''Luzerner Zeitung'' (LZ) is a
Swiss
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German-language
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daily newspaper
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, published in
Lucerne
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.
History and profile
''Luzerner Zeitung'' was created in 1996 through the merger of ''Luzerner Zeitung'' (''LZ'') and ''
Luzerner Neuste Nachrichten'' (''LNN''). ''Luzerner Zeitung'' (1991–1996) had replaced the two daily newspapers ''
Luzerner Tagblatt'' and ''
Vaterland
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''. The paper is owned by AG für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung which also owns ''
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
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'' and ''
St. Galler Tagblatt
''St. Galler Tagblatt'', commonly shortened to ''Tagblatt'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in St. Gallen.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1789 as ''Tagblatt der Stadt St. Gallen''. Its current na ...
''.
[ Its ]editor-in-chief
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is Thomas Bornhauser.
The newspaper is published in six regional editions:
In 1997 ''Neue Luzerner Zeitung'' had a circulation of 131,761 copies. Its circulation was 133,000 copies in 2003. According to WEMF AG WEMF may refer to:
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, , the newspaper had a certified distribution of 134,526 copies and a readership of 290,000. The 2006 circulation of the paper was 131,004 copies. It was 127,244 copies in 2009.
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.
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References
External links
luzernerzeitung.ch
(in German
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), the newspaper's official website
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