, turning it into a politi ...
''. The paper has its headquarters in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
and the
Basel canton.
The newspaper is owned by the Basler Zeitung Medien which also publishes the
free daily newspaper
Free newspapers are distributed Gratis versus libre, free of charge, often in central places in cities and towns, on public transport, with other newspapers, or separately door-to-door. The revenues of such newspapers are based on advertising. Th ...
''
Baslerstab''. The shareholders of ''Basler Zeitung'' are
Tito Tettamanti (75%) and Martin Wagner (25%)
In 1997 ''Basler Zeitung'' had a circulation of 115,297 copies.
[ The circulation of the paper was 104,000 copies in 2003. The 2006 circulation of the daily was 98,645 copies.
]
See also
* List of newspapers in Switzerland
The number of newspapers in Switzerland was 406 before World War I. It reduced to 257 in 1995. The country was ranked fifteenth for 2014 in the yearly Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders and 8th in 2020.
List
Below is a ...
References
*Walter Rüegg (ed.): ''Herausgefordert. Die Geschichte der Basler Zeitung.'' Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2012, .[Karl Lüönd: ]
Die BaZ – geliebt und gehasst.
' In: ''Basler Zeitung'', 1 November 2012.
External links
Official website
bazbuch.ch
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1977 establishments in Switzerland
Daily newspapers published in Switzerland
German-language newspapers published in Switzerland
Newspapers established in 1977
Mass media in Basel