Press Council is concerned about journalistic quality due to dismissals
The Swiss Press Council is concerned about the extensive staff cuts in many media editorial offices. Even in times of a poor economy, journalists should not be seen as a mere cost factor.
The Swiss Press Council is concerned about the extensive staff cuts in many media editorial offices. Even in times of a poor economy, journalists should not be seen as a mere cost factor.
Quality has its price, writes the Press Council in a press release on Thursday. Investing in independent, high-quality and credible media information is essential for the future of the industry. For the Press Council, there is a connection between job cuts, journalistic quality and compliance with professional ethical standards.
Mass redundancies, such as the recent ones at the Tages-Anzeiger and Bund newspapers, for example, do not send the public the signal that maintaining journalistic quality is a top priority, regardless of their economic justification. This is all the more the case when ambitious profit targets are announced or adhered to at the same time. For the Press Council, it would be better if both the individual media companies and the associations were to consider how journalistic quality could continue to be guaranteed.
Quality has its price, writes the Press Council in a press release on Thursday. Investing in independent, high-quality and credible media information is essential for the future of the industry. For the Press Council, there is a connection between job cuts, journalistic quality and compliance with professional ethical standards.
Mass redundancies, such as the recent ones at the Tages-Anzeiger and Bund newspapers, for example, do not send the public the signal that maintaining journalistic quality is a top priority, regardless of their economic justification. This is all the more the case when ambitious profit targets are announced or adhered to at the same time. For the Press Council, it would be better if both the individual media companies and the associations were to consider how journalistic quality could continue to be guaranteed.
