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Already distinguishing itself somewhat from the generally liberal, right-conservative, or center-left Swiss media by its general right-wing orientation, the magazine is now especially noted for its interviews with controversial public figures and for the diversity of opinion represented in its pages,
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had a circulation of 91,142 copies. Between July 2004 and June 2005 the circulation of the magazine was 80,436 copies. It was 82,849 copies between July 2005 and June 2006 and 85,772 copies between July 2006 and June 2007. Its total circulation in 2006 was also 82,849 copies. It became 85,096 copies
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In 2015 the editor-in-chief and owner Roger Köppel joined the strong right-wing Swiss People's Party. Shortly after, he was elected for Councillor of the Swiss Parliament and now stands in for the interest of the Swiss People's Party also in Parliament.
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of 5 April 2012 published a photograph of a Roma child pointing a gun at a camera under the headline "The Roma are coming". The controversy sparked by this choice of illustration was reported internationally.
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has repeatedly actively created controversy and scandal. The magazine is somewhat anti-statist and against an expansion of the welfare state. It also rejects state-subsidized nurseries and childcare.
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Köppel became editor-in-chief in 2001, launching a complete redesign, replacing the broadsheet by a magazine format. Jean Frey AG was now bought by conservative-right investor
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amongst the Irish who, it was further claimed, have rat-like anatomic features. The article was translated into English and caused controversy in the Irish media.
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remained a fixture of the intellectual environment in Switzerland, publishing articles, columns and interviews on a wide range of topics, including
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Founded in 1933 as a weekly newspaper in the mold of French weeklies, it started off somewhat sympathetic to the
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and has denounced recent "alarmism" surrounding environmental issues. Internationally – outside of Europe – the
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During the 1980s, the newspaper was led by Rudolf Bächtold and Jürg Ramspeck and owned by Jean Frey Verlag.
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with a dominant right-wing view however. For instance, virtually alone among Swiss publications,
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The magazine's editorial stance under Köppel is considered to range between
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In keeping with its neo-conservative and anti-mainstream positions, the
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between July 2007 and June 2008, dropping to 45,519 copies in 2019.
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is rejected by the editorial staff, as was Swiss acceptance of the
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was detached from Jean Frey AG, now published under its own label
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in 2003 and 2004 printed lengthy articles mainly arguing for the
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On 12 May 2010, the main title of the weekly edition of the
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to the U.S. presidency. The accession of Switzerland to the
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often represents pro-American and pro-Israeli positions.
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published an article which lamented the spread of the
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Index

Weltwoche
Magazine
Roger Köppel
Classical liberalism
conservatism
Zürich
Circulation
ISSN
0043-2660
www.weltwoche.ch
magazine
Zürich
Roger Köppel
columnists
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Peter Bodenmann
Christoph Mörgeli
Swiss People's Party
Alexander, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau
economic liberalism
conservatism
Swiss People's Party
Nazi
Swiss media
politics
economy
Werner Rey
Basler Zeitung
center-left liberalism
Tito Tettamanti

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