Dominique Strebel
Verified
Covers:
Justiz, Rechtspolitik, Medienrecht, Medienethik,
Doesn't Cover:
Style, Mode, People
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
journalist at a privat radio
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
It is making journalistic news more important, because they are made with reliable handcraft rules
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Be curious, sceptical, open-minded and stubborn; love fairness, truthfulness, transparency
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With a clear title, lead, background, sources, min-max-story and an estimation of the time it takes to bring the story to an end.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Indepth experts who can express themselves and wish to work interdisciplinary
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I am curious, open-minded and stubborn and love truthfulness, fairness and transparency.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The whole investigative research I did around the victims of fürsorgerischen Zwangsmassnahmen in Switzerland.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Between 8 and 9 a.m.
What's your favorite drink?
Assam tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In nature, especially the swiss alps
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NZZ, NZZ am Sonntag, Republik, WochenZeitung
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People think I am absent when I am focused
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