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Tamedia to cut 41 newsroom jobs as NZZ appoints new editor
Tamedia is cutting 41 newsroom jobs in German- and French-speaking Switzerland.
The cuts affect the media group behind Zurich’s Tages-Anzeiger, where staff reductions have taken place repeatedly.
The NZZ has appointed Mark Dittli as editor-in-chief as it pursues a different course, including expansion into Germany.
Both newspapers face falling print circulation and advertising income, as much of Switzerland’s advertising money goes to Google and Meta.
Tamedia CEO Jessica Peppel-Schulz says print still accounts for more than 85% of the company’s revenue.
Tamedia aims for a 60% print and 40% digital mix within the next three to five years, though that goal may be ambitious.
Tamedia announced that 41 employees in its newsrooms in German- and French-speaking Switzerland would lose their jobs.
The cuts were announced five days after a dismissal moratorium ended.
The announcement was followed by a protest outside Tamedia’s headquarters and dismissal meetings for some employees.
The NZZ appointed Mark Dittli as its new editor-in-chief.
Tamedia chief executive Jessica Peppel-Schulz said the company still depends on print for more than 85 percent of its revenue.
- Who
- Tamedia’s news staff and the NZZ. Mark Dittli was appointed NZZ editor-in-chief.
- What
- Tamedia announced 41 newsroom job cuts; the NZZ appointed a new editor-in-chief.
- When
- The article was published on October 27, 2026. Tamedia’s cuts were announced five days after a dismissal moratorium ended in late September.
- Where
- The cuts affect newsrooms in German- and French-speaking Switzerland. A protest took place outside Tamedia’s headquarters in Zurich.
- Why
- The article links the cuts to pressure on print circulation and advertising revenue. It says Tamedia newspapers must finance themselves.
Tamedia management
Tamedia employees
Reason for changes
Tamedia management
Tamedia has announced cuts as its newspapers face financial pressure and must finance themselves.
Tamedia employees
Employees protested the cuts; the article reports anger over job losses and reductions in cultural coverage.
A dismissal moratorium at Tamedia ended.
Tamedia announced cuts affecting 41 employees in its German- and French-speaking newsrooms.
Employees held a protest outside Tamedia’s headquarters.
Some employees were called to dismissal meetings.
Watson reported that Mark Dittli had been appointed NZZ editor-in-chief.
- Tamedia job cuts
- 41 employees
- Affected areas
- German- and French-speaking Switzerland
- New NZZ editor-in-chief
- Mark Dittli
- Tamedia print revenue dependence
- More than 85 percent
- Watson publication date
- October 27, 2026
What people are saying
We still depend on print revenues for more than 85 percent.
Culture is being cut back so much at the Tages-Anzeiger that it makes you dizzy.