Ueli Haldimann
Ulrich "Ueli" Haldimann (born August 17, 1953 ) is a Swiss journalist and former director of Swiss television .
Life
Ulrich Haldimann studied history and journalism . He worked as a freelance journalist from 1977 to 1985. In 1985 he became editor of the program “ Kassensturz ” on Swiss television (then TV DRS), in 1990 deputy editor-in-chief of “ 10vor10 ” and in 1993 for one year as editor-in-chief. In 1994 he switched to the SonntagsZeitung as editor-in-chief , which he had to leave in 1997 for defending a slightly falsified interview statement by Christoph Blocher . From 1998 to 1999 he was news coordinator for Swiss television, then editor-in-chief of the commuter newspaper Metropol , which, however, was quickly ousted from the market by the competing free paper 20 Minuten .
From 2002 to 2009, Haldimann was editor-in-chief of Swiss television and head of the information department. In 2004 he also became deputy to the television director Ingrid Deltenre , when she took over the management of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 2010 , Haldimann became transitional director.
Haldimann was co-author of the book Die unheimlichen Patrioten (1979), which from a left perspective gave a comprehensive overview of right-wing and right-wing radical movements and people in Switzerland. The reference work was widely discussed, often quoted and also led to legal disputes.
Books
- The sold reader. Press under advertiser pressure. Lenos Verlag, Basel 1981, ISBN 3-85787-077-X .
- with Urs P. Gasche , Hans Räz , Pierre Freimüller: Kassensturz. The makers unpack. Zurich 1989, ISBN 978-3-85932-012-3 .
- with Jürg Frischknecht , Peter Haffner , Peter Niggli : The uncanny patriots. Political reaction in Switzerland. An updated manual. Limmat Verlag, Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-85791-018-6 .
- with Jürg Frischknecht, Peter Haffner, Peter Niggli: The uncanny patriots. Political reaction in Switzerland, a current handbook with addendum 1979-84. Limmat Verlag, Zurich 1984, ISBN 3-85791-077-1 .
- Arosa - Hermann Hesse, Thomas Mann and others in Arosa. Text and images from two centuries. AS Verlag, Zurich 2001, ISBN 978-3-905111-67-5 .
- with Georg Jäger , Tibert Keller: Experience the Chur-Arosa Railway: Foray through the Schanfigg. 100 years of the Chur-Arosa Railway 1914–2014. AS Verlag, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-906055-25-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Da Capo. Article in Die Weltwoche , issue 49, 2002, accessed on November 12, 2012.
- ↑ nzz : “Ueli Haldimann appointed as TV transition director” June 10, 2009
- ^ Inferior to the authors of the "Unheimliche Patrioten" . Tages-Anzeiger, April 18, 1984.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haldimann, Ueli |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haldimann, Ulrich (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist and former director of Swiss television |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1953 |