''FACTS'' was a weekly
news magazine
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from
Switzerland
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owned by
Tamedia
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. The weekly published between 1995 and 2007 as German Magazine. In 2008 it became a linguistics magazine.
History and profile
''FACTS'' was established by
Tamedia AG
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in 1995. The magazine initially oriented itself after the
German
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**Germania (Roman era)
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magazine ''
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'' until it obtained its own profile. It was among the leading news magazines in Switzerland. The magazine was published on a weekly basis in
German
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**Germania (Roman era)
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and was part of Tamedia.
In Spring 2002, the magazine was banned from the planes of the
Swiss International Air Lines
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following the publication of an article criticizing the company.
The main competitor of ''FACTS'' was the weekly ''
Weltwoche
''Die Weltwoche'' (, "The World Week") is a Swiss weekly magazine based in Zürich. Founded in 1933, it has been privately owned by Roger Köppel since 2006.
The magazine's regular columnists include the former president of the Social Democratic ...
''. In 1997, ''FACTS'' had a circulation of 103,424 copies.
In 2005, the magazine had a circulation of about 73,000 copies, with a reader reachout of about 440,000 readers.
See also
*
List of magazines in Switzerland
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References
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