Josef Ritler

[1] Today, he works as a video journalist for the central Swiss television station Tele Tell.

The chief editor of the time, Werner Schollenberger, invited Ritler to write for the paper.

The journalist managed to become something of an intermediary between the more conservative people of central Switzerland and the modern Zurich team of Blick.

Ritler's character attracted a considerably amount of curiosity and trouble; on occasion he was chased by farmers with pitchforks, his tyres were slit, he received death threats and for a while was only able to work under police protection.

Within this young team, Ritler has a reputation for being a "total professional who knows central Switzerland like no one else" and who has an "eye for the perfect picture".