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Taz Publishes Final Weekday Print, Shifts to Weekday E‑Paper Only

The reader‑owned outlet cites rising costs plus a mostly digital audience as the basis for a sustainable shift.

Overview

  • Starting Monday, the paper will appear on weekdays exclusively as an e‑paper, while the printed wochentaz continues on Saturdays.
  • Publisher figures show roughly 60% of daily subscribers already read digitally and about 14,000 were pure print subscribers before the switch.
  • Management reports current cancellations at about 12% from print‑to‑digital changes and expects the transition to be financially manageable.
  • The taz will keep access free of a paywall and relies on subscriptions and its voluntary payment program, with about 45,000 participants.
  • The farewell weekday print includes exclusive pieces by writers such as T. C. Boyle, Sibylle Berg and Feridun Zaimoglu, marking the first overregional German daily to take this step.