Federal Court: UBI complaint against Rundschau confirmed
Swiss television has violated the requirement of fair reporting with the "Scandal about a foster child" report in the program "Rundschau". The Federal Supreme Court has confirmed the decision of the Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (UBI).
The "Rundschau" report of April 2, 2008 reported on the case of a child who was placed with two foster mothers who worked in the sex trade in 1996 and 1999. The report criticized the procedure and the results of a supervisory investigation by the Guardianship Chamber of the High Court of Aargau. This had come to the conclusion that the two foster placements were neither improper nor illegal. Following an appeal by the President of the Guardianship Chamber, the UBI concluded in 2008 that the contribution had violated the principle of fairness.
The Reproach of the UBI The Lausanne judges found that the reporting was incomplete and one-sided in key respects. However, this was not a blatant example of a breach of journalistic due diligence, but rather a borderline case.
The Reproach of the UBI The Lausanne judges found that the reporting was incomplete and one-sided in key respects. However, this was not a blatant example of a breach of journalistic due diligence, but rather a borderline case.
