WOZ Die Wochenzeitung
Swiss German-language weekly newspaper, published in Zürich
WOZ Die Wochenzeitung, commonly abbreviated as WOZ or Wochenzeitung, is a Swiss, German-language weekly newspaper published in Zürich.
History
Die WochenZeitung (WoZ) first appeared on 1 October 1981. It cost 2 Swiss francs and 20,000 issues were printed. It was based on the experiences of the German Die Tageszeitung (Taz) and the Zürich-based monthly student magazine Das Konzept. Its creation was influenced by events of the Swiss alternative political movement in the first phase of the youth movement of the 1980s. Well-known journalists like Niklaus Meienberg or Laure Wyss but also novelists such as Max Frisch and Otto F. Walter regularly wrote for the paper. In 1987 WOZ started using gender-neutral language.
Since 1995, both WOZ and Taz add a German-language edition of Le Monde diplomatique as a supplement to the newspaper. Most of the articles of the German Le Monde diplomatique are translations from articles originally written for the French edition.
Since the beginning, all employees have been remunerated according to the principle of equality: A uniform wage, currently 6000 Swiss Francs, is being paid.
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