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| '''Swiss Policy Research (SPR)''' (before mid-May 2020, '''Swiss Propaganda Research''')<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-13|title=About Us / Contact – Swiss Propaganda Research|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513143245/https://swprs.org/contact/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref name="BR" /> is a website launched in 2016, which describes itself as "an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit research group investigating geopolitical propaganda in Swiss and international media". While the editors of the site are unknown, they claim that "SPR is composed of independent academics and receives no external funding".<ref>{{Cite web|title=SWPRS – About Us / Contact |url=https://swprs.org/contact/ |website=Swiss Policy Research |language=en |url-status=live|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}</ref> The site has been criticised for spreading ], especially relating to the ]. According to Christoph Neuberger, a professor at the ], SPR |
'''Swiss Policy Research (SPR)''' (before mid-May 2020, '''Swiss Propaganda Research''')<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-13|title=About Us / Contact – Swiss Propaganda Research|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513143245/https://swprs.org/contact/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref name="BR" /> is a website launched in 2016, which describes itself as "an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit research group investigating geopolitical propaganda in Swiss and international media". While the editors of the site are unknown, they claim that "SPR is composed of independent academics and receives no external funding".<ref>{{Cite web|title=SWPRS – About Us / Contact |url=https://swprs.org/contact/ |website=Swiss Policy Research |language=en |url-status=live|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}</ref> The site has been criticised for spreading ], especially relating to the ]. According to Christoph Neuberger, a professor at the ], SPR self-describes with "research" and "research group" but the site is not scientific. <ref name="BR">{{cite web|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/faktenfuchs-wie-glaubwuerdig-ist-swiss-policy-research,S128XLH| title=#Faktenfuchs: Wie glaubwürdig ist "Swiss Policy Research"? |publisher=] |language=de |date=5 June 2020 |access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref> The site has been categorized as a tool of ].<ref name="TSDE">{{Cite web|last=Stöber |first=Silvia |title=Desinformation in der Schweiz: Propaganda statt seriöser Forschung |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder/ausland/schweiz-desinformation-105.html |date=1 November 2017 |publisher=] |language=de |access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> Due to the persistent use of the German letter ], which is not commonly used in Switzerland, it has been suspected that the creator is actually not from Switzerland, contrary to what the title suggests.<ref name= "Anonyme">{{Cite web|title=Swiss Propaganda Research: Anonyme Warner mit scharfem S|url=https://www.beobachter.ch/digital/verschworungstheorien-anonyme-warner-mit-scharfem-s |last=Haefely |first=Andrea |website=] |language=de |access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
| == Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
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| Type of site | Propaganda, conspiracy theories |
|---|---|
| Available in | German, English |
| Country of origin | Unknown |
| Owner | Unknown |
| Founder(s) | Unknown |
| Editor | Unknown |
| URL | swprs.org |
| Launched | 2016 |
| Current status | Active |
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Swiss Policy Research (SPR) (before mid-May 2020, Swiss Propaganda Research) is a website launched in 2016, which describes itself as "an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit research group investigating geopolitical propaganda in Swiss and international media". While the editors of the site are unknown, they claim that "SPR is composed of independent academics and receives no external funding". The site has been criticised for spreading conspiracy theories, especially relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Christoph Neuberger, a professor at the Free University of Berlin, SPR self-describes with "research" and "research group" but the site is not scientific. The site has been categorized as a tool of propaganda. Due to the persistent use of the German letter ß, which is not commonly used in Switzerland, it has been suspected that the creator is actually not from Switzerland, contrary to what the title suggests.
Criticism
In 2017 a University of Zurich report on media in Switzerland analyzed "six of the most-discussed 'alternative media'", including SPR. Daniel Vogler concluded that SPR "resorts to conspiracy theories", and its contents are mostly "pseudo-scientific".
Andrea Haefely wrote a critique of the website in the magazine Beobachter in May 2020, noting: "The website Swiss Propaganda Research assumes that the Swiss media does what SPR itself does: feed the readers with questionable information." She also suggested that the persistent use of the letter ß on the site suggests that the content creator is likely to be from outside Switzerland, as this particular letter form is not in common use within Switzerland.
Stephan Russ-Mohl, professor of journalism and media management at the Università della Svizzera italiana, considers the articles on the SPRS to themselves serve as propaganda, rather than being serious research on the subject. He has noted that the anonymity of the website creates doubts over the reliability and authenticity of its research, particularly in a country such as Switzerland, which has full freedom of its press.
References
- "About Us / Contact – Swiss Propaganda Research". web.archive.org. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "#Faktenfuchs: Wie glaubwürdig ist "Swiss Policy Research"?" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "SWPRS – About Us / Contact". Swiss Policy Research.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Stöber, Silvia (1 November 2017). "Desinformation in der Schweiz: Propaganda statt seriöser Forschung" (in German). Tagesschau. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Haefely, Andrea. "Swiss Propaganda Research: Anonyme Warner mit scharfem S". Beobachter (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Vogler, Daniel (2017). Medienstrukturen (PDF) (in German). Zurich Open Repository and Archive. p. 31.
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