Suisseculture clearly rejects No-Billag
Suisseculture, the umbrella organization of Swiss cultural professionals, clearly rejects the initiative to abolish the public service in the media and calls on voters to put a "No" in the ballot box.
According to Suisseculture, the adoption of the initiative would not only mean the end of the existence of all SRG media, but also of numerous local private broadcasters that convey and enrich regional cultural life thanks to fees. This clear-cutting would mean "a direct attack on the foundations of our democratic and pluralistic society".
According to Suisseculture, radio and television represent an important forum for cultural creation and are "a vital source of income for cultural professionals and artists from all sectors and from all language regions of Switzerland". Art and culture are dependent on independent, non-profit media with a wide range of offerings such as those provided by the SRG media.
