Blick am Abend
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| Type | Free daily |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Ringier |
| Founder(s) | Ringier |
| Editor-in-chief | Peter Röthlisberger |
| Founded | 1 June 2008 |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Zürich |
| Circulation | 329,418 (2010) |
| Sister newspapers | Blick |
| Website | Blick am Abend |
Blick am Abend is a German free evening newspaper published in Switzerland and based in Zürich.
History and profile
Blick am Abend was first published on 1 June 2008[1] as a successor to the afternoon free daily Heute.[2][3]
Blick am Abend, based in Zürich, is a free newspaper owned by Ringier.[4][5] It is an evening newspaper published in tabloid format.[6][7][8] Peter Röthlisberger is the editor-in-chief of the daily.[4] Its sister newspaper is Blick, a leading daily in the country.[7][8] Both papers are based in Zurich.[9]
In 2008 Blick am Abend started a biweekly legal column which answers the reader questions.[10] Until 2009 the daily had editions in Zurich, Berne and Basle.[11] St. Gallen and Luzern/Zug editions were started in 2009.[11] In December 2013 the paper launched its online edition.[12]
The audited circulation of Blick am Abend in 2008 was 211,000 copies.[7] The paper had a circulation of 225,226 copies in 2009.[8] In 2010 its circulation was 329,418 copies[9] and its 2010 readership was 604,000.[13]
See also
References
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- ^ Piet Bakker (2013). "The life cycle of a free newspaper business model in newspaper-rich markets". Journalistica (1). Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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- ^ a b "Blick am Abend". Ringier. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Piet Bakker (2010). "Free dailies 2010: the age of the happy monopolist". InPublishing Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Blick back to broadsheet". Newspaper Innovation. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Blick am Abend expands Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Newspaper Innovation. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013
- ^ a b c Hugo Bigi (2012). Journalism Education between Market Dependence and Social Responsibility: An Examination of Trainee Journalists. Haupt Verlag AG. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-258-07753-6. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ a b Cyril Jost (4 February 2011). "The challenges confronting the Swiss press". InaGlobal. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Family' column Blick am Abend" (PDF). FDN Newsletter. No. 39. October 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Blick am Abend St. Gallen & Luzern" (Newsletter (No. 48)). Newspaper Innovation. July–August 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Swiss Blick am Abend expands online". Newspaper Innovation. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Free newspapers increase in popularity Swiss Info. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013