Mass media in Switzerland

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With its

four national languages, its cultural diversity and economical status, Switzerland has long had one of the best developed and most complete mass media sectors in Europe.[1][2]

Still, due to its small territorial size, it is strongly influenced by the media of larger bordering countries, with foreign journals, radios and televisions popular throughout the country.[3] The broadcasting sector is dominated by the

federal government,[4][5]
while the printed press is free of governmental involvement.

Switzerland was ranked tenth in 2021 in the annual "Worldwide press freedom ranking of countries" published by Reporters Without Borders.[6][7]

Print

Radio

Television

Internet

Controversies

Freedom of press

Since leaking financial data is a criminal offense in Switzerland (even if it is in the public interest)

whistleblowers in this regard.[11]

See also

Bibliography

  • Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al., eds. (2004). "Switzerland". Media in Europe (3rd ed.). .

External links

References

  1. . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ Russ-Mohl, Stephan (3 January 2020). "Wie viel Medienpatriotismus braucht das Land?". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ Emil Egli; Aubrey Diem; Daniel Wachter. "Switzerland - Cultural institutions". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Media subsidies: Current position and recommendations for the future" (PDF). Federal Media Commission FMEC. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ Wartburg, Reto Gysi von (7 February 2018). "How the world's countries provide public media". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 World Press Freedom Index". Reporters Without Borders. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ Misicka, Susan (18 April 2019). "Swiss press freedom under threat from cuts". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Swiss parliamentarians refuse to overhaul banking secrecy laws". 7 May 2022.
  9. ^ Matthew Allen. "Swiss banking secrecy law clashes with freedom of speech". Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  10. ^ "UN rapporteur calls out Switzerland for 'criminalisation of journalism'". 3 May 2022.
  11. Swissinfo. Archived
    from the original on 16 November 2022.