Kurt W. Zimmermann
Kurt Werner Zimmermann (born September 20, 1951 in Solothurn ) is a Swiss journalist and publicist .
Life
Kurt W. Zimmermann studied psychology at the University of Zurich . From 1976 he worked as a journalist for various Swiss publications such as Tat and Weltwoche . From 1990 to 1994 he was editor-in-chief of the SonntagsZeitung , then editor of the news magazine Facts . From 1996 to 2002 he was a member of the corporate management of the Zurich media group Tamedia .
Zimmermann and his wife Uli Rubner owned the Swiss and German consultancy Consist Consulting AG in Zurich , and from 2007 to 2017 he was co-owner of ff-Verlag in Bolzano . He regularly writes columns for Weltwoche , SonntagsZeitung and the business magazine Bilanz . From 2016 to March 2019 he was editor-in-chief of the journal Schweizer Journalist , followed by David Sieber .
Awards
- 2011: Columnist of the Year. Awarded by Schweizer Journalist magazine .
Works
- Real golfers don't cry: amusing fairway and green. Copress, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-7679-1021-8 .
- Real golfers drive on the left: Cheery from hole 1 to 19. Copress, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-7679-0993-9 .
- Headlines, scandals, sensations - how the media and journalists act today. Orell Füssli, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-280-05418-5 .
- Real golfers stay loyal: fun from the tee to the flag. Copress, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-7679-1087-4 .
Web links
- Christian Mensch: The media oracle. In: Switzerland on Sunday . July 16, 2016 (portrait).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kurt W. Zimmermann company Consist Consulting is liquidated. In: Kleinverlag of October 20, 2018.
- ↑ Kurt W. Zimmermann, owner of Consist Consulting AG ( Memento from August 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). Website of Consist Consulting AG (biography until 2009).
- ↑ Kurt W. Zimmermann becomes editor-in-chief of “Schweizer Journalisten”. In: Klein Report . November 6, 2015.
- ↑ Kurt W. Zimmermann leaves the «Swiss Journalist». In: persoenlich.com . November 27, 2018.
- ↑ Urs Paul Engeler honored. In: persoenlich.com. December 20, 2011.
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SURNAME | Zimmermann, Kurt W. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zimmermann, Kurt Werner (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist and publicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th September 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |