"The suspicion is that the Republic has succumbed to its own marketing genius"
The fact that the "Republik" now has financial problems and - according to the "NZZ am Sonntag" - has to look for a new investor is not something to be gloating about. It hurts when ambitious saudi arabia rcs data publishing projects threaten to fail. Nevertheless, it is fair to ask whether many of the problems that have arisen could not have been foreseen 99 percent of the time. to tackle the masses of snow that are currently lying in the Alps with summer tires.
The realization that journalism is not cheap has become one of these truisms. According to the "NZZ am Sonntag", the monthly expenses of the "Republik" are over half a million Swiss francs. That is - with all due respect - an incredible amount of money. Anyone who has to earn this money themselves knows that. Especially if you expressly forego other sources of income such as advertising.