Three hours to the terror camp (Swiss Press Text 2025, by Leo Eiholzer)

Three hours to the terror camp

NZZ am Sonntag

3rd place

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2025

Leo Eiholzer

Terrorists like the jihadist attacker in Solingen watch hundreds of hours of hate propaganda on their cell phones before they strike. What's going on? A record of a descent into the depths of human nature. An investigation that illuminates a serious and dangerous problem up close.

Interview with Leo Eiholzer

Swiss Press Award 25 Text – D – Leo Eiholzer

Interview with Leo Eiholzer

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Leo Eiholzer / Swiss Press Award

Leo Eiholzer

Journalist, Zürich, 1998

Editor at NZZ am Sonntag, specializing in investigative research. Revelations on espionage, intelligence services, terrorism, and high-profile cases of medical malpractice. Graduated from high school in Zurich, completed a two-year MAZ internship at CH Media. In 2021, won Tamedia's investigative journalism funding program and completed further training at the Tamedia newspaper's research desk. Subsequently, editor at SRF Investigativ, the new investigative department of Swiss television. Since 2023, editor of NZZ am Sonntag in the domestic and report sections, while studying law part-time at the University of Zurich.

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