Karl Dall goes to jail and Markus Spillmann is gone. The crucial question: which news item is causing more of a stir in Zurich in the run-up to Christmas? For the industry, it is undoubtedly the second.
Until now, the job of NZZ CEO was as secure as that of the Pope in Rome, and even more so after the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI almost two years ago. Spillmann knew that. In an interview portugal rcs data with persoenlich.com a few weeks ago, the 47-year-old was still brimming with confidence; the decision to surprisingly oust him must have been made by the board of directors a few days ago.
After the dismissal of Daniel Ehrat , the managing director of St.Galler Tagblatt Medien, which belongs to the NZZ group, and the closure of the in-house printing works , the third bang has just followed. An early New Year's Eve fireworks display at Sechseläutenplatz. The uncoordinated approach suggests - that much can be said from afar - a certain desperation. There is no end in sight to the story. One thing is clear: whoever wins the race for the position of editor-in-chief, the NZZ has been shaken to its foundations today. More severely than in the previous 234 years.