Liechti advises 20 Minuten (D)

Commuter newspapers The former
deputy editor-in-chief of 20 Minuten, Dieter Liechti (44), is
is back under contract with his former employer. How the end of 2003 -
on the occasion of the Tamedia takeover - who has since resigned as
Thun, who works as a journalist and consultant, confirmed on request that he works
since the beginning of August for the Norwegian publishing house Schibsted on
mandate basis for the launch of the successful title for the German
Market.
Liechti, who brought 20 Minuten to Basel and Berne in 2000, is part of the
of a project team that is reportedly stationed in Frankfurt.
is. The company does not disclose the nature and scope of its know-how transfer.
Schibsted contacted during an Alinghi assignment in Malmö
The paper maker is cautious: "In comparison to the almost six-year-old Swiss
Original we are certainly taking a step forward - especially in
Towards emotionality." Whether, when and in which alliance 20 Minuten
Germany, however, he does not know either. (oc)