Andreas Durisch takes over Facts

The news magazine and SonntagsZeitung will share the editor-in-chief in future. Stefan Barmettler wants to become more active as a journalist at Tamedia again.

Facts editor-in-chief Stefan Barmettler takes
after two years in office. He will be replaced by Andreas Durisch,
editor-in-chief of the SonntagsZeitung. According to a press release from
Tamedia, Barmettler is stepping down at his own request in order to concentrate
to devote more time to journalistic tasks. He will join the Zurich
media company as an author. Tamedia spokeswoman Eta Pavlovic
told the SDA news agency that Barmettler is taking a break from
two months. Which publication he will then write for,
is still open. From mid-December, Andreas Durisch will be working at
reduce the SonntagsZeitung
and focus on the further development of Facts. He
become
focus above all on making the magazine "the leading
News magazine in the highly competitive weekly title market
and to further develop it as a relevant,
opinion-forming medium," writes Tamedia. With the
SonntagsZeitung, the two deputy editors-in-chief will be
Armin Müller and Ueli Walther increase their responsibility for the editorial side of the business
and relieve Durisch of the burden of day-to-day operations. He
However, it should continue to provide the essential
The company has a say in setting the course of the newspaper.

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