Journalist Roger de Diesbach deceased
Roger de Diesbach passed away on Monday evening at the age of 65. De Diesbach was editor-in-chief of the Fribourg newspaper La Liberté from 1995 to 2004.
Roger de Diesbach, former editor-in-chief of the Fribourg newspaper La Liberté, died on Monday evening at the age of 65. This was announced by the newspaper in its online edition on Tuesday. De Diesbach took his first steps in journalism at the news agency SDA, where he worked from 1969 to 1976. With his own press office BRRI, he supplied 20 media outlets with around 1,500 reports over a period of seven years.
In 1987, de Diesbach was awarded the Jean Dumur Prize. In 1993, he closed his press office due to economic difficulties and joined the Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne, where he became deputy editor-in-chief. The journalist took over the reins at the Fribourg newspaper La Liberté in spring 1996, where he stepped down as editor-in-chief at the end of 2004 for health reasons. Roger de Diesbach was married and had three children.
In 1987, de Diesbach was awarded the Jean Dumur Prize. In 1993, he closed his press office due to economic difficulties and joined the Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne, where he became deputy editor-in-chief. The journalist took over the reins at the Fribourg newspaper La Liberté in spring 1996, where he stepped down as editor-in-chief at the end of 2004 for health reasons. Roger de Diesbach was married and had three children.
