JTI

The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.

Certification Management & Development SAS (CMD Certification) – Colombia

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Certification Management & Development SAS (CMD Certification) – Colombia

Date of certification

06/08/2024

Contact details

Calle 95 # 48-40
110111 BOGOTA
Colombia

Media Outlet ELCRONISTA.CO Date of first publication 18/06/2024 Date of Latest Change 02/05/2024

16. Professionalism in the Media Outlet

16.1. Recruitment and Training

There shall be professional guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff. This includes responsibilities for implementing diversity policy and staff welfare. Recruitment policy, (use of open competition etc.) and staff welfare principles should be publicly available.

Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?

Yes

Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

En El Cronista, reconocemos la importancia del profesionalismo, la integridad periodística y el bienestar de nuestro equipo como pilares fundamentales para ofrecer un contenido de calidad y confiable a nuestra audiencia. A través de nuestras directrices promovemos un ambiente laboral inclusivo, seguro y ético, donde el respeto por la diversidad, la protección de la independencia editorial y el apoyo al bienestar personal son prioridades fundamentales. En virtud de ello, implementamos principios fundamentales para el desarrollo organizacional de manera que se construya la cultura de forma paralela a nuestros valores corporativos y éticos. contamos con Política de diversidad a través de la cual, implementamos una política de diversidad que respalda la contratación y formación de un equipo editorial inclusivo y variado.
Priorizamos el bienestar físico y emocional de nuestro personal, proporcionando un entorno laboral seguro y apoyando iniciativas de salud mental.

Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

En nuestras directrices se incluye: "Asumimos la responsabilidad de proteger el bienestar físico y emocional de todo nuestro equipo, brindando apoyo a aquellos que hayan sido expuestos a situaciones sensibles o perturbadoras en el ejercicio de sus funciones.
Garantizamos un entorno laboral seguro para todos, incluyendo medidas específicas de protección para periodistas que trabajan en entornos hostiles o conflictivos.
Emprendemos todas las medidas legales, asociativas y comunicativas para defender la independencia profesional y la integridad de nuestro equipo periodístico."

Are they publicly available?

Yes

What is the URL?

https://elcronista.co/nuestro-equipo

16.2. Working Conditions, Contract Policy and Labour Relations

Journalistic principles and practice should be supported by the organisational environment including protection for journalistic integrity through adherence to labour laws and regulations, transparency of contract policy and freedom to organise. The duration or nature of the contract should not inhibit a journalist from operating in an ethical manner and the organisation structure should protect that principle.

Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

De acuerdo con nuestras Directrices editoriales: "Establecemos contratos de colaboración con periodistas independientes, garantizando condiciones laborales justas y respeto por su independencia profesional."

Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?

Yes

Does your staff have the freedom to organise?

Yes

Do you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?

N/A

Are there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?

Yes

Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?

Yes

16.3. Staff Welfare

Responsibility for the welfare of staff and those contracted on a freelance basis should be an important part of a Media Outlet’s role. Organisational Editorial Guidelines should be protective against any form of discrimination and supportive of equality of opportunity. It should ensure safety at work and in the working environment (including remote and online) and have guidelines, which support staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature or have suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work.

Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Incluida en nuestras Directrices Editoriales que rigen todo el quehacer profesional y organizacional de El Cronista.

Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?

Yes

Does your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?

N/A

Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

En el item Responsabilidad por el bienestar y la seguridad (incluido en nuestras directrices: "Asumimos la responsabilidad de proteger el bienestar físico y emocional de todo nuestro equipo, brindando apoyo a aquellos que hayan sido expuestos a situaciones sensibles o perturbadoras en el ejercicio de sus funciones.
Garantizamos un entorno laboral seguro para todos, incluyendo medidas específicas de protección para periodistas que trabajan en entornos hostiles o conflictivos.
Emprendemos todas las medidas legales, asociativas y comunicativas para defender la independencia profesional y la integridad de nuestro equipo periodístico".

Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Cuando es necesario, un equipo de sicólogos orienta y atiende a los periodistas expuestos a situaciones que afectan su bienestar.