Michael Ringier is Publisher of the Year
Michael Ringier has been named Publisher of the Year by the industry magazine *Schweizer Journalist*. The jury explained its decision by noting that Ringier’s chairman of the board currently leads the most dynamic media company.
The 65-year-old has transformed a Swiss publishing house into an international media company with more than 120 newspapers and magazines, various radio and television channels, web platforms and printing plants, "Journalist" publisher Johann Oberauer was quoted as saying in the communiqué sent out on Thursday.
Even in the narrow Swiss market, Michael Ringier, who owns the media company with his two sisters, has repeatedly founded new titles and set new trends. The jury cited the founding of the new magazine Landliebe and the takeover of the French-speaking Swiss quality title Le Temps as current examples.
With the "Publisher of the Year" award, the jury from the media industry honored a personality for the ninth time who, in their opinion, is securing the future of journalism. Last year, Norbert Neininger, editor-in-chief and publisher of Schaffhauser Nachrichten, won the title.
The award was presented at the start of the Publishers' Congress in Interlaken. (SDA)
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