Nina Fargahi is 32 years old and lives in Zurich. She studied International Relations at the University of Geneva and holds a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Zurich. During her studies she worked as a freelance journalist and columnist for the Aargauer Zeitung and the Tages-Anzeiger. This was followed by internships at Swiss television's "Arena," WOZ, and the DPA's foreign bureau in Paris. She has been working for the NZZ since 2011 - first as a blogger, then as a trainee in the foreign department and since 2013 as news editor and daily manager in the newsroom; in this function she also takes care of the daily web presence of Nzz.ch. In 2012, she was awarded the Swiss Media Prize for Local Journalism for her blog about the Wyde neighborhood in Birr, Aargau, which is dominated by migration.
"Edito is in line with my journalistic credo," says Nina Fargahi. "I enjoy thinking about the role of the media in a democracy, observing trends and developments in other countries, and discussing media ethics issues."
As of July 1, Nina Fargahi will succeed Philipp Cueni (65), who has shaped and distinguished the Swiss media magazine with great commitment since 2009 as Editor-in-Chief of the German-language edition; he will relinquish his position but continue to work as an author. Alain Maillard (57) will remain Editor-in-Chief of the French-language edition. The Edito editorial team also includes Bettina Büsser (58, editor) and Sylvain Bolt (28, web editor).
Edito is published six times a year in two language editions - German and French - and is the largest Swiss media magazine with a total circulation of around 10,000 copies. The magazine is published by the three professional associations Impressum, Syndicom and SSM. The magazine is published by Bachmann Medien in Basel.
Two journalists from the Basel region will take over the editorial management: Urs Buess and Remo Leupin. The new newspaper will be independent of political parties and advocate an open and tolerant society, according to a Bachmann Medien press release. The new newspaper follows a new concept that takes into account the development of the media and the change in media consumption: the increased access to information via online platforms and mobile devices, the strong increase in the use of social media and networks, but also the broad need for in-depth content in printed form.
An editorial team of around 30 people is planned. It will be headed by the two journalists Urs Buess and Remo Leupin. Buess was most recently deputy editor-in-chief of Basler Zeitung, while Leupin was a member of the Beobachter editorial team and editor-in-chief of Beobachter Natur.
The new newspaper is based on a concept developed by Bachmann Medien. It will be published by the newly founded Neue Medien Basel, of which Ivo Bachmann is a member of the Board of Directors. His consultancy firm will also support the project until operational responsibility is handed over to the editorial team and management. The consultancy firm of former BaZ editor-in-chief Ivo Bachmann was commissioned last year to investigate the possibility of an online newspaper in the wake of the turmoil surrounding a BaZ consultancy mandate from Christoph Blocher.
Neue Medien Basel will be owned by the newly established Foundation for Media Diversity in Basel. Andreas Miescher, a lawyer and notary from Basel, and Franz-Xaver Leonhardt, a member of the management of the Hotel Krafft in Basel, will be the first members of the foundation's board of trustees. This foundation is committed to a diverse media offering in favor of an open and tolerant society. The new newspaper is financed by the Levedo Foundation in Basel, set up by Beatrice Oeri.
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