Joke about personal responsibility: FDP leader Gössi complains to SRG boss
According to the *SonntagsZeitung*, FDP leader Petra Gössi complained to the SRG this week about the satirical show «Late Update,» hosted by Michael Elsener. The politician is said to have intervened directly with SRG CEO Gilles Marchand.
SRF satirist Elsener has often made jokes about the FDP. However, the FDP leader found the sketch, in which the demand for personal responsibility is compared to the negligent use of weapons, offensive. However, she had only discussed the general SRF guidelines with the SRG, Gössi told the SonntagsZeitung.
After her intervention with the SRG Director General, the satirical criticism of SRF boss Nathalie Wappler apparently ended up with presenter Elsener, who took it as a muzzle. He was told that jokes about the FDP were no longer welcome. However, Swiss television denied this to the SonntagsZeitung. (SDA/swi)
