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Greek audiovisual tragedy

written by Nicolas Brodard

In 2013, crisis-stricken Greece abruptly shut down its public broadcasting system. Nicolas Brodard recounts the battle over ERT: social struggles, control of the narrative and the illusions of a public service reinvented under Greek austerity, in the heart of chaos.

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Pascal Crittin, Director of RTS: «We don't steer the debate».»

By Jonas Follonier · February 15, 2026

Placed at the heart of a heated national debate on the licence fee, accused of ideological bias and condemned to make savings, Switzerland's public broadcasting system is going through a turbulent period. Pascal Crittin, head of the French-speaking part of the company, responds to the critics.

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GB News, the channel that challenges the British public service

By Antoine Lévêque · January 30, 2026

The news channel is overtaking BBC News Channel in terms of average audience in the UK, and is acting as a megaphone for red-wall England in a climate of growing distrust of public broadcasting.

Switzerland

Switzerland must resist regulation of online speech

By Yann Costa · January 25, 2026

As Bern prepares to regulate social networks, misinformation and hate speech return to the heart of the public information service issue. Some want a stricter framework, but digital hell is paved with good intentions.

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Depardieu: the absurdity of RTS's choice, in five points

By Jonas Follonier · 10 January 2024

By temporarily suspending films starring Depardieu, the public broadcaster is making at least five mistakes in one. Not only do we have to distinguish between the man and the work, but this choice opens a Pandora's box, and RTS is shooting itself in the foot.

Switzerland

How is Switzerland doing? Couchepin and Blocher cross swords

By Le Regard Libre · 15 October 2023

Immigration, Europe, the economy, the media... Former federal councillors Christoph Blocher and Pascal Couchepin met in Bern at the invitation of Regard Libre to share their views on Switzerland's current situation and the challenges it faces.

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Geoffroy Lejeune's arrival at the head of the JDD: a senseless hoopla

By Jonas Follonier · 23 July 2023

The uproar caused in the highest circles by the appointment of the former boss of «Valeurs actuelles» as director of the «Journal du dimanche» is selective and misplaced indignation. Here's a brief development of the point of view I expressed on RTS on July 4.