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'''Beobachter''', also known by his former name '''''Der Schweizerische Beobachter''''', is a [[German language|German-language]] Swiss [[magazine]]. Published in Zürich, its 26 issues a year focus on consumer, polititical, health and political contents.
'''''Beobachter''''' (''Observer''), also known by its former name '''''Der Schweizerische Beobachter''''', is a [[German language|German-language]] Swiss [[magazine]]. Published in Zürich, its 26 issues a year focus on consumer, health and political content.


==History and profile==
==History and profile==
The magazine was founded in 1926 by Max Ras as ''Der Schweizerische Beobachter'' and first distributed in 1927 as a free newspaper to all households in the German-speaking Switzerland. From the beginning, it was a political, but non-partisan struggle sheet, that took position in favor of the economically weak positionned people. The newspaper fought for equal rights for women, fights the rampant bureaucracy, reveales scandals and hypocrisies.<ref name="hds">{{cite web|url=http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D43033.php|title=Schweizerische Beobachter, Der|work=HDS|author=Ernst Bollinger|language=German|date=27 November 2012|accessdate=13 November 2014}}</ref>
The magazine was founded in 1926 by Max Ras as ''Der Schweizerische Beobachter'' and first distributed in 1927 as a free newspaper to all households in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. From the beginning, it was a political, but non-partisan struggle sheet, that took a position in favor of economically weakly positioned people. The newspaper fought for equal rights for women, fights rampant bureaucracy, and reveals scandals and hypocrisies.<ref name="hds">{{cite web|url=http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D43033.php|title=Schweizerische Beobachter, Der|work=HDS|author=Ernst Bollinger|language=German|date=27 November 2012|accessdate=13 November 2014}}</ref>


Through his populist style and the high number of readers, which was in 1994 over a million, ''Beobachter'' secured an extensive advertising volume within Switzerland.<ref name="hds"/> The low-prized subscription magazine was, from 2007 respectively 2010 (against medial and political protests) fortnightly, published by Axel Springer AG Switzerland. At that time, it had a circulation of 308,000 copies,<ref name="hds"/> and printed 283,284 copies (WEMF 2013) respectively 918,000 readers (MACH Basic 2013-2) in 2014.<ref name="beobachter-überuns"/>
Through its populist style and the high number of readers, which in 1994 was over a million, ''Beobachter'' secured an extensive advertising volume within Switzerland.<ref name="hds"/> From 2007 respectively 2010 (against media and political protests), the low-priced subscription magazine was published fortnightly by Axel Springer AG Switzerland. At that time, it had a circulation of 308,000 copies,<ref name="hds"/> and in 2013 printed 283,284 copies ([[WEMF AG für Werbemedienforschung|WEMF]] 2013) and had 918,000 readers (MACH Basic 2013-2) in 2014.<ref name="beobachter-überuns"/>


==Additional services==
==Additional services==
''Beobachter'' also provides consultant service in legal question, information about employment, rental, consumer and family law for its subscribers, that was particularly well-developed.<ref name="hds"/> It is additionally distributed on internet, by phone, by letter and by apps (Android/iOS). The ''Beobachter TV'' serial on [[SRF 1]] and SRF 2 as well on radio [[DRS 3]] contributes also helpful consumer information. The so-called ''Beobachter-Verlag'' publishes non-fiction printed and [[e-books]].
''Beobachter'' also provides a particularly well-developed consultancy service for legal questions, information about employment, rental, consumer and family law for its subscribers.<ref name="hds"/> It is distributed on the internet, by post and by apps (Android/iOS). The ''Beobachter TV'' series on [[SRF 1]] and SRF 2 as well as on radio [[DRS 3]] also contributes helpful consumer information. The ''Beobachter-Verlag'' publishes non-fiction printed books and [[e-books]].


==Kinder der Landstrasse==
==Kinder der Landstrasse==
''Beobachter'' got in the even international focus in 1972, as the newspaper's journalists investigated, when the newspaper got hints by affected Jenisch (''Fahrende'') people. Hans Caprez published on 15 April 1972 in the article ''Kinder der Landstrasse'' the facts and the backgrounds of the ''[[Kinder der Landstrasse]]'' scandal,<ref name="beobachter-2007-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.beobachter.ch/dossiers/dossier-fremdplatziert/artikel/kinder-der-landstrasse_der-kinderklau/|title="Kinder der Landstrasse": Der Kinderklau|publisher=Beobachter 1/2007|author1=Dominique Strebel|author2=Christoph Schilling|language=German|date=3 January 2007|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> involving about 590 children of the [[Yenish people|''Jenisch'' people]] minority in Switzerland.<ref name="bar-Sablonier">{{cite web|url=http://www.bar.admin.ch/dokumentation/00445/01624/01630/01724/index.html?lang=de&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1acy4Zn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCDeH92e2ym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A-- |title=Das Hilfswerk für die Kinder der Landstrasse. Historische Studie aufgrund der Akten der Stiftung Pro Juventute im Schweizerischen Bundesarchiv. Bundesarchiv Dossier 9. Bern 1998, ISBN 3-908-439-00-0 (PDF; 217 MB)|work=Bundesarchiv Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft|author=Walter Leimgruber, Thomas Meier, Roger Sablonier|language=German|date=|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> The newspaper hence actively supports the so-called ''[[Wiedergutmachungsinitiative]]'' started in April 2014 –<ref name="wiedergutmachung">{{cite web|url=http://www.wiedergutmachung.ch/|title=Wiedergutmachungsinitiative|work=wiedergutmachung.ch|language=German|date=2014|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> on 19 December 2014 the initiative was submitted at the Federal Chancellery (''Bundeskanzlei'').<ref name="tagesschau-20141219">''Tagesschau'' on SRF 1 on 19 December 2014</ref>
''Beobachter'' got in the even international focus in 1972, as the newspaper's journalists investigated, when the newspaper got hints by affected Jenisch (''Fahrende'') people. Hans Caprez published on 15 April 1972 in the article ''Kinder der Landstrasse'' the facts and the backgrounds of the ''[[Kinder der Landstrasse]]'' scandal,<ref name="beobachter-2007-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.beobachter.ch/dossiers/dossier-fremdplatziert/artikel/kinder-der-landstrasse_der-kinderklau/|title="Kinder der Landstrasse": Der Kinderklau|publisher=Beobachter 1/2007|author1=Dominique Strebel|author2=Christoph Schilling|language=German|date=3 January 2007|accessdate=14 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125222328/http://www.beobachter.ch/dossiers/dossier-fremdplatziert/artikel/kinder-der-landstrasse_der-kinderklau/|archive-date=25 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> involving about 590 children of the [[Yenish people|''Jenisch'' people]] minority in Switzerland.<ref name="bar-Sablonier">{{cite book |url=http://www.bar.admin.ch/dokumentation/00445/01624/01630/01724/index.html?lang=de&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1acy4Zn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCDeH92e2ym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A-- |title=Das Hilfswerk für die Kinder der Landstrasse. Historische Studie aufgrund der Akten der Stiftung Pro Juventute im Schweizerischen Bundesarchiv. Bundesarchiv Dossier 9 |location=Bern |date=1998 |isbn=3-908-439-00-0 |format=PDF |work=Bundesarchiv Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft |author=Walter Leimgruber, Thomas Meier, Roger Sablonier |language=German |accessdate=14 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045817/http://www.bar.admin.ch/dokumentation/00445/01624/01630/01724/index.html?lang=de&download=NHzLpZeg7t%2Clnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1acy4Zn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCDeH92e2ym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A-- |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}</ref> The newspaper hence actively supports the so-called ''[[Wiedergutmachungsinitiative]]'' started in April 2014 –<ref name="wiedergutmachung">{{cite web|url=http://www.wiedergutmachung.ch/|title=Wiedergutmachungsinitiative|work=wiedergutmachung.ch|language=German|date=2014|accessdate=15 November 2014|archive-date=11 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211171754/https://www.wiedergutmachung.ch/|url-status=dead}}</ref> on 19 December 2014 the initiative was submitted at the Federal Chancellery (''Bundeskanzlei'').<ref name="tagesschau-20141219">''Tagesschau'' on SRF 1 on 19 December 2014</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Literature==
==Literature==
* Arne Andersen: ''… und so sparsam! Die Geschichte des Massenkonsums und seine Auswirkungen: Veränderung und Mentalitätswandel dargestellt am Schweizerischen Beobachter''. Chronos, Zürich 1998, ISBN 978-3-905312-64-5.
* Arne Andersen: ''… und so sparsam! Die Geschichte des Massenkonsums und seine Auswirkungen: Veränderung und Mentalitätswandel dargestellt am Schweizerischen Beobachter''. Chronos, Zürich 1998, {{ISBN|978-3-905312-64-5}}.
* Alfred A. Häsler: ''Stark für die Schwachen. 55 Jahre gelebte Zeitgeschichte des Schweizerischen Beobachter.'' Verlagsgesellschaft Beobachter, Orell Füssli, Glattbrugg/Zürich 1982, ISBN 3-280-01418-2.
* Alfred A. Häsler: ''Stark für die Schwachen. 55 Jahre gelebte Zeitgeschichte des Schweizerischen Beobachter.'' Verlagsgesellschaft Beobachter, Orell Füssli, Glattbrugg/Zürich 1982, {{ISBN|3-280-01418-2}}.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.beobachter.ch/}} {{de icon}}
* {{Official website|http://www.beobachter.ch/}} {{in lang|de}}
* {{HDS|43033|Schweizerische Beobachter, Der|author=Ernst Bollinger|date=27 November 2012}}
* {{HDS|43033|Schweizerische Beobachter, Der|author=Ernst Bollinger|date=27 November 2012}}


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Revision as of 13:49, 23 June 2023

"Beobachter" redirects here. For the Nazi Party newspaper, see Völkischer Beobachter.

Beobachter
TypConsumer, political, health and political magazine (26 issues a year)
Founder(s)Max Ras
Editor-in-chiefAndres Büchi[1]
Gegründet1926 as Der Schweizerische Beobachter
SpracheGerman
HauptsitzZürich, Switzerland
Circulation290,515 (as of November 2014)[2]
WebsiteOfficial website (in German)

Beobachter (Observer), also known by its former name Der Schweizerische Beobachter, is a German-language Swiss magazine. Published in Zürich, its 26 issues a year focus on consumer, health and political content.

History and profile

The magazine was founded in 1926 by Max Ras as Der Schweizerische Beobachter and first distributed in 1927 as a free newspaper to all households in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. From the beginning, it was a political, but non-partisan struggle sheet, that took a position in favor of economically weakly positioned people. The newspaper fought for equal rights for women, fights rampant bureaucracy, and reveals scandals and hypocrisies.[3]

Through its populist style and the high number of readers, which in 1994 was over a million, Beobachter secured an extensive advertising volume within Switzerland.[3] From 2007 respectively 2010 (against media and political protests), the low-priced subscription magazine was published fortnightly by Axel Springer AG Switzerland. At that time, it had a circulation of 308,000 copies,[3] and in 2013 printed 283,284 copies (WEMF 2013) and had 918,000 readers (MACH Basic 2013-2) in 2014.[2]

Additional services

Beobachter also provides a particularly well-developed consultancy service for legal questions, information about employment, rental, consumer and family law for its subscribers.[3] It is distributed on the internet, by post and by apps (Android/iOS). The Beobachter TV series on SRF 1 and SRF 2 as well as on radio DRS 3 also contributes helpful consumer information. The Beobachter-Verlag publishes non-fiction printed books and e-books.

Kinder der Landstrasse

Beobachter got in the even international focus in 1972, as the newspaper's journalists investigated, when the newspaper got hints by affected Jenisch (Fahrende) people. Hans Caprez published on 15 April 1972 in the article Kinder der Landstrasse the facts and the backgrounds of the Kinder der Landstrasse scandal,[4] involving about 590 children of the Jenisch people minority in Switzerland.[5] The newspaper hence actively supports the so-called Wiedergutmachungsinitiative started in April 2014 –[6] on 19 December 2014 the initiative was submitted at the Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzlei).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Impressum". Beobachter (in German). Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "über uns". Beobachter (in German). Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Ernst Bollinger (27 November 2012). "Schweizerische Beobachter, Der". HDS (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ Dominique Strebel; Christoph Schilling (3 January 2007). ""Kinder der Landstrasse": Der Kinderklau" (in German). Beobachter 1/2007. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. ^ Walter Leimgruber, Thomas Meier, Roger Sablonier (1998). Das Hilfswerk für die Kinder der Landstrasse. Historische Studie aufgrund der Akten der Stiftung Pro Juventute im Schweizerischen Bundesarchiv. Bundesarchiv Dossier 9 (in German). Bern. ISBN 3-908-439-00-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Wiedergutmachungsinitiative". wiedergutmachung.ch (in German). 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. ^ Tagesschau on SRF 1 on 19 December 2014

Literature

  • Arne Andersen: … und so sparsam! Die Geschichte des Massenkonsums und seine Auswirkungen: Veränderung und Mentalitätswandel dargestellt am Schweizerischen Beobachter. Chronos, Zürich 1998, ISBN 978-3-905312-64-5.
  • Alfred A. Häsler: Stark für die Schwachen. 55 Jahre gelebte Zeitgeschichte des Schweizerischen Beobachter. Verlagsgesellschaft Beobachter, Orell Füssli, Glattbrugg/Zürich 1982, ISBN 3-280-01418-2.
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