The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.
Certified by
Certification Management & Development SAS (CMD Certification) – Colombia
Date of certification
21/11/2024
Contact details
Calle 95 # 48-40
110111 BOGOTA
Colombia
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?
YesDo those guidelines contain a diversity policy?
YesDo those guidelines cover staff welfare?
YesAre they publicly available?
YesWhat is the URL?
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?
YesAre your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?
YesDoes your staff have the freedom to organise?
YesDo you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?
YesAre there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?
YesDo these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?
Yes16.3. 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?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?
YesDoes your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
En El Turbión tenemos la seguridad de todos los periodistas como una preocupación primaria, por lo cual desarrollamos unas Medidas de protección en el oficio periodístico. Más en: https://elturbion.com/directrices-editoriales
Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Ante situaciones traumáticas y/o exposición del personal de El Turbión a material de naturaleza sensible o perturbadora; el protocolo a seguir es hablar de lo sucedido y lo que vivió con las personas más cercanas del equipo, escuchar a los otros colegas que también han vivido un hecho traumático y si es necesario recurrir a un especialista para abordar la situación.
El Turbión cuenta con una red de apoyo en asuntos psicosociales que se ha venido tejiendo en términos de solidaridad para los momentos que se ha requerido como en los casos de impacto psicológico de algún miembro del equipo en el curso de su trabajo.
Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
En El Turbión tenemos la seguridad de todos los periodistas como una preocupación primaria, por lo cual desarrollamos unas Medidas de protección en el oficio periodístico.