''Berner Zeitung'' (literally: "Journal of Bern"), also branded as ''BZ'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published by
Tamedia
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in Bern.
History and profile
''Berner Zeitung'' was first issued on 3 January 1979. Four different papers led to the creation of the also called ''BZ'': The ''Intelligenzblatt'' (1834), which was renamed ''
Berner Tagblatt
''Berner Zeitung'' (literally: "Journal of Bern"), also branded as ''BZ'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published by Tamedia in Bern.
History and profile
''Berner Zeitung'' was first issued on 3 January 1979. Four different paper ...
'' in 1888; The ''Emmenthaler Nachrichten'' (1883), the weekly newspaper of
Emmenthal (1844) and the ''Neue Berner Zeitung'' (1919). When the ''Emmenthaler Blatt'' and the ''Neue Berner Zeitung'' were merged in 1973, ''Berner Zeitung'' was created. This paper merged with the daily news (former ''Emmenthaler Nachrichten'') in 1977 creating the ''Berner Nachrichten'', which was first released on 3 January 1979.
The first
editor-in-chief
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was
Peter Schindler who was in charge between 1979 and 1982. His successors were Urs P. Gasche (1982–1985), Ronald Roggen (1985–1986), Beat Hurni (1987–1996) and Andreas Z'Graggen (1996–2005). Between 2006 and 2009 Markus Eisenhut und Michael Hug co-edited the paper until Eisenhut took over another paper called ''Tages-Anzeiger''. Its publisher was
Charles von Graffenried
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until his death on 4 July 2012. The paper is based in Bern
[ and serves in the ]Espace Mittelland
Espace Mittelland, as defined by the Federal Statistical Office for statistical purposes, is a region of Switzerland, encompassing the cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Jura, Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel (, ; ; ) is a list of towns in Switzerland, town, ...
region and in the canton of Bern
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.
In December 2011, Espace Media announced that they were going to merge the ''Splitausgabe Oberaargau'' and the ''Langenthaler Tagblatt''. The first issue of the ''BZ Langenthaler Tagblatt'' was published on 2 July 2012. The newspaper also publishes in Thun
Thun () is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Thun (administrative district), Thun in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. ...
(''Thuner Tagblatt''), Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland (; ; ), sometimes also known as the Bernese Highlands, is the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern. It is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context it is referred to as ''Oberland'' witho ...
(''Berner Oberländer''), and Solothurn
Solothurn ( ; ; ; ; ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.
The town is ...
(''Solothurner Tagblatt'').
Circulation
In 1997 ''Berner Zeitung'' had a circulation of 134,153 copies. The circulation of the paper was 163,000 copies in 2003. In 2005 its circulation was 196,000 copies. The 2006 circulation of the paper was 215,707 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 and 197 in 2010. Prior to the 18th century, the Swiss press market was small, being limited to the elites who were literate, though development varied b ...
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Daily newspapers published in Switzerland
German-language newspapers published in Switzerland
Newspapers established in 1979
Mass media in Bern