Media personnel and quality assurance in private radio and television

Biel-Bienne, 22.03.2007 - Journalists in private radio and television companies in Switzerland tend to be young with moderate formal and journalistic qualifications and receive below-average salaries. Quality requirements and quality assurance mechanisms are important for radio stations and TV channels, though they are not handled sys-tematically. These are the results of two studies of the media sector commis-sioned by the Federal Office of Communications.

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