GenevaLunch » Media http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no BSkyB responds to lawmakers accusations of Murdochhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/bskyb-responds-to-lawmakers-accusations-of-murdoch/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/bskyb-responds-to-lawmakers-accusations-of-murdoch/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 13:55:19 +0000 Paula Dupraz http://genevalunch.com/?p=69835 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -BSkyB Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch responded to accusations by British lawmakers about Rupert Murdoch’s running of media conglomerate News Corp.,  saying that BSkyB is fit to hold its broadcasting license. Darroch told reporters that his company “remains fit and proper” to hold the license, stating that “It’s important to remember that Sky and [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/bskyb-responds-to-lawmakers-accusations-of-murdoch/feed/ 0 Careers in Media Communications – Webster University Open Dayhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/careers-in-media-communications-webster-university-open-day/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/careers-in-media-communications-webster-university-open-day/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 08:29:21 +0000 admin http://genevalunch.com/?p=69745 GenevaLunch.com Webster’s Open Day: career&study info available for Media Communications. Fun events. Hands-on training. high school students: Business, Media, Marketing, Journalism, Social Sciences. Also grad studies, information on the master programs. Evening BarBQ

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/careers-in-media-communications-webster-university-open-day/feed/ 0 Geneva’s dynamic Chevrolet, 39-year-old politician, dies “suddenly” (correction)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/25/genevas-dynamic-chevrolet-39-year-old-politician-dies-suddenly-correction/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/25/genevas-dynamic-chevrolet-39-year-old-politician-dies-suddenly-correction/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:40:14 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69466 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police are investigating the death of politician and former local media figure Michel Chevrolet, age 39, at his home Tuesday 24 April. The city of Geneva issued a statement noting that he died “suddenly” and a number of politicians have issued statements noting their shock at the death of one of the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/25/genevas-dynamic-chevrolet-39-year-old-politician-dies-suddenly-correction/feed/ 0 Hildebrand pushed by governors, Swiss media suggesthttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/10/hildebrand-pushed-by-governors-swiss-media-suggest/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/10/hildebrand-pushed-by-governors-swiss-media-suggest/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:30:05 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65104 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The head of the Swiss National Bank may have been pushed to resign by the governing board of the bank, Swiss media, particularly in German-speaking Switzerland, are suggesting Tuesday. Philipp Hildebrand handed in his resignation Monday afternoon, after a two-week scandal sparked by information about his wife’s purchase of dollars in August [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/10/hildebrand-pushed-by-governors-swiss-media-suggest/feed/ 0 Tooting our own horn: GenevaLunch editor wins “Unsung hero” awardhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/01/tooting-our-own-horn-genevalunch-editor-wins-unsung-hero-award/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/01/tooting-our-own-horn-genevalunch-editor-wins-unsung-hero-award/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:56:35 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64298 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – GenevaLunch editor Ellen Wallace was named “Unsung hero” by the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce at its first Business Awards Wednesday 30 November in Geneva for her work in developing an online news source in English for the Lake Geneva region and Switzerland. GenevaLunch, staffed by volunteers, will soon hit the 3 million [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/01/tooting-our-own-horn-genevalunch-editor-wins-unsung-hero-award/feed/ 2 GenevaLunch finalist for BSCC awards: you be the judge!http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/25/genevalunch-finalist-for-bscc-awards-you-be-the-judge/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/25/genevalunch-finalist-for-bscc-awards-you-be-the-judge/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:35:58 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64010 GenevaLunch.com Ed. note: I’ve posted a smaller version on Editor’s Notepad to accommodate those who have slower Internet connections, so if it doesn’t load quickly and smoothly, please view it here. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – GenevaLunch is one of 15 finalists for 5 categories of business awards given by the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce. The winners will [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/25/genevalunch-finalist-for-bscc-awards-you-be-the-judge/feed/ 0 There’s gold in that Swiss river! or maybe a dream (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/07/theres-gold-in-that-swiss-river-or-maybe-a-dream-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/07/theres-gold-in-that-swiss-river-or-maybe-a-dream-update/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:49:29 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=62226 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Blick magazine has shed some some light on the largest-ever chunk of gold found in Switzerland, reportedly found in the Tieche river near Crans-Montana by a 34-year-old German hiker in September. But the Valais cantonal geologist says maybe it’s a nugget someone lost: there’s no gold in that river. The gold nugget [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/07/theres-gold-in-that-swiss-river-or-maybe-a-dream-update/feed/ 0 New US ambassador urges calm over debthttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/15/new-us-ambassador-urges-calm-over-debt/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/15/new-us-ambassador-urges-calm-over-debt/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:04:25 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=60631 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The new US ambassador to China, Gary Locke, told reporters at his first press conference in Beijing Sunday 14 August that the US is committed to “getting our fiscal house in order”, in response to Chinese criticism in recent days of what official media have called the American “addiction to borrowing”. China [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/15/new-us-ambassador-urges-calm-over-debt/feed/ 0 China celebrates 90 years of Communismhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/china-celebrates-90-years-of-communism/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/china-celebrates-90-years-of-communism/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:00:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59376 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Chinese Communist Party was established 1 July 1921 and today is arguably the most successful Communist Party in the world, but it remains subject to heavy criticism from outside the country over several issues. China is celebrating this week with a series of events for the Party faithful as well as [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/china-celebrates-90-years-of-communism/feed/ 0 DSK’s woes with women look set to deepenhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/16/dsks-woes-with-women-look-set-to-deepen/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/16/dsks-woes-with-women-look-set-to-deepen/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 09:54:22 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=57698 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – French and French-language Swiss media have added a new angle to the weekend revelation that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, was arrested on attempted rape and related charges: Tristane Banon, a young French journalist who said in 2007 that a senior political figure tried to rape her in 2002, has [...]

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