The Republic online magazine is launched
The new online magazine Republik went live for paying customers on Sunday. The «publishers», as subscribers are called, can read articles about Facebook and Angela Merkel, among other things.
A day earlier than announced, "Republic" launched Sunday afternoon. "Ladies and gentlemen, the time of waiting has come to an end," the makers announced. True, that was a day early, they said. "But after the months of buildup, we felt we should
could speed things up a bit at the end. And, because it's good luck, bring out a Sunday baby."
The lead text "Zuckerberg's Monster" deals with Facebook as a manipulation machine that threatens democracy. This is followed by an "analysis in seven chapters" on how the machine can be brought under control.
Also posted is an article titled "Is the Bank the Real Perpetrator?" about the Tamil Tigers trial and one titled "The Horror of the Nights." This one is about four reasons "why Angela Merkel became the world's most powerful negotiator."
Co-initiator Constantin Seibt had announced when the name was announced that the Republic will be an independent magazine that basically classifies information: "Readers don't have time to worry about the world and classify events themselves. We do that for them."
Successful fundraising in the spring
Three long articles with pictures are to be published daily for subscribers. The subscribers are also members of the cooperative, the contribution is 240 francs per year.
The founders of the Republic made a name for themselves beyond the borders with a successful crowdfunding in spring 2017.
attention. By the afternoon of the first collection day, they had already reached their set goal: 3,000 subscribers and 750,000 Swiss francs.
At the end of the collection, 13,845 people had signed up, and 3.4 million francs had been collected. To date, the "Republic" has over 15,5000 subscribers. According to a spokeswoman, the project - also thanks to sponsors and donations - has 7.7 million francs at its disposal. Financing is thus secured for at least two years.
"Expedition Team" celebrates launch
Republic crew members - or the expedition team, as they call themselves - were laughing and cheering in each other's arms after the launch of the online presence on Sunday, an SDA video shows.
The crew's figureheads are, above all, Constantin Seibt, who worked for the Zurich-based Tages-Anzeiger wrote, as well as Christof Moser, who most recently wrote for the Switzerland at the weekend was active. In addition to other well-known media people, the team includes start-up, communications, organization and IT specialists. (SDA)
