Rebuke from the Press Council: RTSI presented staff with a fait accompli
The Press Council has reprimanded the management of Radio and Television of Italian-speaking Switzerland (RTSI). The heads of RTSI have presented their employees with a fait accompli by creating a news center, writes the Press Council in a press release on Friday.
The Press Council has reprimanded the management of Radio and Television of Italian-speaking Switzerland (RTSI). The heads of RTSI have presented their employees with a fait accompli by creating a news center, writes the Press Council in a press release on Friday.
The newsrooms of the radio, television and online services will be merged in the news center in order to make better use of existing synergies.
The Press Council upheld the employees' complaint, in which they accused their bosses of violating their duty to inform. This involved a fundamental change in the composition of the editorial team and its organization.
The staff should at least have been informed before the final decision was made, as the Press Council's statement went on to say. The RTSI management, on the other hand, argued that the complex structure of the company made it difficult to involve all those affected in the decision-making process.
The newsrooms of the radio, television and online services will be merged in the news center in order to make better use of existing synergies.
The Press Council upheld the employees' complaint, in which they accused their bosses of violating their duty to inform. This involved a fundamental change in the composition of the editorial team and its organization.
The staff should at least have been informed before the final decision was made, as the Press Council's statement went on to say. The RTSI management, on the other hand, argued that the complex structure of the company made it difficult to involve all those affected in the decision-making process.
