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In an interview, the national councilor of the SP of Zurich, Jacqueline Badran, criticized a journalist for “Echo der Zeit”. He used his statements without authorization. With consequences.
Zurich SP National Councilor Jacqueline Badran, surrounded by climate activists, gives an authoritative interview this time during the Stand Up for Change week of action on the Bundesplatz on Tuesday 22 September 2020 in Bern.
The statements of the National Councilor of the SP Zurich on the sidelines of the occupation of the Bundesplatz by the Climate Youth in Bern made headlines. In an interview with SRF journalist Oliver Washington, he criticized various outlets’ focus on the “fucking huere Glarner.”
These were the statements of the SVP Aargau National Council, Andreas Glarner, to his green colleague from the Basel council, Sibel Arslan. He had nicknamed her “Arschlan” and said such an illegal occupation would only be tolerated in her home country. He was referring to Turkey, where Arslan has a family history.
Badran literally told the SRF reporter:
“Because you are asking the wrong questions, because you are pointing the cameras in the wrong places. You have to film the youngsters and not your fucking Glarner, who cares. “
The statement was later broadcast on SRF’s radio show “Echo der Zeit”, after which (along with Andreas Glarner’s failures) it sparked a debate about hardening the tone in politics.
Quote “not authorized”
In an interview with the industry portal “Medienwoche”, Badran now criticizes the SRF. The journalist did not send or respect the phrase “I do not speak to you”, which she pronounced before the appointment. Instead, only the “huere fucking” quote was broadcast. This means that the quote was used without authorization.
Badran says she was very excited at the meeting because she has been campaigning for the environment for 40 years, but the cameras and microphones were not aimed at climate youth and their demands, but at Andreas Glarner. And he points out to journalists:
We are not cattle. We are also humans and not robots who do professional work with the media without stopping. We have the right not to be taken by surprise and not to make a statement. “
In response to the articles in which his radio quote was used, Badran received wild emails and also a death threat, continues in the Medienwoche interview.
The death threat said it was time to act against a person like Badran “by completely different means.” She wished she had died in the plane crash, which she survived in 2001, and that it would be difficult for her to calm down in the future. After further threats, the impeccably written letter was signed by a “Glarner fan club member.”
SRF journalist defends himself against criticism
The journalist Oliver Washington criticized by Badran defends himself on Twitter against the politician’s accusations. He regretted that Badran had received threats, but they misrepresented the situation of the interview.
He interviewed youth and climate politicians at the Bundesplatz. At the time, he knew nothing about the dispute between Glarner and Arslan. He continues:
“As the Bundesplatz was a public political square at the time, his statement was for me a public statement from a politician, which was relevant because it showed how things were going.”
