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Swiss Radial Radio School Launches Courses

Radioschule Radial, a cooperative-backed radio school in Switzerland, began holding courses in January while still building its organisation. Between January and the end of May it ran 17 courses (some multi-day) across Aarau (Kanal K), Bern (RaBe) and Zürich (LoRa), with 98 participants. The school plans roughly 30 additional courses in the second half of the year and is expanding offerings toward Geneva. Radial is financed in part by the Swiss federal government, the Stiftung für Medienvielfalt and the Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft, allowing low tuition (CHF150 per day, CHF450 for the three-day basic course). The school aims to broaden access to journalistic training for community-radio contributors, podcasters and other non‑traditional content creators following the closure of Radioschule Klipp+Klang.

Filmmaker Holub on 'First Swiss Rockstar' Premiere

Director/producer/lead actor Holub discusses his film First Swiss Rockstar, which blends documentary and fiction to follow an unknown Swiss musician trying to reach 100,000 social‑media followers to secure a record deal. Holub took on multiple roles after failing to find a production house and co-composed the soundtrack with producers Tom Fuller (UK) and Stee Gfeller (Zibbz, Switzerland). Financing was the project's biggest challenge; the film received no funding from the Swiss Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK). The theatrical Swiss premiere is 18 June 2026, with pre‑premieres on 16 June (Zurich), 17 June (Basel) and 19 June (Olten). The film will be available on CH Media's OnePlus streaming platform from 1 September 2026 and is playing in additional Swiss cinemas including Kino Sterk and Kiwi Kinos.

Valais Publishers Invest in Young Journalism Talent

At a local media conference in Valais (Wallis), Swiss media educators and editors discussed declining applications for journalism positions and shrinking student numbers in local journalism programs. Panelists argued the issue stems from an industry image problem, limited career and pay prospects, and years of publishers deprioritizing training. CH Media’s training lead Christian Mensch warned that editorial downsizing has eroded entry-level pipelines and specialist knowledge. By contrast, the Walliser Bote highlighted a proactive approach: school outreach, short taster internships and paid summer internships (CHF 3,500/month), with several interns returning multiple times. Panelists agreed the problem is less a lack of talent than the inability to retain and fund new journalists, driven by a wider financing crisis in local media.