Hoerkolumnen.ch named best Swiss podcast

Anthrazit magazine has voted Hoerkolumnen.ch one of the 200 best Swiss websites and also the best podcast. The decision was announced to coincide with the first anniversary of Hörkolumnen. The first podcast, in which columnists read out their work, was launched exactly one year ago. In the last twelve months, the pool has grown to eight writers and speakers. There are now 10,000 downloads per month. The authors include illustrious names such as Peter Schneider (SonntagsZeitung), Gion Mathias Cavelty (Weltwoche), Philipp Tingler (Facts) and Bänz Friedli (Migros Magazin). The initiator of the project is 24-year-old Zurich ETH student Denis Nordmann. He and his team were delighted to receive the award at Hörkolumnen's birthday party. More authors are to join the free podcast in 2007. By integrating the audio columns on various media websites, Nordmann would like to further expand and publicize the cross-publisher project, according to a press release.