Bote der Urschweiz
{{Short description|Swiss daily newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Bote der Urschweiz
| logo = Logo des Boten der Urschweiz.svg
| type = Daily newspaper, Online newspaper
| format = Swiss
| owner = Bote der Urschweiz AG
| founders = Melchior and Dominik Triner
| publisher = Triner AG
| chiefeditor = Dominik Jordan{{Cite news |date=30 November 2024 |title=Dominik Jordan wird neuer Chefredaktor des «Boten der Urschweiz» |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/schwyz/journalismus-dominik-jordan-wird-neuer-chefredaktor-des-boten-der-urschweiz-ld.2548708 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Luzerner Zeitung |language=de}}
| sportseditor = Robert Betschart
| foundation = {{start date and age|1858}}
| language = German
| headquarters = {{ubl|Schmiedgasse 7|6431 Schwyz}}
| publishing_city = Schwyz
| publishing_country = Switzerland
| circulation = 13'390
| circulation_date = 2024
| circulation_ref = {{Cite news |title=WEMF Auflagebulletin 2024 |url=https://wemf.ch/media/wemf.ch/media/wemf_auflagebulletin.pdf? |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=WEMF |language=de}}
| readership = 40'000WEMF Mach Basic 2024-1
| ISSN = 1424-4942
| oclc = 611642945
| website = {{Official URL|}} {{in lang|de}}
}}
{{lang|de|Bote der Urschweiz}} is a Swiss German-language online and daily newspaper, published in Schwyz. It is the regional newspaper for the districts Schwyz, Gersau and Küssnacht and the biggest newspaper in the canton of Schwyz.{{Cite news |last=Wenger |first=Simon |title=Wemf-Printzahlen: «Blick», «Tages-Anzeiger», NZZ verlieren Leser, Regionalzeitungen bleiben stabil |url=https://www.kleinreport.ch/news/wemf-printzahlen-blick-tages-anzeiger-nzz-verlieren-leser-regionalzeitungen-bleiben-stabil-103916/ |access-date=26 November 2024 |work={{ill|Klein Report|de}} |language=de}}
History
The {{lang|de|Bote der Urschweiz}} was founded in 1858 by the brothers Melchior and Dominik Triner as the {{lang|de|Wochenzeitung der Urschweiz}}. From 1859 to 1862, it was published twice a week under the name {{lang|de|Der Bote aus der Urschweiz}}, after which it was renamed to its current name. In December 1979, the paper started publishing three times a week and in November 1994, after the integration of the newspaper {{lang|de|Schwyzer Zeitung}} into the {{lang|de|Luzerner Zeitung}}, daily.{{HDS|043035|author=Ernst Bollinger|date=10 January 2003}} In 1997, the newspaper started a partnership with {{lang|de|Die Südostschweiz}}.{{Cite book |last=Auf der Maur |first=Jürg |title=Geschichte des Kantons Schwyz |publisher=Chronos Verlag on behalf of the Historischer Verein des Kantons Schwyz |year=2012 |isbn=978-3-0340-1118-1 |editor-last=Meierhans |editor-first=Andreas |volume=6 |language=de |trans-title=History of the canton of Schwyz |chapter=Mediengeschichte |trans-chapter=Media history |oclc=806014289 |ol=43968149M}}
The newspaper is regarded as liberal, due to its past {{lang|de|Gesinnungsgemeinschaft}} with the Liberal Party of Switzerland.
Since 2014, the newspaper has been in a partnership with the {{lang|de|Luzerner Zeitung}}, and it integrated their local newspaper, the {{lang|de|Neue Schwyzer Zeitung}}.{{Cite news |date=25 June 2013 |title=«Bote» arbeitet neu mit NLZ zusammen |url=https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/wirtschaft/bote-arbeitet-neu-mit-nlz-zusammen |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Südostschweiz |language=de}}
In June 2024, it was announced that the printing would be done externally by CH Media starting in 2025.{{Cite news |date=13 June 2024 |title="Entscheid ist nicht leicht gefallen" |url=https://www.zugerzeitung.ch/wirtschaft/zentralschweiz/schwyz-der-bote-der-urschweiz-schliesst-ihre-zeitungsdruckerei-ld.2632289 |url-access=subscription |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Zuger Zeitung |language=de}}
Editors-in-chief
{{Incomplete list|date=November 2024}}
- 1950—1990: Karl Wiget
- 1993—2000: Jürg Auf der Maur
- 2001—2013: Josias Clavadetscher
- 2014—2021: Jürg Auf der Maur
- 2021—2023: Flurina Valsecchi
- 2023—present: Dominik Jordan
References
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External links
- {{Official}} {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.bote.ch/epaper/ Online issues] {{in lang|de}} {{subscription required}}
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Category:1858 establishments in Switzerland
Category:Daily newspapers published in Switzerland
Category:German-language newspapers published in Switzerland