SonntagsBlick

SonntagsBlick is a Swiss German-language Sunday newspaper associated with Ringier's Blick media group. It serves as the weekend edition and Sunday news brand within the wider Blick portfolio, whose principal daily newspaper was established in 1959 and is based in Zurich. The title addresses a broad national readership with a tabloid-oriented mix of politics, current affairs, investigations, society, entertainment, sport, lifestyle and human-interest journalism. The newspaper operates in a media environment shaped by Switzerland's multilingual market and by the long-standing influence of the Blick brand. While Blick developed a reputation as Switzerland's first tabloid newspaper, SonntagsBlick extended the group's editorial proposition into the Sunday market, where longer weekend reading, interviews, background reporting, investigations and feature coverage complement the faster rhythm of daily news. Its content is produced within the broader Blick editorial and digital infrastructure rather than as an entirely separate media company. SonntagsBlick's reach has historically included both its print edition and the digital channels operated by the Blick Group. The wider group publishes news online, maintains a large digital archive, operates mobile applications and produces video and podcast formats. These developments have increasingly connected the Sunday title to a continuous, multi-platform news operation rather than limiting it to a single weekly print product. The title is owned by Ringier, one of Switzerland's major privately held media companies. SonntagsBlick is therefore positioned as a mass-market national newspaper brand rather than a specialist publication. Its editorial identity combines accessible presentation with coverage of public affairs, prominent personalities, sport and consumer-oriented lifestyle subjects. The title has also contributed award-winning journalism and photography to the broader reputation of the Blick publishing operation. Available reference material records a distributed circulation of 272,425 copies for the Sunday edition in 2006. More recent material supplied for the wider Blick Group emphasizes the importance of digital reach: in 2020 the group reported nationwide print and digital brand reach of 1.438 million, with digital users accounting for a majority of total reach. Those figures apply to the Blick Group rather than exclusively to SonntagsBlick and should not be treated as a standalone circulation measure for the Sunday title. SonntagsBlick remains an active Swiss newspaper brand, with its editorial leadership situated within the Blick organization. Gieri Cavelty is identified in the supplied reference material as editor-in-chief of SonntagsBlick from 2017 onward. The wider group has undergone increasing integration between print, digital distribution, video and other formats, while continuing to maintain distinct editorial brands for its audiences.

SonntagsBlick is the Sunday newspaper associated with the Blick publishing operation in Switzerland. Its identity is inseparable from the development of Blick, the Swiss German-language newspaper founded in 1959 by Ringier and based in Zurich. Blick established a strong mass-market position through coverage of politics, current affairs, entertainment, sport and lifestyle, and the Sunday title broadened that publishing presence into the weekend newspaper market. The Sunday edition has historically combined the recognizable accessibility of the Blick family with the different editorial requirements of weekend journalism. Sunday newspapers generally provide additional room for interviews, investigations, analysis, profiles, commentary and feature writing alongside the main news agenda. SonntagsBlick has served this role within the Ringier portfolio, offering readers a national Sunday publication while remaining linked to the wider Blick newsroom, brand architecture and distribution system. The supplied circulation reference records 272,425 copies for SonntagsBlick in 2006. This figure provides historical context for the title's scale, but it should not be confused with current circulation or with the circulation of the daily Blick newspaper. The broader Blick operation has also experienced a substantial shift toward digital distribution. Blick content is available online, through mobile applications and through additional formats including video and podcasts. In February 2020, the group launched Blick TV, a digital channel produced from its newsroom and covering politics, business, people, entertainment, lifestyle and sport. These group-level developments form part of the environment in which SonntagsBlick now operates. Editorial leadership has changed as the Blick organization has developed a more integrated multi-platform structure. Gieri Cavelty is listed as editor-in-chief of SonntagsBlick from 2017 onward. At group level, Ladina Heimgartner became chief executive officer in October 2020. In 2023, after Christian Dorer stepped down as editor-in-chief following a six-month leave, the group appointed Steffi Buchli to oversee content and Sandro Inguscio to oversee digital and distribution. These changes illustrate the increasing importance of separating editorial content leadership from digital operations and distribution while retaining a common Blick organization. SonntagsBlick has also contributed to the Blick group's record of journalism awards. The supplied reference identifies recognition for SonntagsBlick journalists including Thomas Schlittler in 2020, Fabian Eberhard in 2019, Christoph Scheuring in 2006, and Beat Kraushaar and Martin Meier in 2000. The reference also notes recognition for photographer Toto Marti in the Swiss press photography awards in 2018. Such awards indicate the title's role in investigative, reporting and visual journalism, although the available material does not provide enough detail to describe each award-winning work. The newspaper remains an active Swiss media brand owned by Ringier. Its present role is best understood as a Sunday print and digital publication within the wider Blick Group, rather than as an independent corporate entity. Its core proposition continues to be broad national news and popular journalism for a Swiss German-speaking audience, supported by the group's increasingly digital and multimedia publishing infrastructure.

1. 2023Blick Group adopts dual editorial and digital leadership

   Steffi Buchli and Sandro Inguscio are appointed co-editors-in-chief for content and digital/distribution respectively after Christian Dorer leaves the group editor-in-chief role.

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2. 2020Blick Group expands digital publishing

   Blick TV launches as a digital channel, while the wider group reports strong growth in digital reach and publishes news through web, mobile, video and podcast formats.

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3. 2020Recognition for Thomas Schlittler

   The supplied reference identifies SonntagsBlick journalist Thomas Schlittler among the title's award recipients.

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4. 2019Recognition for Fabian Eberhard

   The supplied reference lists SonntagsBlick journalist Fabian Eberhard among the title's recognized journalists.

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5. 2017Gieri Cavelty becomes editor-in-chief

   Gieri Cavelty is listed as editor-in-chief of SonntagsBlick from 2017 onward.

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6. 2006Historical Sunday circulation reported

   The supplied reference records a circulation of 272,425 copies for the SonntagsBlick Sunday edition.

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7. 1959Blick is established

   Ringier establishes Blick, the newspaper group from which SonntagsBlick develops as the Sunday title.

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A national, mass-market Swiss Sunday newspaper combining accessible tabloid presentation with current affairs, investigations, society, sport, entertainment and lifestyle coverage.

• SonntagsBlick print editionSunday newspaper

  The core product is a Sunday print newspaper for Switzerland. It combines national and international current affairs with politics, investigations, society, interviews, sport, entertainment and lifestyle material. Its weekend publication cycle allows the title to present longer-form reporting and feature content alongside news coverage.

• SonntagsBlick digital contentDigital news

  SonntagsBlick content is distributed within the Blick Group's digital publishing environment. The group provides online news, mobile access and additional multimedia formats, allowing the Sunday brand to participate in a continuous digital news operation beyond its weekly print edition.

• 2020Expansion into continuous digital and multimedia publishingStrategy

  The Blick Group was increasingly shifting from a primarily print-centered newspaper operation toward a combined print, web, mobile, video and podcast model.

  What changed. The group launched Blick TV and continued expanding digital news distribution. SonntagsBlick operates within this broader multimedia infrastructure.

  Aftermath. The group reported substantial digital reach, including 1.2 million daily users for Blick in 2020 and a 69% digital share of total brand reach in the cited WEMF 2020-2 figures. These metrics apply to the wider Blick Group, not exclusively to SonntagsBlick.

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1. Blick
2. SonntagsBlick official website