The Hamburg daily newspaper that has been published since 1949 Mopo In the future, it will only appear as a printed weekly newspaper. The tabloid will appear on Fridays with at least 104 pages, Morgenpost Verlag GmbH announced on Thursday. With the switch to the regional weekly edition in the first half of 2024, the editorial effort for print production will be reduced Hamburger Morgenpost clearly.
This will be accompanied by job cuts, which will be “controlled through natural fluctuation and a restructuring process,” it said. Constructive discussions are currently underway between management, editor-in-chief, works council and unions. When asked, the German Journalists’ Association (DJV) Nord said that, in its opinion, possible staff reductions must be made in a socially responsible manner. The DJV assures the works council of its support.
According to the publisher, background reports, longer reading pieces and debates are becoming more important instead of daily reporting. There is also the current offer on the website, which also includes a journalistic payment area.
The sold edition of the Mopo According to figures from the Information Community for Determining the Distribution of Advertising Media (IVW), there were 17,475 copies in the second quarter of 2023. The number is declining.