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Because “Netz Natur” published a program on the wolf in Switzerland in August, a month before the vote on the revision of the hunting law, the SRF ombudsman received numerous complaints. The SRF was accused of intervening in the electoral campaign with the critical contribution.
Moderator Andreas Moser (64), also known as “Tierli-Moser”, did not want to make this mistake again. That is why the Nature series program on Swiss agriculture and its influence on animals and plants in Switzerland appeared in December. After all, on June 13, 2021, the Swiss people will vote on two pesticide initiatives. “Today we are analyzing the subject with sufficient distance,” says Moser in his introduction. But even without the time lapse, the “Netz Natur” episode causes problems. Because the Swiss Farmers Association criticized the one-sided reporting from their point of view.
“Does it have to be that way?”
In the episode of “Netz Natur”, the local agriculture is not doing well either. “In our cultural landscapes, nature often literally falls under the giant wheels of farm machinery,” says the program description. “Insects are drastically declining and with them birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Living organisms in streams and rivers are victims of toxins from agriculture, and groundwater is often polluted well above limit values. Does it have to be that way? “In the program, Andreas Moser visits several farmers who are presented as alternatives to industrial agriculture and who benefit from nature without harming them.
A conversation with Tristan Brenn was requested
Urs Schneider, deputy director of the Swiss Farmers Association, considers that the contribution is not fair. The SRF leaves farmers who use officially approved pesticides in a bad shape. “The fact that SRF reports imbalances on agricultural issues is unfortunately not an isolated incident,” he complains to “20 Minuten”. Conventional Swiss wines and their pesticide content recently fared poorly in a contribution by Kassensturz. Nor has the contribution of “Netz Natur” to the wolf been forgotten. “It doesn’t work that way,” says Schneider, and asks SRF-TV editor-in-chief Tristan Brenn (54) for a clarifying discussion: “We will propose dates shortly.” Looking ahead to the upcoming votes, Schneider hoped the debate would “raise awareness of balanced reporting.”
The SRF confirms that the Ombudsman has already received a complaint about the consequences, but not from the farmers’ association. A statement on the controversial transmission of “Netz Natur” is only desired in this context. However, Swiss television is not averse to a debate: “If there is a need for further clarification, SRF is generally open to it. But we don’t do this through the media. “(Klm)
