Swiss minister wants the press to defend its interests

Commenting on restructuring in the media industry, Justice Minister Beat Jans called on the press to fight back against cost cutting, fake news and AI. Indispensable in a democracy, the media must defend their interests in the same way as farmers, said the cabinet minister on Thursday. "Be like the Swiss Farmers' Union, which is confidently and loudly calling for help because agriculture is important for feeding the country. You have the same importance," Jans said in a video message at the traditional Epiphany meeting in Zurich, organised by the German-language publishers' association Schweizer Medien (VSM). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Our democracy needs you," added the head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP), hoping that publishers were aware of this responsibility at a time when they were announcing their cost-cutting measures in editorial offices. 'Good journalism is expensive' The minister also warned "that profit targets ...