20 minutes: Manuel Jakob new Head of Newsdesk
Manuel Jakob, editor of the newsdesk, will become the new head of the newsdesk and editor of 20 Minuten on February 1, 2014. He succeeds Adrian Eng, who will be leaving 20 Minuten at the end of the year to take on a new challenge.
The 34-year-old Manuel Jakob studied journalism and communication at the ZHAW and worked for the news agency SDA and the news portal Bluewin.ch before moving to 20 Minuten in 2011.
The 20 Minuten editorial team is also being strengthened in various departments. Roman Neumann will take up his new position as a reporter on February 1, 2013. The 30-year-old graduate of the Ringier School of Journalism has worked for the Blick Group for the past six years, where he worked on the newsdesk and as a reporter for all print titles and Blick.ch.
Gabriella Hummel will be joining the Community department on November 1, 2013. The 23-year-old studied journalism at the ZHAW Winterthur, completed various internships and worked as a freelance journalist for Students.ch/TV and SRF Virus, among others.
Christian Messikommer will also start at 20 Minuten on December 1, 2013. The 50-year-old has previously worked for 20 Minuten and has also worked for Newsnet and Radio Z, among others. He will contribute his many years of experience with various media channels to the Community department.
Andrea Löpfe will join the newsdesk on January 1, 2014. The 27-year-old has been working part-time for 20 Minuten since 2010 and is currently working temporarily for the community department. After an exchange semester in Spain and two communications internships, she is now returning to journalism.
