Overview
- Baganz said he used a probationary option to end his contract on March 11, and the publisher described the departure as at his request.
- The role remains vacant as the Ostdeutscher Verlag evaluates successors and considers reader feedback on regional background.
- Philippe Debionne recently took over as chair of the Ostdeutsche Medienholding’s chief editors in an interim capacity.
- Publisher Holger Friedrich thanked Baganz for helping launch the title and pledged to strengthen editorial structures in the next phase.
- Launched on February 20, the paper publishes weekly in print and digitally on other days and has faced early debate over representation and editorial direction.