Forum newspaper
Forum newspaper is a common term in Switzerland for a newspaper that represents a certain range of opinions. In contrast, there are party papers and religious / denominational newspapers.
Emergence
The declared or statutorily stipulated characteristic of a forum newspaper is diversity of opinion. «Newspapers that call themselves 'forum newspapers' meet this wish [of the readership] for balance…" The term is based on the forum in the Roman Empire , which was open to all as a political, legal and religious center.
Forum newspapers appeared in large numbers in the 1970s. The term was coined at the time by Peter Studer , a Swiss publicist. The reasons for the formation of forum newspapers from several newspapers are often the pressure to save and the advertising income.
Representative
A well-known forum newspaper is the Basler Zeitung , which arose from the National-Zeitung and the Basler Nachrichten since 1977 and has since wanted to be responsible for a wider readership.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronnie Grob: The fairy tale of objectivity. In: Medienwoche. February 1, 2011.
- ↑ Salvador Atasoy: «Forum newspapers» are reaching their limits. In: DRS2 aktuell . May 10, 2012 (audio, 3:55 min).
- ↑ Board President Filippo Leutenegger: “BaZ should remain a forum newspaper”. In: Kulturreport. December 17, 2011.