Media Outlet And Gazetecilik ve Yayıncılık San. ve Tic.A.Ş. Date of first publication 07/10/2024 Date of Latest Change 07/10/2024

9. Accountability for Journalism Principles

9.1. Editorial Guidelines

A Media Outlet shall produce a set of Editorial Guidelines or adhere to an external set of guidelines (for example the Model Editorial Guidelines provided as a reference document to this Standard), to which its journalistic operations comply. They should govern meaningful principles of journalistic content, dissemination and conduct. These guidelines, and the identity of the person or group of persons with ultimate responsibility for them within its organisation, shall be made available to the public in a readily accessible and understandable form. Best practice is to have these guidelines available publicly rather than on request.

Does your Media Outlet have a set of guidelines, or adhere to an external set of guidelines, for journalistic content, distribution and conduct to which its journalistic operations comply?

Yes

Are they made available to the public in a readily accessible form?

Yes

What is the URL?

https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/yayin-ilkeleri-sayfasi

Is there a person or a group of persons responsible for these guidelines clearly identified?

Yes

Is that identification visible on the page with the guidelines?

Yes

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The individuals or groups responsible for the Guilding Principles are indetified in Gazete Duvar Board of Director, Gazete Duvar Executive Board, Gazete Duvar Advisory Board and Gazete Duvar Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is also listed in imprint on Gazete Duvar's website.

9.2. Purpose of Guidelines

A Media Outlet shall ensure that these Editorial Guidelines set clear expectations of the behaviour it requires from its own staff, its contractors and from all other contributors to its editorial content. It should also set out the structure of responsibility within the organisation, making sure it is clear who is accountable for each stage of the process that leads to publication.

Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines set clear expectations for the behaviour for all the contributors, including editorial staff (journalists, editors) and all other contributors?

Yes

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Gazete Duvar approves and accepts the 10 basic ethical principles listed as Respect for Human Rights, Non-Discrimination, Non-Discourse of Hate Crimes, Anti-Militarism and Peace, Respect for Privacy, Commitment to Purpose and Understanding of Publishing, Impartiality, Legality, Dignity and Trust, Respect and Courtesy, and is obliged to act in accordance with these ethical principles. Some of these principles are explained in detail in the Declaration against Gender Equality, Discrimination, Hate Speech and Crimes.

Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines make clear the structure of editorial responsibility for each stage of the publication process within the organisation?

Yes

9.3. Guidelines and Journalism Principles

A Media Outlet shall ensure that these Editorial Guidelines embody the core ethical principles of journalism. The Editorial Guidelines may impose specific requirements in addition to these core ethical principles; but any additional requirements shall not compromise these core ethical principles as described in the Preamble of this document.

Do your Editorial Guidelines include requirements for Accuracy (as prescribed in the Preamble) in your output?

Yes

What is the URL?

https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/yayin-ilkeleri-sayfasi

The requirements for the accuracy of outputs are stated in Gazete Duvar's Principles and Values: Independence, transparency and accountability, truth and accuracy.

Do they include requirements for Independence (as prescribed in the Preamble) of editorial decision making?

Yes

What is the URL?

https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/kunye-sayfasi
Yes. All administrative and financial agendas of Gazete Duvar are carried out by the Executive Board, which includes the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board, consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editors, Ankara Representative and employee representatives, manages the editorial policies of the newspaper.

Do they include requirements of Fairness (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of journalism?

Yes

What is the URL?

Description. Fairness requirement Gazete Duvar Principles and Values; It acts in accordance with fairness: It publishes its news in a way to appeal to all segments of society, free from all kinds of discrimination and in accordance with fairness.
Strives for truth and accuracy: It strives for honest, accurate and fair dissemination of the news it produces.' It is stated as follows.

Do they include requirements for Accountability (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of its journalism?

Yes

What is the URL?

Gazete Duvar Principles and Values; Transparency and accountability; 'Whenever possible, it discloses the sources of all information in its news. Shows due care and respect in cases where anonymity is required. In accordance with the principles of the International Federation of Journalists, it does its best to correct information and news that is found to be harmful or inaccurate.'

9.4. Conflicts of Interest

Editorial Guidelines shall ensure that there are no conflicts of interests – real, potential or perceived – damaging the integrity of the story or the editorial independence of those working on it. They should have guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political, business and personal interests. Editorial structures should protect the journalism from any undue influence by the Media Outlet’s executive management or ownership authorities outside the formal editorial process and from any external interests, commercial, social or political.

Do your Editorial Guidelines include protections against real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest?

Yes

Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to business?

Yes

Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests?

Yes

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The News Entry Guide, and Gazete Duvar's 3-year strategic plan and Gazete Duvar's general management plans provide guidance in this regard. It is stated to be independent as 'does not impose an ideological duty on itself other than informing the public with the most accurate and reliable news, does not engage in partisanship.'

Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to personal interests?

Yes

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Journalism, which is a public duty, cannot be used for immoral private purposes and interests. Care is taken to convey the facts in an objective manner. Incomplete information cannot be provided in the news to create a false perception, as stated in Gazete Duvar's Editorial Principles.

Does the Media Outlet’s structure protect the editorial processes from any undue influence from within or without?

Yes

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The media organization's The institutional structure of the media organization has been strengthened and its editorial independence has been secured through its editorial board, executive board and advisory boards as well as its editorial principles, strategic plan and policy documents.
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