DOMO October 2020 EN

CONTENTS
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«I’m convinced that we are
correctly positioned»
Alexander Theobald, Ringier Axel
Springer Switzerland CEO in a big
interview with DOMO. «I believe in the
future and the success of magazines,» he
says.
7 «We are living in pseudonormality!»
Psychiatrist Katja Cattapan knows why
we are having trouble with normality
despite the freedoms we have regained.
«The coronavirus pandemic is a huge
psychological experiment.»
10 First boss lady
Nina Siegrist calls the shots. After more
than 100 years, Schweizer Illustrierte has
its first female editor-in-chief.
12 Focus on Ringier
The best photos of the last quarter.
14 Fibo: a special case
Eight pieces by Karl Lüönd about Fibo
Deutsch, who has spent 60 years
working for Ringier and now (allegedly)
retired at age 80.
18 «It goes further»
Ringier is creating a new board for
developing diversity and inclusion within
the company. Ringier CFO Annabella
Bassler explains why diversity is a
strategic goal for our enterprise.
19 Journalism as elixir
Publisher Michael Ringier on how well
journalism has performed during the
Corona crisis. «A big hand and a big pat
on the back for media people.»
20 Shots and Vampire conversations
From sauce syringes to vampire
conversations: Creative Director of the
Ringier Brand Studio, Mathieu Gilliand’s
jam packed week.
22 A finger on the public pulse
Anniversary: Walter Noser /
Recommended reading by Ringier CEO
Marc Walder
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Cover photo: Maurice Haas
Publishing information
Publisher: Ringier AG, Corporate Communications.
Editor-in-Chief: Alejandro Velert.
Contributors: Ulli Glantz and Markus Senn
(visual realization), Bettina Bono, René Haenig, Karl
Lüönd. Translators: Gian Pozzy (French), Claudia
Bodmer (English), Ioana Chivoiu, (Romanian).
Proofreaders: Regula Osman, Kurt Schuiki
(German), Patrick Morier-Genoud (French), Claudia
Bodmer (English), Lucia Gruescu (Romanian).
Layout/Production: Zuni Halpern (Switzerland).
Image Editing: Ringier Redaktions-Services
Zurich. Print: Ringier Print Ostrava and SNP
Leefung Printers. No portion may be reprinted
without the editor’s permission. Circulation:
10,000 copies. DOMO is published in German,
French, English and Romanian.
Contact: domo@ringier.ch
Photos: Oliver Bunic, Maurice Haas, Thomas Meier
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