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.

personal data
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

[1] Kurt W. Zimmermann company Consist Consulting is liquidated. In: Kleinverlag of October 20, 2018.

[2] 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).

[3] Kurt W. Zimmermann becomes editor-in-chief of “Schweizer Journalisten”. In: Klein Report . November 6, 2015.

[4] Kurt W. Zimmermann leaves the «Swiss Journalist». In: persoenlich.com . November 27, 2018.

[5] Urs Paul Engeler honored. In: persoenlich.com. December 20, 2011.