S3, the start-up that blinded French-speaking Switzerland (Swiss Press Text 2018, by Camille Krafft)

S3, the start-up that blinded French-speaking Switzerland

Le Matin Dimanche

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2018

Camille Krafft

Politics, media, courts, administration: the story of Swiss Space Systems and its spectacular bankruptcy is one of collective blindness. Numerous previously unpublished documents and testimonies reveal the hidden side of this company, as well as the connections between economic and political circles that allowed it to bounce back when all the warning lights were red.

Author

Camille Krafft / Swiss Press Award

Camille Krafft

Journaliste, Romainmôtier, 1976

Investigative journalist at 24heures (2018 - present). Lecturer at the Journalism Training Center in Lausanne (2018 - present). Journalist at Le Matin Dimanche (2006 - 2018). Journalist at 24heures, Lausanne section (2003 - 2006). Co-founder of the magazine Ithaque (2011 - 2015). Winner of the 2017 Dumur Prize. Bachelor of Arts, University of Lausanne (Russian, Spanish, History, 2001).

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