Berner Zeitung
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tamedia |
| Editor | Michael Hug |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Circulation | 165,700 Daily |
Berner Zeitung (BZ) is a regional newspaper in the canton of Berne, Switzerland. With a distribution of 165,700 (2004), it is number four of the daily newspapers in Switzerland and the leading newspaper in the Canton of Berne. Publisher is Charles von Graffenried and editor-in-chief Michael Hug.
Berner Zeitung emerged in 1977 from Berner Nachrichten and Berner Tagblatt; the first edition was published on 3 January 1979.
The newspaper is owned by Tamedia. It publishes local editions in Thun (Thuner Tagblatt), the Bernese Oberland (Berner Oberländer) and Solothurn (Solothurner Tagblatt).
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Berner Zeitung in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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