UBI: "Rundschau" report violates program law
The Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (UBI) has criticized a report on SF 1's "Rundschau" of 12 April 2006 on the subject of "Dispute over inheritance". The report violated the principle of fairness.
The Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (UBI) has criticized a report in SF 1's "Rundschau" from 12 April 2006 on the subject of "Dispute over inheritance". The report violated the principle of fairness and the program complaint was upheld. The report dealt with the role of a Zurich lawyer in connection with the inheritance of a German widow. The inheritance included an important collection of paintings by Ferdinand Hodler and Franz Marc. The Zurich lawyer lodged a complaint with the UBI as he considered the report to be inappropriate for a number of reasons. However, the UBI concluded that the "Rundschau" had presented the essential facts correctly.
With regard to the consequences of the inheritance dispute for the collection of paintings, however, the article gave the impression that the paintings would only be exhibited in the Kunstmuseum Basel in future and thus be accessible to the public at all because of the negative outcome of the proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court for the complainant. The "Rundschau" failed to mention that the complainant had also wanted to make the works of art available to a suitable museum, initially for 20 years as a free loan. This essential fact had not been mentioned in the report, so that the public had not been able to form a correct opinion on this part of the report. The requirement of fairness was therefore violated on this point. However, the UBI can only approve or reject program complaints in principle. The decision was made by a narrow margin of 5:4 votes.
With regard to the consequences of the inheritance dispute for the collection of paintings, however, the article gave the impression that the paintings would only be exhibited in the Kunstmuseum Basel in future and thus be accessible to the public at all because of the negative outcome of the proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court for the complainant. The "Rundschau" failed to mention that the complainant had also wanted to make the works of art available to a suitable museum, initially for 20 years as a free loan. This essential fact had not been mentioned in the report, so that the public had not been able to form a correct opinion on this part of the report. The requirement of fairness was therefore violated on this point. However, the UBI can only approve or reject program complaints in principle. The decision was made by a narrow margin of 5:4 votes.
