New management team and new additions at SonntagsBlick
Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Reza Rafi, SonntagsBlick is expanding its management team and has appointed Fabian Eberhard as its new deputy editor-in-chief.
Eberhard, 39, has been with the company for six years. SonntagsBlick most recently in the role of head of research. He was appointed in 2022 by the industry magazine Swiss journalist:in elected investigative journalist of the year (Werbewoche.ch reported). In 2019, he won the Zurich Journalism Prize for his series of articles on Swiss arms exports to war zones. Eberhard previously worked for six years at the SonntagsZeitung. He graduated in history from the University of Bern and completed a MAZ diploma in journalism.
In addition, 29-year-old Lisa Aeschlimann now serves as the paper's editor. Aeschlimann joined the company at the beginning of the year. SonntagsBlick and quickly distinguished herself with stories on crime, security and social issues. Previously, she spent three years at the Tages-Anzeiger where she wrote about business and politics in the Zurich department. Prior to that, she studied journalism at the ZHAW, completed a diploma course at the MAZ, and did a traineeship at the Country Messenger. In 2019, she was runner-up as "Newcomer of the Year" at the industry magazine Swiss journalist:in.
Furthermore, the news section of the SonntagsBlick strengthened with two new additions. 34-year-old Lino Schaeren will join the team in mid-August. He was with the Bieler Tagblattthe last two years as editor-in-chief, where he repeatedly stirred up local politics with his research. Schaeren graduated with a diploma in journalism from the MAZ after completing a technical baccalaureate.
Also in November, Vanessa Mistric will be the SonntagsBlick reinforce. The 33-year-old has been part of the editorial team's research team since 2020 K-Tip/Balance. Prior to that, the winner of the Investigative Journalism Award completed a traineeship at Tamedia's research desk. Other stations were SRF and the SonntagsZeitung. Mistric graduated from the University of Zurich with a degree in political science.
Federal House editor Danny Schlumpf and news editor Camille Kündig have decided to SonntagsBlick to leave.
