Volksstimme (St. Gallen)

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The Volksstimme was a social democratic daily newspaper from St. Gallen in Switzerland .

The Volksstimme was founded in 1911. It later appeared under the title Ostschweizer Arbeiterzeitung (Ostschweizer AZ) . Well-known editors were the future Federal Councilor Ernst Nobs and his successor Max Weber .

1970 to 1972 the newspapers Freier Aargauer (Aarau), Thurgauer AZ (Arbon), AZ Abendzeitung (Basel), Freie Innerschweiz (Lucerne), Das Volk (Olten), Volksstimme , Schaffhauser AZ , Oberländer AZ (Wetzikon), Volksrecht (new Zurich AZ ) and Winterthur AZ form a network with a common national shell (AZ ring). But the national cooperation of the left press failed due to a lack of advertising income. A second attempt at cooperation brought the remaining social democratic newspapers together in 1988: The Winterthur AZ , the Volksstimme renamed Ostschweizer AZ , the Schaffhauser AZ , the Berner Tagwacht and the Volksrecht (later DAZ , Zurich) formed a header system with common sides. These were now no longer social democratic or trade union, but left-green. The AZ of Eastern Switzerland remained under union leadership. Disagreements resulted in numerous subscription losses. In June 1996 the newspaper was discontinued.

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