Katja Fischer De Santi becomes Editor-in-Chief of We Parents

Katja Fischer De Santi takes over as Editor-in-Chief of Parents' Time magazine as of May 1, 2022 We parents. The experienced journalist and team leader succeeds Karen Schärer, who is leaving the magazine at her own request to refocus and take on a new challenge.

Katja Fischer De Santi has been with CH Media and the former NZZ regional media since 2006, most recently as co-team leader of the Life & Knowledge section of the central editorial department, where she is responsible for the topics of family, society, culinary arts and fashion. Prior to that, the 42-year-old was for many years head of the Focus section of the St. Galler Tagblatt. In this role, she led a team of ten editors and was at times responsible for a national culture and knowledge section with up to six pages a day.

In 2020 and 2021, Fischer De Santi was nominated for the Society Journalist of the Year award, presented by industry magazine Swiss journalist:in is awarded.

"As a journalist, I have been writing for years about topics such as motherhood and fatherhood, compatibility, parenting and psychology. For me, families act like a burning glass that reveals what is important to a society and how values change. Since I am a mother of two sons myself, I also know what a challenge but also a joy it is to raise children. I am therefore very pleased to be able to publish the superbly produced family magazine We parents to shape and develop the content together with the team," Fischer De Santi was quoted as saying in a statement from CH Media.