By Nadia Bellardi
Radio and TV studios across Switzerland recently opened their doors to the public to explain how they work, and why they believe it is important to reject the upcoming NoBillag initiative. On March 4th Swiss citizens will decide through a national vote whether to abolish the media licence fee, previously collected through the company Billag (hence the initiative’s name “NoBillag”). Should the initiative pass, it would make Switzerland the only European country without public service media.
Nadia Bellardi. Photo:Bellardi family
The current Swiss media system is made up of public service, private and community media, each sector with its…