''Zürichsee-Zeitung'', commonly shortened to ''ZSZ'', is a
Swiss
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German-language
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daily newspaper
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, published in
Stäfa
Stäfa is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
Stäfa has an area of . Of this area, 46.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 34% is sett ...
.
History and profile
In 1845 the precursing "Wochenblatt vom Zürichsee" was founded as a liberal newspaper by the ''Lesegesellschaft Stäfa'' (literally: Reading Society Stäfa, and was taken over by Rudolf Gull in 1857. From 1881 to 1920 Gull's son Emil junior was the editor in chief; he renamed the weekly newspaper in 1907 in ''Zürichsee-Zeitung'' and formet it as a daily newspaper in 1914. Gull's successor Theodor Gut took over the newspaper in 1933, and was the publisher of the newspaper emphasized now a liberal orientation. His son of the same name, editor in chief from 1953 to 1987, initiated the transition to a non-partisan forum newspaper,
and the company expanded in 1983 to get involved in
Radio Zürisee
Radio Zürisee (or radio zürisee according to the radio's logo; literally ''Radio Zürichsee''), is a privately-owned Switzerland, Swiss radio station based in Rapperswil on the shore of the Lake Zurich in the canton of St. Gallen.
History
Radi ...
.
After the acquisition of several local newspapers, the newspaper appeared in 1997 with three regional editions and reached a dominant position in the districts of Meilen and Horgen.
In 2010 ''Zürichsee-Zeitung''was integrated into the
Tamedia group, which it incorporated into the composite of Zürich regional newspapers in 2011.
In 1972 ''Zürichsee-Zeitung'' had a circulation of 18,207 copies. It was 53,469 copies in 1998 and 36,226 copies in 2012.
In 2013 the circulation of the paper was 31,032 copies.
There are, as of December 2014, three regional distributions: ''Zürichsee-Zeitung Bezirk Meilen'', ''Zürichsee-Zeitung Bezirk Horgen'' and ''Zürichsee-Zeitung
Obersee (
See-Gaster
See-Gaster is a constituency (''Wahlkreis'') in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis ( SFOS number 1726) has been established on June 10, 2001, with an area of .
It was formed from the former ''See'' and ''Gaster'' districts in 2 ...
)'', the former ''
Linth-Zeitung'' newspaper in the
canton of St. Gallen. The issues differ substantially by their different regional coverage. Articles about issues outside the ''
Zürichsee
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Lake Zurich (Swiss German/ Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used to ...
'' region are managed by the editorial team of the ''
Der Landbote
''Der Landbote'', commonly shortened to ''Landbote'', is a Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, published in Winterthur, Switzerland.
History and profile
''Der Landbote'' was founded in 1836 in Winterthur as a liberal weekly paper of the so ...
'' newspaper in Winterthur. The redaction compromises 50 editors and correspondents and some more freelance employees at three locations.
See also
* ''
Der Landbote
''Der Landbote'', commonly shortened to ''Landbote'', is a Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, published in Winterthur, Switzerland.
History and profile
''Der Landbote'' was founded in 1836 in Winterthur as a liberal weekly paper of the so ...
''
* ''
Obersee Nachrichten
''Obersee Nachrichten'', commonly shortened to ''ON'', is a Swiss German-language weekly newspaper, published in Rapperswil.
History and profile
''Obersee Nachrichten'' was founded by the publisher Bruno Hug. The first issue was published on 20 ...
''
*
Radio Zürisee
Radio Zürisee (or radio zürisee according to the radio's logo; literally ''Radio Zürichsee''), is a privately-owned Switzerland, Swiss radio station based in Rapperswil on the shore of the Lake Zurich in the canton of St. Gallen.
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