Press Council ruled that the SonntagsZeitung acted correctly
A complaint filed by a company alleging that the Sonntagszeitung had reported unfairly was dismissed.
A company's complaint that the Sonntagszeitung had reported unfairly was rejected. In an article published in December 2005, the Sonntagszeitung accused a company of persuading its investors to engage in risky share transactions by means of dubious telephone marketing. In addition, the company had made money with excessive fees.
The company then lodged a complaint with the Swiss Press Council. In it, the company criticized the one-sided reporting, which violated its personality and was unfair. In addition, the duty of truth and fairness had been violated and the complainant's point of view had not been presented "appropriately".
The company was unsuccessful with its complaint. After assessing the case, the Press Council came to the conclusion that the Sunday newspaper had even acted in an "exemplary" manner. In fact, the complainant itself had not responded to the various opportunities to comment. The article in question also clearly stated that the company completely rejected the allegations made. The Press Council only conceded that the presentation was "somewhat sensationalist".
