SRG launches quiz app for the national elections
Test your general knowledge about Switzerland, challenge your friends, and become part of a community—all in real life: These are the goals of «Politbox,» the quiz app created by SRG SSR for the 2015 national elections.
The app will be available in the four national languages and in English from the beginning of May. Users will be able to compete in various questions on Swiss politics and society. In addition to the knowledge questions, interested parties can also answer opinion questions on current topics. The survey form makes it possible to take the pulse of the community and uncover its concerns and worries.
Bus tour through Switzerland
A five-language national editorial team provides editorial support for the app and also develops its content. The media professionals from SRF, RTS, RSI, RTR and SWI travel across Switzerland in a bus and make stops in various regions of the country. This allows the players to compete live on location and exchange ideas with other "Politbox" participants.
"The app is aimed at a young audience," explains Sandra Manca, Head of SRF News, who is leading the "Politbox" project together with her colleague at RTS, Nicolas Roulin. This is an audience that has only a limited interest in political life and therefore has little contact with traditional political reporting. "We want to help young people to engage with Switzerland, its institutions and its role in the world."
