wuppertal - x-fighters.
posted on August 14, 2008 at
8:34 pm.
Motocross in the mud at Red Bull X-Fighters in Wuppertal. A blast.
Motocross in the mud at Red Bull X-Fighters in Wuppertal. A blast.
My latest client is pro helvetia - the Swiss Arts Council.
They do fantastic work promoting Swiss art and Swiss artists around the world and operate an amazingly diverse, multi-lingual communications platform out of Zurich. I’ll be working together with others on a new platform that will help Swiss embassies and other organisations to learn more about what the Swiss arts scene has to offer.
12 pilots. 10 races. 4 continents. The Red Bull Air Race World Series. This weekend we are in Rotterdam.
Smoke on!
Swisster is a new English-language website aimed at internationals living in Switzerland and working for large multinational organizations and corporations. The site went live today.
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Over the past six months, I have been fortunate enough to work with C.J. Bucher Verlag in Germany on the translation of a new title: Afghanistan, Hope and Beauty in a War-torn Land. This is a 200-page book with arresting pictures taken by German photojournalist Ursula Meissner. In the publisher’s own words:
“Her photographs and stories tell of a land at a crossroads, of the magic of an unknown country and the horror of recent events, as well as of the bravery of its women; from the roses and fields of poppies at the foot of the Hindu Kush to a pair of red high-heeled shoes that are a symbol of hope. Even after decades of violence Afghanistan has preserved its magic.”
The book goes on sale in April, priced 29.95 euros
Based in Lyon, EuroNews is Europe’s news channel, covering world news from a European perspective in seven languages. EuroNews broadcasts simultaneously in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Launched on 1st January 1993, as the first multilingual pan-European news channel, EuroNews has rapidly established itself as Europe’s leading television news channel.
This week, I am covering economic affairs for the English language service, producing a mixture of stories, news items and features for their post-production television service and their website. Click here for more details and some examples of my work.
Market500.eu is a pan-European business publication run by PubliBrands SA in Geneva. I will edit forthcoming editions of the magazine and its online presence.
For almost eight years, I worked as a correspondent and senior correspondent at Reuters, the international news agency. I was trained by their experienced journalists in London before embarking on postings in Vienna, Zurich and Berlin. I reported from cities all over Europe and the U.S. and appeared on Reuters video and television services. My areas I covered included:
Switzerland: Banking, finance, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, luxury goods, politics, economics and monetary policy.
Germany: Politics, general news, international relations, reform and healthcare.
Austria: Politics, economics, energy, oil & gas, telecoms, banking and finance.
Reuters has an exceptional reputation for journalism and deservedly so. Its core values are accuracy, speed and freedom from bias — qualities which are also central to armitage media.
Here is a link to some of the more recent stories I wrote for Reuters from Zurich.
Here you can find an example of work I did for Inside Switzerland Magazine.
I enjoyed working with Sabine Schweizer and Jennifer Davies, the Editors-in-Chief of Inside Switzerland Magazine. I had met Jennifer previously through a contact and so I was very happy to be able to work with her. Jennifer and Sabine’s company is located out in the Technopark in Zurich and their magazine is thriving, even in its first year.
They accepted a proposal for a column called ‘Slice of Life’ that was developed by myself and Thea Katauskas, an Australian-born artist and illustrator. Jennifer and Sabine came up with the title which I think is great. I have always enjoyed Thea’s work and so it was great to be able to collaborate on this project about Switzerland. The result is an amusing and sharply satirical look at Switzerland, its people and their characters.
Subscriptions to the magazine are available here
It’s great to write for a publication that is the leading voice in its industry. Automotive News and its European sister publication Automotive News Europe are exceptionally well-regarded in the car manufacturing and supplier industry and widely-read by executives and managers. Combining a life-long passion for all things automotive with my interest in the German-speaking world, I have had the pleasure of working with this publication for around six months.