Media Outlet KOREA JOONGANG DAILY Date of first publication 15/01/2024 Date of Latest Change 15/01/2024
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?
No11.3. 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.
Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from defamation?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
"The Korea JoongAng Daily is committed to: ... The prohibition of any content, whether editorial or publicly generated, on the grounds of defamation, hate-speech, invasion of privacy or abuse"
Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from invasions of privacy?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
"The Korea JoongAng Daily is committed to: ... The prohibition of any content, whether editorial or publicly generated, on the grounds of defamation, hate-speech, invasion of privacy or abuse"
"We are committed to respecting people’s privacy. Much journalism may be intrinsically intrusive but we should avoid invading anyone’s privacy unnecessarily"
"We are committed to respecting people’s privacy. Much journalism may be intrinsically intrusive but we should avoid invading anyone’s privacy unnecessarily"
Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from hate speech?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
"The Korea JoongAng Daily is committed to: ... The prohibition of any content, whether editorial or publicly generated, on the grounds of defamation, hate-speech, invasion of privacy or abuse"
Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from harassment?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
"The Korea JoongAng Daily is committed to: ... The prohibition of any content, whether editorial or publicly generated, on the grounds of defamation, hate-speech, invasion of privacy or abuse"