Watson (newspaper)


Watson is a Swiss online newspaper published by CH Media. It publishes articles in German and French and is targeted towards mobile users.
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History

Watson was launched on 22 January 2014 by the start-up company FixxPunkt AG with funding from Peter Wanner. Founder and editor-in-chief was former 20 Minuten editor-in-chief. In April 2016, Voigt announced his leave from the newspaper, he was succeeded by Michael Wanner, Peter Wanners son, as director and by as editor-in-chief.
In 2023, CH Media became the majority owner of the FixxPunkt AG. After which Nadine Sommerhalder became the new editor-in-chief, Maurice Thiriet became the new director and Michael Wanner became the CEO of CH Media.

Watson Romandy

In March 2021, Watson opened its French publishing branch for the Romandy in Lausanne.

Watson Germany

On 22 March 2018, a licensed version for Germany was launched by Ströer.