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Philipp Landmark (born 1966) is a Swiss journalist and former editor-in-chief of the ''
St. Galler Tagblatt
''St. Galler Tagblatt'', commonly shortened to ''Tagblatt'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in St. Gallen.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1789 as ''Tagblatt der Stadt St. Gallen''. Its current na ...
'' newspaper. He took up the post in 2009 and stood down at the end of April 2016.
Life and career
Philipp Landmark grew up in
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the ...
and was educated at the
Kantonsschule
''Gymnasium'' (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term '' preparatory high school''. Bef ...
there, where he took
Matura
or its translated terms (''Mature'', ''Matur'', , , , , , ) is a Latin name for the secondary school exit exam or "maturity diploma" in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech ...
examinations (A-level equivalent) in 1987. After graduation he started working as a volunteer trainee for the Schaffhauser Nachrichten newspaper,
[Rolf App]
''«Unglaubliche Reihe von Tests».''
In: ''St. Galler Tagblatt
''St. Galler Tagblatt'', commonly shortened to ''Tagblatt'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in St. Gallen.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1789 as ''Tagblatt der Stadt St. Gallen''. Its current na ...
.'' 4. Juli 2008 (Interview with Philipp Landmark) having acquired initial work experience with the newsroom whilst still at high school. In 1993, Landmark finished a one-year stint as a
foreign correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...
in Oslo, and shortly after was recommended for promotion. He advanced to deputy editor of the
Linth-Zeitung newspaper in
Rapperswil
Rapperswil ( Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dia ...
, and subsequently assumed the editorship. At that time, he also worked on the merger of the
Zürichsee-Zeitung
''Zürichsee-Zeitung'', commonly shortened to ''ZSZ'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in Stäfa.
History and profile
In 1845 the precursing "Wochenblatt vom Zürichsee" was founded as a liberal newspaper by the ''Lesegese ...
newspaper.
Landmark returned to
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the ...
in 1999, where he joined the Schaffhauser Nachrichten as head of the regional department and later became a senior editor. In 2006, he started working for
St. Galler Tagblatt
''St. Galler Tagblatt'', commonly shortened to ''Tagblatt'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in St. Gallen.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1789 as ''Tagblatt der Stadt St. Gallen''. Its current na ...
newspaper as head of editorial office, succeeding Gottlieb F. Höpli, who retired in the spring of 2009. Landmark held the post of editor-in-chief, as well as sitting on the board of directors. In February 2016, Landmark announced he would step down as editor of the
St. Galler Tagblatt
''St. Galler Tagblatt'', commonly shortened to ''Tagblatt'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in St. Gallen.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1789 as ''Tagblatt der Stadt St. Gallen''. Its current na ...
following a major reorganisation within the NZZ-Mediengruppe (NZZ Media Group), which involved a merger of several departments of the
St. Galler Tagblatt
''St. Galler Tagblatt'', commonly shortened to ''Tagblatt'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in St. Gallen.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1789 as ''Tagblatt der Stadt St. Gallen''. Its current na ...
with the Luzerner Zeitung. However, he remained available to work for the group on a number of media projects thereafter.
In the spring of 2017, Landmark founded Landmark Media GmbH with headquarters in the Innovation Center Startfeld in
St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
, website ...
. The firm specializes in communications consultancy and training. In addition, Landmark continues to work as a journalist.
References
External links
Philipp Landmark auf der Website der Landmark Media GmbH* Rolf App
''«Unglaubliche Reihe von Tests».''In: ''
St. Galler Tagblatt
''St. Galler Tagblatt'', commonly shortened to ''Tagblatt'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in St. Gallen.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1789 as ''Tagblatt der Stadt St. Gallen''. Its current na ...
.'' 4 July 2008 (Interview with Philipp Landmark)
* Edith Hollenstein
''«Der künftige Chefredaktor hat weniger zu melden».''In: ''
persoenlich.com.'' 17 February 2016 (Interview with Philipp Landmark)
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Swiss newspaper journalists
1966 births
People from Schaffhausen
Living people