In the 20th century media build authority be standing on top of a pedestal and talking down to its audience. Today media and journalists build authority by stepping down from that pedestal and being p...
Richard Hoechner
Richard Hoechner is co-founder and head of community of Republik, an ad-free, independent and member-funded digital magazine from Zürich, Switzerland. Republik was born with a world-record breaking crowdfunding campaign in 2017 and launched in January 2018 with a unique business model. Its members own a large part of the magazine. At the beginning of 2022, Republik had approx. 30,000 paying supporters and around 45 employees. Last year, they reported a consolidated profit of more than €1m and have remained profitable since.
Richard grew up in Switzerland, Italy and New Zealand, holds a degree in journalism and communications and speaks six languages fluently. His professional background is in innovation & management consulting, community organizing, trend scouting as well as travel and event organizing with work experience in more than 20 countries.
A new generation of media outlets is changing the rules of the game. In recent years, a number of new media players with innovative business models have emerged in various markets around the globe. Re...
