Tamedia Board of Directors confirms Ignaz Staub and Daniel Cornu as ombudsmen

Ignaz Staub, who has held this position since 2010, will continue to be responsible for Tamedia's newspapers, magazines and news platforms in German-speaking Switzerland as well as for 20 minutes and 20 minuti. Daniel Cornu will remain ombudsman for Tamedia's media in French-speaking Switzerland.

Staub began his career in journalism as a freelance sports reporter for Swiss radio and television before joining the Tages-Anzeiger in 1987 after working for Weltwoche and Schweizer Illustrierte. During his more than twenty years at the Tages-Anzeiger, he was head of the foreign department and reported as a correspondent from the Middle East and the United States of America. He is a member of the Organization of News Ombudsmen (ONO).

Daniel Cornu can look back on a long career in journalism, including as editor-in-chief of the Tribune de Genève. After his retirement, he passed on his experience to young journalists as director of the Centre romand de formation des journalistes CRFJ and taught media ethics at the universities of Neuchâtel and Geneva. After being appointed ombudsman of the Tribune de Genève in 1998, he also took on this role for all other Tamedia media in French-speaking Switzerland in 2007.

Tamedia's ombudsmen receive complaints about editorial and commercial content relating to Tamedia publications. As independent individuals who are not bound by instructions, they contribute to the quality assurance of Tamedia's media. All submissions are treated confidentially and responded to within 60 days.