Press Council: Complaints from party president largely rejected
The Press Council largely dismissed the complaint filed by Willy Schmidhauser, president of the Thurgau SD cantonal party, against the Thurgauer Zeitung and the Tages-Anzeiger. The newspapers had reported that Schmidhauser had made serious threats against a journalist from the Thurgauer Zeitung.
According to the publications, a criminal complaint had been filed against Schmidhauser, a previous house ban had been confirmed and his texts would no longer be published for the time being. Schmidhauser complained to the Press Council that he had not threatened anyone, but had merely insisted on the publication of a voting slogan and announced a complaint for violation of the "information mandate" in the event of refusal. By reporting on him by name, the two newspapers had pilloried him in a prejudicial manner. The Thurgauer Zeitung had reported the discontinuation of the criminal proceedings against him only in passing and the Tages-Anzeiger had not reported it at all. In addition, both editorial offices had refused to correct the "untruths" published. The Press Council rejects the complaint against the Thurgauer Zeitung and only agrees with Schmidhauser on one point in relation to the Tages-Anzeiger. The newspaper should also have mentioned the discontinuation of the criminal proceedings after the opening.
