Also, in early February, Gregor Meier began his new role as project manager for sports sponsorship at SF DRS. He succeeds Urs Wieser, who left SF DRS at the start of the year.
Rudolf Bächtold, who has been with Jean Frey AG for 32 years—including a stint as managing editor-in-chief of *Die Weltwoche*—is leaving the company effective immediately and joining Ringier Verlag, where he will initially take on project management responsibilities. Bächtold is leaving Jean Frey AG because the group has been sold to an «investor group from outside the industry.».
The Zurich-based local station Hitradio Z continues to strengthen its team with former TV-3 staff members. Maria Rodriguez will join the Z editorial team in early March. At the same time, former TV-3 editor Matthias Müller will also begin working at the local station. Since early February, Beni Leoni, formerly the editorial director of TV 3, has been the editor-in-chief of Hitradio Z.
The new editor-in-chief of the Basel-based free newspaper *Baslerstab* is Markus Sutter. He will take over the position at the beginning of June from Luc Bürgin, who resigned from his post in January.
After seven years as a consultant at Farner PR and Consulting in Bern, Stefan Herrmann joined By the way Communications in February.
Andrea Hemmi, the former media spokesperson for the private broadcaster TV 3, will become the new director of corporate communications at the fast-food company McDonald’s Suisse Holding SA in Crissier, VD. She will take up her new position in March.
Artur K. Vogel, the former foreign affairs editor of *Die Weltwoche*, is joining Swiss Radio DRS 1. Starting in early April, he will join the station’s new team of daily program directors.
The Zurich-based advertising agency Zogg Kettiger Gasser (ZKG) is expanding its team. Eugen Profeta joined the consulting team at the beginning of the year. The creative department is also being expanded with the addition of Art Director Benjamin Kurz. Advertising assistant Sandra Jankovic joined ZKG back in December.
After just half a year, Hanspeter Bürgin is stepping down from his position as deputy editor-in-chief and news director of the Aargauer Zeitung (AZ). He will now be writing for the AZ as a correspondent based in Berlin.
The advertising time marketer IP Multimedia (Switzerland) has reorganized its executive management. Under the leadership of CEO Michi Frank, the company now has the following eight areas of responsibility, each with its own head: Business Development (Urs Lehmann), Strategy (Marcel Zwahlen), Sales (Mehmet Inan), Key Accounts (Martin Schlenker), Product Management (Annette Brauer), Communications (Bettina Singeisen), Media Research (Giordano Giordani), and Broadcasting (Paolo Lococo). The last four have been newly appointed to the executive board.
Herbert Fischer, editor-in-chief of the Zuger Presse, is leaving the newspaper at his own request. His successor has not yet been named.
On February 2, the Micado advertising agency opened its doors on Zweierstrasse in Zurich. The owners are Corina Betzler and Alexander J. Brosi, both of whom previously worked in the advertising department at Calida Bodywear.
Gert Bruderer will become the new editor-in-chief of the Heerbrugg daily newspaper *Der Rheintaler*. He will take over from Elmar Hürlimann in mid-April, who is moving to Radio Liechtenstein. Bruderer previously served as deputy editor-in-chief.

Peter Wanner plugs holes in the weekly newspaper networkBy Markus Knöpfli The purchase of Kromer Medien AG in Lenzburg gives AZ Medien four more weekly newspapers. The company has also acquired the Auto Börse and its website. Both will bring AZ Medien additional sales totaling 5 million francs.
The AZ Media Group in Baden, which already owns the free weekly newspapers Limmat-Zeitung (LIZ, 35011 copies) and the title Aargauer Woche (leased from Publicitas) with its four regional editions Aargauer Woche (36881 copies), Aarauer Woche (47828), Badener Woche (59144) and Freiämter Woche (31506), has become four more prosperous thanks to the purchase of Kromer Medien AG. Its portfolio now includes the official publications Lenzburger Bezirks-Anzeiger (22428 copies), Der Seetaler/Der Lindenberg (7753), Der Unterfreiämter (9896) and Die Wyna (13402).
The AZ Media Group has already announced that it will continue to publish the Kromer titles as official publication organs and in-house titles and will now print them in Aarau. At the same time, however, it intends to discontinue the duplication in areas where both a Kromer newspaper and a split edition of the Aargauer Woche were previously distributed.
It is not yet clear how it will accomplish this and whether it will therefore discontinue one or the other title, said AZ publishing director Ueli Eckstein when asked. One thing is certain: The Aargauer Woche with its splits (total circulation: 175359 copies) on the one hand and the four Kromer titles (53479 copies) on the other have "striking overlaps" in some areas, according to Eckstein. The smaller Kromer titles have an advantage: as official advertisers, they are also allowed to serve letterboxes with stop stickers.
Wanner also secures the classifieds market for cars
Following the sale of Kromer Medien AG, the Kromer family business, which is managed by the third generation of sole owner Theo Kromer, now also includes Kromer Print AG (customer printing) and Kromer Handels AG. Around ten years ago, Kromer only owned the Lenzburger Bezirks-Anzeiger, then bought Der Seetaler/ Der Lindenberg from the bankruptcy estate and finally founded the other two titles. Kromer Medien AG has now been sold because no successor could be found in the family.
AZ Medien will combine the four new titles and the entire Aargauer Woche in the long-established AZ Wochenzeitungen AG, which has been inactive for years, with new headquarters in Lenzburg. At the request of Theo Kromer, the reactivated company will have its headquarters in Lenzburg. The Board of Directors of AZ Wochenzeitungen will include Peter Wanner and Jürg Schärer from AZ Medien as well as Theo Kromer and Hans Ulrich Glarner from Kromer Medien AG. The Managing Director is Marcel Suter.
AZ Medien also acquired a small majority stake in the Emil Frey Group's subsidiary eCarmarket AG in Mollis GL on January 1, 2002, with the remainder remaining with the previous owners. eCarmarket publishes the monthly magazine Auto Börse (20,000 copies) and operates the Internet platform www.autoboerse.com for the used car trade. The company will remain in Mollis, but Auto Börse will now be printed in Aarau (previously in Germany).
The Auto Börse has a large number of picture advertisements for second-hand cars. Around 5000 current offers can be found on the Internet platform every month. Last year, the site recorded an average of 4641 page impressions per day, with 500 visitors spending around eight minutes a day on the various pages of the homepage.

The collapse of the Jean Frey deal between Ringier and BM still leaves many questions unansweredBy Daniel Schifferle Little is yet known about the intentions and plans of the new owners of Jean Frey AG
(see also interview on page 5). What is clear, however, is that the turnaround will radically change the future prospects of their titles.
If you employ investment bankers, you can turn everything upside down within a very short space of time. The Basler Mediengruppe (BM) has demonstrated this dramatically. However, its U-turn on the sale of Jean Frey AG has also earned it all-round criticism and it now has to put up with the accusation that it acted in bad style.
The fact is that the press putsch puts the opportunities and risks for Jean Frey AG in a completely new light. Ringier would have offered the titles a predictable structure, but instead is licking its wounds. This is the second time that Jean Frey AG has been snatched from under the nose of Switzerland's largest media company. And once again, it is investors who are taking the plunge. Back in 1987 it was Werner K. Rey who came up with the better offer, today it is the private bank Swissfirst.
The most important message of the hastily presented solution: everything is open again. As an independent publishing house, Jean Frey AG undoubtedly has a very different future ahead of it than could have been expected if it had merged with Ringier. However, it is still completely unclear where the journey with the new exponents Christoph Richterich (Chairman of the Board of Directors) and Filippo Leutenegger (CEO) will lead. Especially as both are newcomers to the publishing business.
Many questions remain unanswered for the time being
The most urgent question at the moment, the clarification of the uncertainty regarding investors, will remain unanswered for some time yet. The newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors does not intend to provide any information before April. And this despite the fact that the editors-in-chief of Jean Frey AG are also insisting in unison on immediate disclosure of the investors. The private equity deal must be completed first, as Richterich explains in an interview with WerbeWoche.
He is not worried that the image of Jean Frey AG could be tarnished by this consolation. "We've had very positive feedback from the market. It's largely the media professionals themselves who are still having problems with it at the moment," says Richterich.
Nevertheless, the press reports from last weekend raise some unpleasant or at least provocative questions. There are not only unanimous calls for transparency. Südostschweiz publisher Hanspeter Lebrument posed a legitimate question in the SonntagsZeitung: "I'm surprised that none of the major media houses have managed to conclude a contract with the Basel media group."
BM retains printing order for Weltwoche and TR7
Little is yet known about the plans of the newcomers at Jean Frey AG. So far, it is mainly the vows of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the CEO that they will not tolerate any influence of any kind, political or otherwise. On the contrary, they are on the way to becoming a publishing house free of all ties. The disclosure of the investors will show whether this is actually the case.
The sure winner is the Basler Mediengruppe. It will now be paid a much higher price for Jean Frey AG. It could have expected an amount of around CHF 50 million from Ringier. Or even significantly less, after the due diligence revealed a hole in the pension fund of CHF 12 to 20 million. By contrast, the deal with Swissfirst looks much better: Even if CHF 20 to 30 million of the stated transaction volume of between CHF 90 and 110 million goes towards the capital increase and the pension fund hole also has to be plugged, more than CHF 60 million is still likely to flow to BM.
Another benefit for the Basler: they can keep the printing contract for TR7 and Weltwoche. In the case of Weltwoche, however, only as long as it is still a newspaper. This is because the Basel-based company would not be technically equipped for the magazine format.
Ringier will probably forego a lawsuit
It remains to be seen what Ringier will do about the accusation of breach of contract. Ringier spokesperson Fridolin Luchsinger says that a decision on whether or not to take legal action against BM will be made towards the end of this week. "Personally, I think they will refrain from doing so. Because a lawsuit won't get us the deal back," he explains. Richterich, for his part, clearly distances himself from the accusation of a breach of contract: "This is a problem between Ringier and the Basel media group. If there is a partial breach of contract, it certainly has nothing to do with us." A good understanding with Ringier and basically all media companies is very important to him. He will therefore seek talks on his own initiative in the near future.

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports over 10,000 subscribers to its paid online service FAZ-Archiv.de 16 months after its launch.News FAZ satisfied with paid online archive
Subscribers pay an annual fee of 15 euros to use the database, which contains all articles from the FAZ since 1993 as well as all articles from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung and other titles published by the publisher. In return, they can access five articles a month.
Adtech makes confetti rainThe online advertising service provider Adtech presents a new advertising format suitable for carnival: the confetti banner. When the mouse pointer moves over the banner, a cloud of colorful pixels flies explosively over the browser window. The advertising customer supplies an ordinary gif banner for this purpose. All other elements are added automatically by Adtech's booking tool. An example of this form of advertising can be found on the Adtech website.
Moneycab and E-Sider take over Swissinvest The financial information portal Moneycab.com is taking over various marketing and technology rights from Swissinvest with immediate effect. Together with E-Sider.com, the online broker of the Vaud Cantonal Bank, Moneycab offers Swissinvest users a new home. Portfolio and watchlist owners of Swissinvest can have their data transferred to Moneycab free of charge. E-Sider.com now offers users of both platforms direct access to services and content.
Decline at Internet-Expo This year's Internet-Expo (iEx) has seen a 31.7 percent drop in visitors. In 2001, 41000 admissions were counted in the Zurich exhibition halls (14 percent more than in 2000), this year there were only 28000. The accompanying conference, with 3000 participants, also found fewer interested parties than in 2001 (4500). In addition, the number of exhibitors fell from 560 to 440.

Every day, visitors to the Motor Show can read the latest industry news in a trade journalAlready in its fourth year, the Journal du Salon accompanies the Geneva Motor Show. The official and only international daily newspaper of the show now informs trade visitors, exhibitors and journalists via five instead of the previous four editions, each with 100,000 copies. This means that circulation has also increased by 150 percent compared to the previous year. The Journal du Salon will be available daily from 6 a.m. from March 5 to 9 in the 80 most important hotels in the Geneva region. It will also be distributed via SBB, at the exhibitors' stands and sent to almost all decision-makers in the Swiss automotive industry. As a novelty, the popular trade fair newspaper will also be distributed at newsstands. 30 percent of the editorial section will be printed in French as before, as the publication is published in French-speaking Switzerland. The total length is 32 pages. In keeping with tradition, the official Salon newspaper will host the "Miss Salon" competition on March 7.
The trade journal is produced on site by an experienced team of journalists from international trade magazines. Professionals and insiders from the automotive industry report daily from the exhibition halls on innovations, products and strategies of the players in the international automotive business.
The Journal du Salon is published by Emozio AG in Schlieren, in cooperation with BertelsmannSpringer (Schweiz) AG, which also owns MediaDaten AG, the publisher of WerbeWoche. Andreas Panzeri

At a lively dinner in Alsace, WerbeWoche met GGK founder Karl Gerstner to talk to him about God, advertising and the world after the Swissair debacle, and the content was subsequently published in this form in WerbeWoche. Unfortunately a little too soon, because the perfectionist Karl Gerstner took great pains after our meeting to put all his retrospective thoughts into his usual clear forms and carefully formulated sentences. It was a misunderstanding that we did not wait for this revision and had already published the tape transcript. We would like to apologize for this misunderstanding. As the new version of the interview with Gerstner contains many valuable clarifications, we would like to make it publicly available to all readers once again on our homepage www .werbewoche.ch/Gerstner.

Affinity of ads among supporters in "yuppie land "Best of Print Advertising The advertising hits for 2001 from the Advertising Index of the market research institute Demoscope
In collaboration with the market research institute Demoscope, Publimedia presents readers of WerbeWoche with an excerpt of the results from the Advertising Index (AX Print) five times a year. This index (see box) is a module of the Market Radar and measures the popularity of advertising subjects. In the top two rows are the subjects that achieved the greatest acceptance in the relevant psychographic target group (see compass rose). The three subjects that
The best-performing companies in the entire sample, i.e. in all four target groups, in the 4th quarter of 2001 are shown under the title "Top Three".

Migros advertises its M-Budget line for the first time with a campaignThe timing is a mystery: just as Coop was putting its own discount products on the shelves, the Migros cooperative association launched the very first image campaign for its M-Budget discount line, launched in 1996. It is not prices and shabby photos that are used to lure customers. The Migros lead agency Exxtra helped the low-price range to achieve a brand-strengthening B12 poster campaign by replacing the traditional discount stink of the pigsty ads with sex appeal, content and ironic headlines, thus distinguishing itself pleasantly from the competition. page 6

In Poland, Edipresse will publish the two women's magazines Pani and Uroda as of March 1.News Edipresse acquires in Poland
Uroda has existed since 1957 and is mainly aimed at working women, while Pani was launched in 1990 and has the character of a lifestyle magazine. With the two new acquisitions, Edipresse now owns eight magazines in Poland, covering the areas of people, wellness, health and living. Edipresse Poland was number one in print advertising revenue for the first time in 2001.
Tele Top launches fitness program On February 11, 2002, the Eastern Swiss regional broadcaster Tele Top launched a new program called "Top fit" on the topics of health, sport, nutrition, fitness and beauty. It is broadcast every second Monday for three months and lasts 20 minutes. The presenter is Alexandra Hartmann. It is produced by Tele Top in Frauenfeld. Top fit" is broadcast in the transmission area of Tele Top and Tele Südostschweiz.
Mbo at Kümmerly + Frey The teaching systems division of the bankrupt Bern publishing house Kümmerly + Frey will continue to operate as an independent company as part of a management buy-out. Two executives and Bern-based Paul Haupt AG are shareholders in the new Pro-Lehrsysteme AG. This means that ten jobs will be retained. Kümmerly + Frey had to deposit its balance sheet at the beginning of December.
Viola Tami and C&A on Radio 105
The actress ("Lüthy & Blanc") and TV presenter Viola Tami can now also be heard on Radio 105. She presents the weekly fashion show "105 World of Fashion" on the youth station, which is produced in cooperation with the fashion house C&A and its label Clockhouse. The two-part short program is broadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays. According to program director Gabriel Felder, Radio 105 can also imagine expanding Tami's workload.

Jean-Jacques Zaugg on the successes and failures of PubliGroupeFor a long time, the Lausanne-based company Publicitas stood for solidity. Due to bad investments in the US market and excessive euphoria in the online business, P slipped into the red. However, recovery measures have been initiated, so CEO Jean-Jacques Zaugg remains optimistic. In view of the poor results, your very last press conference was probably one of the most difficult media events in PubliGroupe's history. How did you feel about it?
Jean-Jacques Zaugg: I have no feelings about this. It is important to me to maintain a certain inner balance despite the difficult situation. Life is made up of ups and downs, and the economic cycle is no different. It is important to remain humble when success comes and to have the necessary composure in the face of failure. And you must also have the courage to draw the consequences and learn the appropriate lessons in order to avoid mistakes in the future.
What legacy will you leave to your successor, who takes office on July 1?
Zaugg: Thanks to the measures we immediately introduced to recover the company, I can leave Mr. Rohner with a company on a solid footing.
And what advice would you give your successor?
Zaugg: To react anti-cyclically. And if I may cite the example of Panoramic in the USA, where we were unfortunately unable to exercise direct control over the company, I would advise insisting on direct influence and control in future when making acquisitions of this size.
You have been with PubliGroupe since 1969. What events do you particularly remember?
Zaugg: The merger of the various advertising companies in Switzerland. This consolidation began in the early nineties. What I was also particularly pleased about was the creation of Publimedia with its own independent image. Publimedia has revitalized the activities of PubliGroupe and Publicitas in Switzerland. Another positive aspect is our declared and implemented strategy of acquiring minority stakes in publishing companies. It represents an important contribution to cooperation between different publishing houses, for example with the constitution of new newspaper systems, and thus makes it possible to preserve the independence of regional publishers. Finally, I would also like to highlight the success of PubliDirect, which is a cornerstone of PubliGroupe.
PubliGroupe enables small newspapers to survive thanks to its advertising sales network. Will PubliGroupe continue to play this role?
Zaugg: I am convinced that it will continue to be worthwhile for the company and the press landscape to play this role in the future. The regional publishers have also created collaborations that result in useful synergies.
For decades, the letter P of Publicitas stood for stability, solidity and reliability. Now the share price is falling and there is no end to the bad news. What has happened?
Zaugg: We were probably a little too sedate for years. Then we decided to pursue a policy of expansion and made acquisitions in order to open up the Group to other areas and make the company more dynamic. What then happened in the USA with Panoramic Communication was a failure. Our involvement in the online business was also too hasty and too costly. We let ourselves be carried away by the prevailing euphoria. However, we have learned a lot from our mistakes. However, the new technologies are indispensable, which is why our investments in this area have not been completely lost. We are using our experience here for our core business.
Is PubliGroupe's strategy of reacting rather than acting partly responsible for the current predicament?
Zaugg: We don't just have failures to report. We have made acquisitions for PubliDirect, without which this line of business would not be so successful. This also applies to Publicitas-Promotion Network. We have also successfully acquired Globe Media and Custom Marketing Group in the USA.
How has PubliGroupe's corporate culture changed with its entry into the multimedia sector?
Zaugg: For the employees, it was a good opportunity to break out of their working rhythm and environment in order to get to grips with new working methods. This didn't happen smoothly and painlessly everywhere.
The Swiss market hardly seems to offer PubliGroupe any opportunities for expansion. Which countries have priority in the expansion strategy?
Zaugg: North America remains an important market. Since last year, we have also been expanding in Asia, where we acquired Emphasis, with which we will be involved in in-flight entertainment. Since the fall, we have also been operating a joint venture in the People's Republic of China.
What will you do after July 1, 2002?
Zaugg: I certainly won't be accepting any directorships in areas that are close to PubliGroupe. But I would like to get involved in social projects. And finally, I want to travel to see the world. During my time as a director, I always made a strict distinction between business and private travel. Interview: Anita Vaucher
PubliGroupe under insider suspicionPubliGroupe is facing an investigation by the Swiss stock exchange SWX. PubliGroupe is accused of violating the regulations on ad hoc publicity, writes SDA. The investigation is in connection with the media group's half-year figures published on September 4. Jean-Denis Briod, Head of Communications at PubliGroupe, explained that PubliGroupe had received a questionnaire from SWX in September. This was intended to clarify whether too much time had elapsed between the meeting of the Board of Directors on August 27, at which it approved PubliGroupe's poor results, and the publication of the figures on September 4. PubliGroupe had duly completed the questionnaire, but had not heard anything from the stock exchange since then. PubliGroupe had heard about the latest development in the news ticker and had not been informed beforehand.
Massive losses PubliGroupe closes the 2001 financial year with a loss of 185 million francs. The result thus far exceeded the expectations of analysts, who had predicted a loss of between 40 and 100 million francs. All divisions, with the exception of Directories, posted lower revenues. Consolidated turnover excluding acquisitions fell by 9 percent. The slump in online advertising and the subsequent sale of the Internet advertising group Real Media tore a hole of CHF 84 million in PubliGroupe's coffers. Sales at the newly acquired US marketing agency group Panoramic fell by 25 percent, forcing the closure of individual companies. PubliGroupe therefore decided to write Panoramic off in full at CHF 105 million. The media group, which is listed on the Swiss stock exchange, expects to return to profit in the current financial year.

Standing out There were times when you didn't encounter older women in advertising. They only made it to the big screen as successful actresses - albeit in limited numbers. That's a thing of the past. Today, seniors are generally considered trendy, in and integrated. A social evolution that is also reflected in advertising, as the examples of Moschino or Benetton make clear. However, whether it is always necessary to look behind the scenes or under the skirt...well, sometimes it is better to show only the traces that the years have left on the face and not also on the body. Because with these perspectives one wishes the old order back again, in which not everything had to be shown. Chandra Kurt [email protected]
Business Lunch Sometimes it's really nicer outside than inside
In life, you have to make a choice: Either you become an art critic or you criticize the art of preparing dishes with food. In both cases, a bit of craftsmanship is still required. Yes, should restaurants now also be judged on the basis of the artistry of their owners? That's all that's missing.
In Taggenberg, at any rate, the artistic mind has not gone far: The already unadorned farmhouse parlor above Winterthur, with its splendid panoramic view of the calming greenery, has its walls covered with pictures. They are reminiscent of an American artist who is said to have gone to mass on Sundays in the middle of Manhattan to get ready for work at the Factory. Yes, Andy would certainly have liked Taggenberg - but it would probably never have occurred to him to see his pictures hanging there.
The culinary offer is presented verbally. The service lady articulates the offer loudly and clearly. So come to the table: a salad composition piled to the timbale - lovely. A grilled tuna on vongole with a nice tart tomato. It goes great with the well-behaved fish. For the main course: suckling pig with morels, rich sauce, vegetables, chopped stuff like it is common today in the upscale gastronomy. Looks appetizing and tastes the same. Admittedly, in my case, the small cartilage and knuckles could have been left out of the suckling pig. But that's not so bad. Instead, the shallot confit was missing from the plate. Too bad, I really missed it. The dessert was fine, but not exciting at the end. It was something with strawberries.
Why already forgotten? I was annoyed by two bartenders who were incessantly tooting into their cell phones and drinking expensive wine in between - to hell with these cell phones in such a beautiful place; and if the breeze hadn't been blowing, I would have moved to the garden. A jewel it is.
Few open wines on tap, the menu presented in a shabby plastic folder. That does not fit. Neither to the style of the house (which should not be measured by the walls) nor to the prices. All in all, the lunch with a half pint of white wine cost 170 francs for two people. Attention: Closed on Monday and Tuesday. Many parking spaces around the house. Carlo Bernasconi [email protected]
Restaurant Taggenberg Peter and Margrit Schnaibel
Taggenbergstr. 79
8408 Winterthur
Tel. 052 222 05 22
RatingEssen .......................3
Drinks ..................3
Operation ................3
Business Factor ..........2
5=top, 4=very good, 3=o.k., 2=na yes, 1=flop
Column Causa Köppel
By Dominik Imseng
The spectrum ranges from "right-wing extremist" to "right-wing conservative" to "neurecht" in the sense of the Nouvelle Droite: Roger Köppel has indeed had to put up with a lot, and not just since his appointment as Weltwoche editor-in-chief.
Wrongly.
Certainly (1): Köppel is neoliberal to such an extent that he almost represents a type in the Balzacian sense. He is said to have begun a dismissal interview with the words "Bad news for you. At least the journalist in question will be able to say that a talented copywriter put him out on the street.
Certainly (2): Köppel is uncivil. And that in so far as he is given measure and value,
the foundations of petty bourgeois solidity. No mediocrity! No pressure to reach a consensus! "Radicalize life!" is instead his slogan: "Dance on the volcano!"
Certainly (3): Köppel could also be called von Rundstedt. "I tell my people: Keep calm, wait and see, stay together," the desk general was quoted as saying during the turbulence in the wake of Ringier's takeover plans. And he revealed to the weekly newspaper Die Zeit: "Actually, when I come into the editorial office, they should play the Darth Vader march."
A Rastignac of flexible capitalism, then. A war volunteer of the total magazine.
Nevertheless, it is precisely he who is committed to the project of enlightenment, who so brilliantly robs us of all illusions. Who objects to the ordered or perhaps only thoughtless habituation to the "self-evident". Whose political intelligence does not permit left-right radicalism.
In short, Roger Köppel is one of the brightest minds in the German-speaking world, and a superior stylist to boot. Let's take care of him. He'll be editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel soon enough. [email protected] Dominik Imseng is a copywriter at Jung von Matt/Limmat.

In a press release, Giuseppe Scaglione calls on the Competition Commission to launch an investigation into SRG for obstructing competition. He is convinced that the SRG is abusing its dominant market position to occupy FM frequencies and thus deprive Radio 105 and other providers of their use. "A level playing field for the SRG and for market participants means: the same number of FM frequencies for local radio stations and private radio stations as for the SRG," writes Scaglione. For him, the SRG is pursuing a pronounced monopoly policy in the radio sector under the heading of public service, which aims to "hinder private competition". In this sense, his Radio 105 was directly affected by the fact that the SRG received a Federal Council license for its competitor Virus shortly after the launch of the private youth radio station. An FM license application from Radio 105 for a regional language youth radio station was rejected by Bakom on the grounds of frequency scarcity. "However, it is more important to question how the scarce resources are distributed," continues Scaglione. In total, SRG occupies around 800 of the approximately 1000 frequencies in Switzerland. This key is justified, among other things, by the quality assurance of the technical supply. However, Scaglione believes it is a fact that the SRG broadcasts far more radio stations via FM than the law provides for (pan).