Frank A. Meyer

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Frank A. Meyer (born 6 January 1944, in Biel/Bienne) is a Swiss journalist. [1] [2]

Media consultant of Ringier Inc., the largest Swiss publishing house (Blick, Le Temps...), he is also Blick’s main strategist.

Life

Growing up in the bilingual Biel as the son of a watchmaker, Meyer did an apprenticeship as a typesetter. From 1968 to 1980 he was a partner of Mario Cortesi at the media company in his hometown of Biel.

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