Rothenbühler is the new President of the Conference of Editors-in-Chief

Peter Rothenbühler is the new President of the Conference of Editors-in-Chief. The editor-in-chief of the French-speaking Swiss newspaper Le Matin was unanimously elected at the General Assembly in Bern on Friday, as reported by SDA. His predecessor Res Strehle, who chaired the association for five years, reminded the General Assembly of the drafting of the "Code of Conduct" completed in 2007 for the strict separation of journalistic content and commercial advertising. The next goal is to extend the Code of Conduct to sponsorship, says the outgoing President. For his part, Rothenbühler spoke out in favor of publishers joining the Press Council in the near future. Dominique von Burg, President of the Press Council since the beginning of the year, expressed the same sentiment.

The Conference of Editors-in-Chief represents the interests of editorial offices and journalists. The association has around 60 members from all over Switzerland and is affiliated to the Press Council.