Panelists: Yves Daccord, president of La Tour en communs (ex-Tour RTS); Antonio Hodgers, former Geneva State Councillor; Gilles Marchand, director, Initiative Media and Philanthropy (Unige) and ex-SSR/RTS director; Riccardo Ramacci, head of media programme, Mercator Foundation.
They examine the surge of philanthropic funding in Swiss journalism, examining governance, independence, ethics and long-term sustainability. The discussion investigates whether foundations rescue a failing business model or entrench powerful private influence, and considers implications for editorial autonomy and the future of public-interest reporting.