The Swiss media and communications landscape is currently undergoing a profound process of structural change. OFCOM is monitoring and analyzing these changes and is also financing research studies. In this way, it provides political decision-makers with a sound and proven basis for decision-making. The research findings also help to shape the opinions of the interested public. The focus is on issues in the areas of public service, media structures/media economics and the digital public sphere.
Online news services from SRG SSR and the private media (2025)
Governance of AI in journalism (2024)
Building a Benchmark Dataset for Robust German Hate Speech Detection (2024)
Governance of Digital Hate Speech from the Users' Perspective (2024)
Digital hate speech in Switzerland (2024)
The ethics of fighting disinformation (2024)
Governance of disinformation in digitalised public spheres (2024)
Algorithmic content selection in Switzerland (2024)
Typology of regulatory models for social media (2024)
Weets & Fasel (2024): Typology of regulatory models for social media (PDF, 861 kB, 13.01.2025)(in French)
Experimental evidence of sharing and reporting misinformation in Switzerland, France, and Germany (2024)
Platform Governance Survey (2024)
Abusive complaints against Swiss journalists (2024)
Structure of online media services (2023)
Udris, Ryffel & Vogler (2023): Structure of online media services. (PDF, 786 kB, 11.12.2023)(in German)
The media literacy of the Swiss population (2022)
The Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Public Service Media (2022)
Overview of political Telegram communities in Switzerland and their role in spreading toxic speech (2022)
Misinformation on COVID-19 vaccination on YouTube (2022)
Digital hate speech in Switzerland (2022)
The online advertising market in Switzerland (2021)
Rimscha & Riemann (2021): The online advertising market in Switzerland (PDF, 1 MB, 28.04.2022)(in German)
Recognising and evaluating native advertisements (2021)
False information, alternative media and conspiracy theories (2021)
Online media monitoring (2021)
Financial situation of licensed local radio stations and regional television 2016–2019 (2021)
Media Observatory Initiative (2020)
Staying informed during a health crisis (2020)
Promotion of online media in different countries (2020)
Puppis & Pedrazzi (2020): Promotion of online media in different countries (PDF, 1 MB, 08.03.2021)(The whole report is only available in German)
Financial situation of licensed local radio stations and regional television 2015–2018 (2020)
How to Reach Swiss Digital Natives with News (2020)
Assessment of Existing Regulatory Standards and Regulatory Options Regarding Intermediaries in Switzerland (2020)
Métille (2020): Assessment of Existing Regulatory Standards and Regulatory Options Regarding Intermediaries in Switzerland (PDF, 12 MB, 02.02.2021)(The whole study is only available in French)
Governance of information intermediaries – challenges and solutions (2020)
Schulz & Dreyer (2020): Governance of information intermediaries – challenges and solutions (PDF, 1 MB, 08.10.2020)(The whole report is only available in German)
Opportunities and threats in relation to the impact of tech-information intermediaries on the Swiss public (2020)
fög (2020): Opportunities and threats in relation to the impact of tech-information intermediaries on the Swiss public (PDF, 573 kB, 01.10.2020)(The whole report is only available in German)
The changing public realm: Considerations from the perspective of fundamental rights (2020)
Schefer & Cueni (2020): The changing public realm: Considerations from the perspective of fundamental rights (PDF, 990 kB, 08.10.2020)(The whole study is only available in German)
Constitutional principles of a possible regulation of public online debates (2020)
Masmejan (2020): Constitutional principles of a possible regulation of public online debates (PDF, 909 kB, 25.06.2020)(The whole study is only available in French)
Information and communication behaviour during the Corona crisis (2020)
Functional and dysfunctional public in a democracy (2020)
Use of audiovisual online content and information sources by offline users in Switzerland 2019 (2019)
Contribution to the free formation of opinion and information in the federal elections (2019)
Promotion of online media in different countries (2019)
Puppis & Bürdel (2019): Promotion of online media in different countries (PDF, 588 kB, 01.12.2019)(The report is only available in German)
Online media monitoring 2019 (2019)
Online media monitoring 2019 (2019)
Artificial intelligence, media and public sphere (2019)
Artificial intelligence, intermediaries and the public (2019)
The public relations role played by social media in radio, TV and press journalism (2019)
Working conditions of licensed local radio stations and regional television in Switzerland (2019)
Public service online? Qualitative analysis of Swiss regional television's web content (2018)
Evaluation of the annual accounts of private broadcasters (2018)
Media and opinion power (2017)
Streaming Media Monitor (2017)
Media usage research in international comparison (2017)
tvsvizzera.it: Conformity in line with the service agreement (2016)
SSM project report on working conditions & satisfaction (2016)
Analysis of distortion of competition (2016)
Benefits of the fee-financed public service in the media sector (2016)
Economic effects of the fee-financed public media service (2016)
Brief report on the scientific quality of the study 'Private service. An analysis of private broadcasting programmes' (2016)
Gender and media in the run-up to the Swiss federal elections (2016)
Prospects for regional Television (2015)
Wagner Hatfield (2015): Prospects for regional Television (PDF, 33 MB, 08.12.2015)(available only in French)
Public service in an international comparison (2015)
Puppis & Schweizer (2015): Public service in an international comparison (PDF, 1 MB, 29.02.2016)(available only in German)
The financial situation of private broadcasting in Switzerland – update (2015)
The financial situation of private broadcasting in Switzerland (2014)
Working conditions and freedom of reporting in journalistic organisations (2014)
The Swiss media landscape (2014)
Political reporting in communes and districts (2014)
Media funding monitoring report (2013)
Private broadcasting licensing monitoring report (2013)
Financing of public broadcasting monitoring report (2013)
The financial situation of private broadcasting in Switzerland (2012)
Last modification 02.04.2025
