Follow-up

1 minute

Formerly known as Quick Win

Length

4000-6000 characters.

A follow-up can be:

– a short Q&A explainer

– a backup article to a main feature

– a listicle

– a longer news item with in-house added value and a short interview.

Examples

International Geneva

Explainer: what can the Red Cross do and not do in Ukraine?

This content was published on Apr 6, 2022 The ICRC fears false information about its work is putting at risk its staff and those it seeks to help. Here is what you should know.

From banker, to fugitive, to redemption

This content was published on Nov 7, 2022 A former Swiss financial trader describes his decade-long “Kafkaesque” ordeal of hiding in Switzerland as a fugitive from US prosecutors.

Swiss Politics

Switzerland’s 20 living ex-presidents: a world record

This content was published on Jan 21, 2025 Twenty former Swiss presidents are still alive. What does this record say about the country’s political stability and leadership?

Culture

How a white reggae band forced Switzerland to question cultural appropriation

This content was published on Jul 29, 2022 Are white musicians allowed to wear dreadlocks and African clothes and play reggae? This is the question that Switzerland is tackling this summer.

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