Complaint against "Roma" front page submitted to the Press Council
The Swiss Press Council will have to decide whether the front page of the weekly newspaper Weltwoche on the subject of criminal Roma in Switzerland is questionable from a media ethics perspective. One person has lodged an appeal against this.
The front page of the Weltwoche edition published at the beginning of April shows a child holding a gun up to the camera. Underneath, the article is introduced with the words: "The Roma are coming: Raids through Switzerland".
The secretary of the Press Council, Martin Künzi, told the SDA news agency on Thursday that a complaint had been received. He did not provide any further details on the content of the complaint.
The complaint will now be examined by the Press Council and the Weltwoche editorial team will be asked for a statement. Experience has shown that it will take three to six months for the committee to respond to the complaint, said Künzi. (SDA)
