Der Bund: Artur K. Vogel steps down as editor-in-chief
Artur K. Vogel has decided to hand over the editorship of Der Bund at the end of 2014. After eight years as editor-in-chief of Der Bund, Vogel wants to devote more time to writing, his work as an author of books and travel journalism.
The 61-year-old from Lucerne has headed the Bund since January 2007. Over the past seven and a half years, Artur K. Vogel has made a significant contribution to the successful cooperation between the Bund and the Tages-Anzeiger within the Tamedia media group. He established the Bund as a second voice in full journalistic competition with the BZ Berner Zeitung and contributed to the continuation of the Bern model with two independent daily newspapers.
Artur K. Vogel already worked as a freelancer for the Luzerner Neuesten Nachrichten while studying law and business administration at the University of Zurich. After working in various functions for the Tages-Anzeiger for 20 years, Vogel later wrote for the news magazine Facts, Weltwoche, Swiss Radio DRS and the Aargauer Zeitung, among others. Information on Artur K. Vogel's successor as editor-in-chief will be provided in due course, according to the statement.
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