Thurgauer Zeitung

Thurgauer Zeitung is a Swiss daily newspaper published in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Founded in 1798 it is one of the oldest newspapers still in circulation.

Thurgauer Zeitung
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)FPH Freie Presse Holding AG
Founded1798 (1798)
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersFrauenfeld
CountrySwitzerland
WebsiteThurgauer Zeitung

History and profile

Thurgauer Zeitung was established in 1798.[1] The publisher of the paper was Thurgauer Medien AG until October 2005 when Tamedia acquired the daily.[2][3] Tamedia sold the paper to FPH Freie Presse Holding AG, a subsidiary of NZZ Media Group, in April 2010.[4][5] Until that date the paper was published by Huber & Co. AG, a subsidiary of Tamedia.[4][6]

Thurgauer Zeitung serves the canton of Thurgau[4][7] and has its headquarters in Frauenfeld.[1] The paper is part of Newsnet, a platform of daily newspapers in Switzerland.[8]

In 1997 Thurgauer Zeitung sold 31,879 copies.[9]

References
  1. Leo Schelbert (2014). Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-4422-3352-2.
  2. "Daily Newspapers Choose Smart Connection Enterprise". openPR. Zaandam. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. "History. 2005". Tamedia AG. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. "FPH Freie Presse Holding takes over Thurgauer Zeitung". Publicitas. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  5. "Where Your Revenues Come From in 2014" (PDF). PricewaterhouseCoopers AG. 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. "Peter Hartmeier will resign as Editor-in-Chief of Tages-Anzeiger in 2009 and become Publisher of Thurgauer Zeitung". Tamedia AG. 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  7. Marianne Sommer (2012). "'Do You Have Celtic, Jewish or Germanic Roots?' Applied Swiss History before and after DNA". In Katharina Schramm; David Skinner; Richard Rottenburg (eds.). Identity Politics and the New Genetics: Re/Creating Categories of Difference and Belonging. New York; Oxford: Berghahn Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-85745-254-2.
  8. "Media accountability and transparency" (Report). CORDIS. 2013.
  9. Sibylle Hardmeier (1999). "Political Poll Reporting in Swiss Print Media. Analysis and Suggestions for Quality Improvement". International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 11 (3): 257–274. doi:10.1093/ijpor/11.3.257.
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