Newsnetz receives prominent support during the Olympic Games
During the Olympic Games, the Newsnetz will have prominent reinforcements: Peter Achten will report on the events surrounding the Games in Beijing, while Markus Ryffel will write a daily column on the athletics competitions as an expert.
The news network of the Tages-Anzeiger, Berner Zeitung and Basler Zeitung will have prominent reinforcements during the Olympic Games: Peter Achten will report daily from Beijing. His video reports will focus on stories about the Games - be it the environmental situation, the concerns and enthusiasm of the population or human rights. The 69-year-old worked for Swiss television for many years. He became known to the public as a newsreader. Before moving to Beijing as a correspondent in 1986, he was a member of the SF editorial team. After a stint as a television correspondent in Washington, he has been working as Asia correspondent for Radio DRS since 1997, and Markus Ryffel will also be writing a daily column on athletics competitions as an expert. The 53-year-old is one of the most important figures in Swiss sport. As an active athlete, he won silver in the 5,000 meters at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He won numerous medals at international championships. Ryffel still holds the national records for the 3,000 and 5,000 meters. Together with his brother Urs, he runs Ryffel Running AG with stores in Bern and Uster.
