SWI swissinfo.ch

SWI swissinfo.ch is the international unit of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), providing independent reporting on Switzerland. With its ten languages, SWI swissinfo.ch potentially reaches about 75% of the world’s population. Who is SWI swissinfo.ch? Executive and Editorial Board Journalism Principles - accountability, transparency, expertise, verification, appropriateness, fairness and impartiality. “Declarations and Directives on the Duties and Rights of the Journalist” of the Swiss Press Council is followed. Financial - 50% of funding from the licence fees, and 50% from a federal grant, administered by the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM). SWI swissinfo.ch receives more than half (52.2%) of its funding from part-time contracts for all new appointments to promote gender equality. International mandate - SWI swissinfo.ch is one of four news and broadcasting channels mandated to provide a service for foreign audiences. 1. Who is SWI swissinfo.ch? 2. What are the journalism principles followed by SWI swissinfo.ch? “Declarations and Directives on the Duties and Rights of the Journalist” of the Swiss Press Council is followed. 3. How is SWI swissinfo.ch funded? 50% of funding from the licence fees, and 50% from a federal grant, administered by the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM). SWI swissinfo.ch receives more than half (52.2%) of its funding from part-time contracts for all new appointments to promote gender equality. 4. What is the international mandate of SWI swissinfo.ch?

Biography:  https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/about-us/about-us/45607290

64%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

10%

Examples:

  • Appropriateness
  • Balance
  • Executive and Editorial Board
  • Journalism Principles - accountability
  • SWI swissinfo.ch potentially reaches about 75% of the world's population.
  • Transparency

Conflicts of Interest

95%

Examples:

  • SWI swissinfo.ch must adhere to the provisions set out in the Federal Radio and Television Act (RTVG) and the SBC Charter.
  • The SBC is not a state-owned institution, but an association, consisting of four sections representing Switzerland's language regions, with the sections numbering more than 23,000 members.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The Artemis Accords on different dates in different articles: April 16, 2013 (first article), April 15, 2014 (third article)
  • The number of countries that had joined the Artemis Accords before Switzerland varied between articles: seven countries in first article and ten countries in second and third articles

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • Switzerland signed the Artemis Accords on different dates in different articles: April 16, 2013 (first article), April 15, 2014 (third article)
  • The number of countries that had joined the Artemis Accord before Switzerland varied between articles: seven countries in first article and ten countries in second and third articles

Recent Articles

Switzerland Joins Artemis Accords: A New Chapter in Swiss-NASA Space Cooperation

Switzerland Joins Artemis Accords: A New Chapter in Swiss-NASA Space Cooperation

Broke On: Sunday, 16 April 2023 Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin signed the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters on April 16, 2023, marking Switzerland's commitment to peaceful space exploration and cooperation with other signatories. With a rich history of collaboration with NASA and a new space policy focusing on benefits from space technology development, Switzerland joins 35 other countries in promoting sustainable and responsible outer space exploration.