''Blick'' is a

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, and online news website covering current affairs, entertainment, sports and lifestyle.

History and profile

''Blick'' was established in 1959. The newspaper was the first Swiss

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publication. The format of ''Blick'' was

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until 2005 when it was switched to tabloid. The new format induced controversies: protests began and many boycotted the scandalous newspaper. It was nevertheless a huge financial success. However, in 2009 the daily changed its format to broadsheet. Since February 2017, Christian Dorer has been the Editor-in-Chief. Ladina Heimgartner was appointed as CEO in October 2020. ''Blick'' has a

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political leaning. Its sister paper was from 2008–2018 ''

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'', an evening free daily. Both papers are owned by Ringier and are based in Zurich.

Circulation

In the period of 1995–1996 ''Blick'' had a circulation of 335,143 copies, making it the best-selling paper in the country. In 1997 ''Blick'' had a circulation of 315,548 copies. In 2001 ''Blick'' had a daily circulation of 309,000 copies and a readership of 739,000. Its circulation was 292,292 copies in 2003, making it the best selling newspaper in Switzerland. The 2006 circulation of the paper was 254,657 copies. The Sunday edition ''Sonntagsblick'' had a circulation of 272,425 copies in 2006. ''Blick'' was the best-selling newspaper in 2008 with a circulation of 240,000 copies. Its circulation was 214,555 copies in 2009. The paper had a circulation of 214,880 copies in 2010, making it the third most read paper in the country. According to WEMF Total Audience 2020-2, the Blick Group has a nationwide brand reach of 1,438 million via print and digital. Blick is now the Swiss media brand with the highest digital share, the exclusive, digital users already contribute 69% of the total reach. According to MACH Basic 2020-2, BLICK Print has 403,000 readers throughout Switzerland and has a distributed circulation (WEMF) of 95,944, placing it as the most read paid newspaper in Switzerland.

Online Media

Blick publishes all news online, with free access both to current news and an archive of over 600,000 stories. In 2020, Blick reached 1.2 million users per day for the first time – 42 percent more than in the previous year. Blick is in place three of the most visited Swiss news portals. Blick launched both iOS and Android mobile applications for its content in 2010. On February 17, 2020, the Blick Group launched Blick TV, the first digital channel in Switzerland. Blick TV is produced in the middle of the Blick Group's newsroom and covers the range of Blick topics daily from 6am to 11pm. Background reports from politics, business, people, entertainment, lifestyle, mobile and sports as well as weekly formats complement the program. The Blick Group's podcast offering includes the podcast "Durchblick", which is produced in cooperation with the Gebert Rüf Foundation and which started its second season on September 22, 2020. Other formats such as "Pro und Konter" and "Fux über Sex" complete the selection.

Awards

Blick journalists have won a range of awards including: * Thomas Schlittler, SonntagsBlick, 2020 * Fabian Eberhard, SonntagsBlick, 2019 * Viktor Dammann, Blick, 2010 * Gabrielle Kleinert, Blick, 2007 * Christoph Scheuring, SonntagsBlick, 2006 * Beat Kraushaar & Martin Meier, SonntagsBlick, 2000 * Toto Marti, 3rd Place Swiss Presse Photographer (Sport), 2018

Editors

* Editor-in-chief Blick Group: Christian Dorer (2017 -) * Editor-in-chief Blick website: Katia Murmann (2017 -) * Editor-in-chief Blick: Andreas Dietrich (2017 -) * Editor-in-chief Sport: Steffi Buchli (2021 -) * Editor-in-chief Sport: Felix Bingesser (2011–2020). * Editor-in-chief SonntagsBlick: Gieri Cavelty (2017 -) * Editor-in-chief Blick TV: Jonas Projer (2019 -) * Editor-in-chief Blick Romandie: Michel Jeanneret (2020 -)

History and profile

Circulation

Online Media

Awards

Editors

See also