SRF appoints editorial heads and specialist managers for planned newsroom
In preparation for the launch of the newsroom in the fall of 2019, several personnel decisions have been made. The new domestic and international news desks will begin operations as early as late 2018. Basil Honegger will take over as head of the domestic news desk, and Reto Gerber will become head of the international news desk. Silvia Zwygart will become the new editor-in-chief of «Schweiz aktuell.» Regula Messerli will take over as the new editor-in-chief of «Tagesschau.» Christian Dütschler will remain editor-in-chief of «10vor10.».
Although the new newsroom building at the Zurich Leutschenbach site will not be ready for occupation until 2019, new organizational and working structures will be introduced in Swiss Television's Information department in autumn 2018. Basil Honegger will become head of the newly created specialist domestic editorial team, while Reto Gerber will head the new specialist foreign editorial team. In future, these specialist editorial teams will provide contributions for "Schweiz aktuell", "Tagesschau" and "10vor10" - as has long been the case with the specialist editorial team for economics and the editorial team for the Federal Parliament.
The editorial teams of the news formats will be downsized accordingly, but will continue to take on the important function of ensuring that each program has its own DNA. Silvia Zwygart will succeed Basil Honegger as the new editorial director of "Schweiz aktuell". Regula Messerli will take over the management of "Tagesschau". Urs Leuthard will concentrate fully on implementing the newsroom concept from fall 2018 and is therefore handing over the management of "Tagesschau". He will continue to be responsible for presenting the voting programs and election analyses. Christian Dütschler will remain in charge of the news magazine "10vor10".
Tristan Brenn, Editor-in-Chief TV: "With these appointments, we have set the initial personnel course for the work in the new newsroom. I'm looking forward to working with a great editorial team and with Urs Leuthard as Newsroom Project Manager."
