Bajour is an independent local online media outlet made in and for Basel. Bajour covers events and publishes analysis using playful, creative formats to strengthen the debate across generations about local issues, civic engagement, and democracy.
The media outlet started in 2019 with a daily newsletter, Basel Briefing, which summarises the most important events and delivers them in the morning. The newsletter FCB Briefing provides soccer fans with up-to-date information on the day of a match. In addition, the media outlet publishes more in-depth reporting and addresses underreported topics by going to the streets of Basel to find out what concerns its citizens.
Bajour considers itself a local media outlet and aims to connect people, take questions, organise debates, and look for solutions. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, in March 2020, Bajour launched Gärn gschee – Basel helps, an initiative bringing together people who needed help with those who could provide it.
The media outlet is published and supported by the non-profit association Medienzukunft Basel and received initial funding from the Stiftung Medienvielfalt (in English: Foundation for Media Diversity). It is also part of a national network of local media start-ups (Tsüri and Kultz) that publish and share content on We.publish's digital infrastructure.
Source: Oasis Europe
Last updated date: November 2025
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