11. Responsibility for Content Provided by the General Public
11.1. User Generated Content/Eyewitness News
A Media Outlet shall ensure that the same principles of checking for accuracy, legal, and ethical compliance are applied to journalistic content sourced from the general public (UGC or Eyewitness News content) as with all content it publishes.
Does your Media Outlet publish any content that comes not from staff or freelancers but from external sources such as readers/viewers?
YesDoes your Media Outlet have set structures to ensure the checking of externally sourced material undergoes the same principles as that created entirely by its own journalists?
Yes11.2. Editorial Guidelines for UGC/Eyewitness News
There should be specific categories within the Media Outlet’s Editorial Guidelines for dealing with User Generated Content (UGC) or Eyewitness News and these should be publicly accessible. In relation to this type of content the guidelines shall indicate the verification process to be used, how the content should be published with any labelling required and include guidance on dealing with the content providers in a responsible manner.
Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provisions for externally-submitted material?
YesAre there Editorial Guidelines dealing with UGC/eyewitness news content?
YesDo they include details on the verification processes to be used for this content?
YesDo they include guidance on the appropriate labelling of such content?
YesDo they include guidance on dealing with the providers of such content in a responsible and ethical manner?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Η εφημερίδα δεν έχει πρόθεση να παραβιάσει την εθνική ή κοινοτική νομοθεσία που καλύπτει τη λειτουργία της, ούτε τη νομοθεσία περί πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας. Για το περιεχόμενο των κειμένων που αναρτώνται την ευθύνη έχουν οι συντάκτες τους.
Το ΑΠ ωστόσο διατηρεί το δικαίωμα αφαίρεσης από κείμενα στοιχείων που αφορούν – αποκλειστικά και μόνο- γεγονότα που δεν έχουν επιβεβαιωθεί, χωρίς να θίγεται το δικαίωμα γνώμης των συνεργατών…
Η υπεράσπιση της αλήθειας αποτελεί, εξ ίσου με την υπεράσπιση της ελευθερίας, βάση λειτουργίας της εφημερίδας.
Το ΑΠ δεν δημοσιεύει σχόλια χρηστών για τα κείμενά του, εφόσον είναι ανώνυμα, ή περιέχουν χαρακτηρισμούς υβριστικούς, από νομική άποψη.
11.3. Opinion Guidelines
In relation to opinion or comment pieces the guidelines should set clear requirements of the ethical principles expected which may include but is not limited to prohibition of comment due to defamation, privacy, hate speech and harassment. The Media Outlet should make clear its policy on the moderation of such content, whether it is pre or post publication, and its policy on take-down, notice and appeal provisions.