Media

Main article: Media of Switzerland

The freedom of the press and the right to free expression is guaranteed in the federal constitution
of Switzerland.[205] The Swiss News Agency (SNA) broadcasts information around-the-clock in
three of the four national languages—on politics, economics, society and culture. The SNA
supplies almost all Swiss media and a couple dozen foreign media services with its news.[205]

Switzerland has historically boasted the greatest number of newspaper titles published in
proportion to its population and size.[206] The most influential newspapers are the German-
language Tages-Anzeiger and Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ, and the French-language Le Temps,
but almost every city has at least one local newspaper. The cultural diversity accounts for a large
number of newspapers.[206]

The government exerts greater control over broadcast media than print media, especially due to
finance and licensing.[206] The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, whose name was recently
changed to SRG SSR, is charged with the production and broadcast of radio and television
programmes. SRG SSR studios are distributed throughout the various language regions. Radio
content is produced in six central and four regional studios while the television programmes are
produced in Geneva, Zürich, and Lugano. An extensive cable network also allows most Swiss to
access the programmes from neighbouring countries.[206]