Watson (newspaper)
Swiss online newspaper
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Watson is a Swiss online newspaper published by CH Media. It publishes articles in German and French and is targeted towards mobile users.
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| Type | Online newspaper |
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| Founder | Hansi Voigt |
| Publisher | CH Media |
Editor-in-chief | Nadine Sommerhalder |
| Founded | 22 January 2014 |
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| Headquarters | Zurich |
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Website | www |
History
Watson was launched on 22 January 2014 by the start-up company FixxPunkt AG with funding from Peter Wanner (AZ Medien). Founder and editor-in-chief was former 20 Minuten editor-in-chief Hansi Voigt.[2][3] In April 2016, Voigt announced his leave from the newspaper, he was succeeded by Michael Wanner, Peter Wanners son, as director and by Maurice Thiriet as editor-in-chief.[4][5]
In 2023, CH Media became the majority owner of the FixxPunkt AG. After which Nadine Sommerhalder became the new editor-in-chief,[6] Maurice Thiriet became the new director and Michael Wanner became the CEO of CH Media.[7]