Second attempt
Samuel Helbling on the Succession of Facts Editor-in-Chief Hannes Britschgi
Samuel Helbling on the succession of Facts boss Hannes BritschgiThe Weltwoche had already had its last rites. Seven years of declining readership, a change of ownership and finally a circulation of 85,000 copies - the fate of the traditional title seemed sealed. Facts, on the other hand - shrill, aggressive and colorful - sailed to success.
Together with SonntagsZeitung, the news magazine was considered the most successful new launch on the Swiss press market.
Facts is now on the brink of collapse, and as a result editor-in-chief Hannes Britschgi has been sent packing. Because of
"differing views on the further development", as it says in Tamedia's brief communiqué. The next day, the
Tages-Anzeiger was right to say that Britschgi had not made it,
Facts a convincing, attractive profile.
In the beginning, the news magazine thrived on the punch that renegade
Weltwoche editors brought to the paper. Stefan Barmettler, who has been appointed editor-in-chief ad interim, is one of them. Whether he is
Man of continuity and trust enough ideas and
conceptual power to reposition the title is something he must now prove. In the meantime, the carousel of candidates will continue to turn. Within Tamedia alone, there are already two viable candidates: One is Res Strehle, editor-in-chief of the magazine, who, as Roger Köppel's successor, has confidently developed the Tages-Anzeiger's Saturday supplement and given it new drive. But also Roger de Weck, who is omnipresent with his commentaries as an advisor or "editor-in-chief without function" and writes for German, French and Swiss newspapers. As the former head of Tages-Anzeiger and Die Zeit, he also has a good network, management and editorial experience.
Leadership experience like few journalists. The sting of Roger Köppel being named the "greatest talent in Swiss journalism" by Die Zeit is likely to remain deep-seated and spur on the grand seigneur's ambition to return to the lowlands of editorial work.
descend.
> Samuel Helbling, Editor-in-Chief
Together with SonntagsZeitung, the news magazine was considered the most successful new launch on the Swiss press market.
Facts is now on the brink of collapse, and as a result editor-in-chief Hannes Britschgi has been sent packing. Because of
"differing views on the further development", as it says in Tamedia's brief communiqué. The next day, the
Tages-Anzeiger was right to say that Britschgi had not made it,
Facts a convincing, attractive profile.
In the beginning, the news magazine thrived on the punch that renegade
Weltwoche editors brought to the paper. Stefan Barmettler, who has been appointed editor-in-chief ad interim, is one of them. Whether he is
Man of continuity and trust enough ideas and
conceptual power to reposition the title is something he must now prove. In the meantime, the carousel of candidates will continue to turn. Within Tamedia alone, there are already two viable candidates: One is Res Strehle, editor-in-chief of the magazine, who, as Roger Köppel's successor, has confidently developed the Tages-Anzeiger's Saturday supplement and given it new drive. But also Roger de Weck, who is omnipresent with his commentaries as an advisor or "editor-in-chief without function" and writes for German, French and Swiss newspapers. As the former head of Tages-Anzeiger and Die Zeit, he also has a good network, management and editorial experience.
Leadership experience like few journalists. The sting of Roger Köppel being named the "greatest talent in Swiss journalism" by Die Zeit is likely to remain deep-seated and spur on the grand seigneur's ambition to return to the lowlands of editorial work.
descend.
> Samuel Helbling, Editor-in-Chief
