Editors-in-chief increase contribution to Press Council

The Conference of Editors-in-Chief has
agreed to reduce the contributions to the Swiss Press Council by CHF 9,000.
to increase the contribution. However, this contribution is limited to one year,
according to journalists.ch, the website of the Zurich Press Association.
The reason for this is the discussion about the inclusion of publishers in
the sponsoring foundation of the Press Council. The editors-in-chief are in favor of
integrate publishers. The journalists' associations Comedia and
However, the majority of imprints are opposed to this. Can you not
the Swiss Press Association is planning a parallel organization
to the Press Council, which Press Council President Peter Studer described as "suboptimal".
is the reason for his resignation. Studer has also announced his resignation for
announced at the end of 2006 if no agreement is reached.