An Englishman in Zurich is the new website for podcast columns that I have written over the past 12 months. The columns are broadcast on hoerkolumnen.ch as well as Swisster on Saturday, a new programme on Radio Cite in Switzerland.
Here is the link.
This article was first published in Executive Travel Magazine
Zurich: Old Style, New Edge
Tom Armitage - Zurich
Once the preserve of bankers and insurers, Zurich is shaking off its staid image to emerge as a stylish European centre. The Riviera-like lake and hip fringes of Switzerland’s largest city are attracting a more diverse and international population. Technology, biotech and industrial companies are setting up shop in the area. And the city still ranks number one in global quality of life surveys. It’s time to see what makes Zurich tick.
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This article was first published by Swisster on May 16, 2008
Wrong side of the tracks: a tour of Zurich’s creative heart
Tom Armitage - Zurich
Hidden behind Zurich’s main railway station and dissected by the rail lines, the Langstrasse is a far cry from the elegance and glamour of the city’s main shopping drag. Notorious for its prostitutes and drug dealers, the neighbourhood has morphed into an edgy and innovative design or fashion hub. Its reputation is starting to spread across Zurich and far beyond the city limits.
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Zurich is slowly preparing itself for the UEFA Euro 2008 football competition: hotels are booked out, a transport plan is close to coming together and some Zurichers are even starting to look forward to it!
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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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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.