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Switzerland: highly concentrated leading news media in austerity and downsizing mode

Bonfadelli, Heinz; Meier, Werner (2021). Switzerland: highly concentrated leading news media in austerity and downsizing mode. In: Trappel, Josef; Tomaz, Tales. The media for democracy monitor 2021 how leading news media survive digital transformation. Göteborg: Nordicom, 381-454.

Abstract

Switzerland, a small, landlocked country in the centre of Europe, enjoys a remarkably long and continuous tradition of independence, stability, and political neutrality. In early 2020, the Switzerland’s population was 8.6 million residents, about 25 per cent of which were foreigners. Consequently, one key characteristic of this country is its cultural diversity. There are four official languages – German (primary spoken language of 62% of the population in 2018), French (23%), Italian (8%), and Rhaeto-Romanic (0.5%), which more or less also define the land’s four different cultural mentalities. Therefore, issues related to the integration of a big and heterogeneous group of immigrants, and new refugees, often become a controversial topic in the politics of the country. Politically, Switzerland is considered a semi-direct democracy with strong federalism in addition to a high degree of autonomy in its 26 cantons and nearly 2,200 communities.

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Contributors:Schanne, Michael
Item Type:Book Section, not_refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Department of Communication and Media Research
Dewey Decimal Classification:070 News media, journalism & publishing
Language:English
Date:2021
Deposited On:06 Sep 2021 14:55
Last Modified:21 Mar 2023 08:32
Publisher:Nordicom
ISBN:9789188855404
OA Status:Green
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855404-9
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