DOMO June 2013 issue

Contents

 

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German Election

Beate Baumann and Hans-Roland Fäßler are respectively Angela Merkel’s and Peer Steinbrück’s personal confidantes. They are fighting their battle behind the scenes.

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Binge viewing

At last, TV series addicts are getting what they want: their favorite series, without interruptions in a new trend that will change television.

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Mediathon

The world’s most popular media genre makes facts take a back seat to drama.

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Focus on Ringier

The best press photos of the last quarter from around the world.

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Interview

Heads of major companies seek his advice: At 18, Philipp Riederle is a star of the Internet scene.

22
Tribute

They have our backs: telephone operators.

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Inhouse: Blick am Abend

Switzerland’s only evening paper is celebrating its 5th anniversary.

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Ringier meets the stars

Covering media events with Roger Federer – when seasoned journal- ists turn into groupies.

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Michael Ringier

Our publisher believes in the magic of print.

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Talk

Questions for Ringier’s management

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Anniversaries

Deaths / Anniversaries / Recommended reading

DOMO Cover June 2013 Angela Merkel
Mediathon Boston Bomber

Information is becoming soap opera

When the whole world is talking about it, when one headline prevails and people are moved by pictures and human-interest stories: that is what’s called a Mediathon, the drama that no one can get enough of – neither the public nor the media.

Interview Philipp Riederle

"If you want to get us, we first have to become your fans" 

To the Internet crowd he is a star, his podcast «Mein iPhone und ich» (My iPhone and I) is legendary. Philipp Riederle explains what makes the digital generation tick and why he would only use a newspaper to wrap fish.

Binge Viewing Homeland

Glued to the tube

Why wait a whole week for the next episode of your favorite series? That was yesterday. Binge viewing is the new big thing. Netflix makes it possible, delighting TV-series addicts while changing the medium itself.

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