13. Professionalism for Affiliations
13.1. Sponsored Content Policies
Professional journalism principles shall have clear and distinct editorial practices in distinguishing advertising and sponsored content, commercial or commissioned, from editorial content independently produced by the Media Outlet.
Do your Editorial Guidelines have specific policies for distinguishing commercial or sponsored content?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
13.2. Sponsored Content Indicators
In Media Outlets, sponsored content shall be clearly identified with the words content 'sponsored by’, ‘paid by’ or other explicit and easy to understand terms. Particular care should be taken in distinguishing so called ‘native’ content (where the item is sponsored but is published or broadcast next to ordinary editorial content) from its surrounding material.
Do you publish any sponsored content?
YesDo your Editorial Guidelines require all sponsored content to be clearly labelled or otherwise made clear?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
"The editorial space and the advertising or promotional space must be distinguished, without any ambiguity, on all of the group’s media (print newspaper, digital platform, supplements or special editions). Any article that is the result of a partnership must be labeled as such explicitly and visibly, the layout of advertisement or advertorials must not lead to confusion with the editorial content. "
Do your Editorial Guidelines require sponsored content to be labelled and made clearly distinguishable from your own content?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
"The editorial space and the advertising or promotional space must be distinguished, without any ambiguity, on all of the group’s media (print newspaper, digital platform, supplements or special editions). Any article that is the result of a partnership must be labeled as such explicitly and visibly, the layout of advertisement or advertorials must not lead to confusion with the editorial content. "
13.3. Separation of News and Opinion
Editorial Guidelines shall ensure that there is a clear distinction between news content and opinion and between news content and other content provided by an external non-journalistic body by requiring labelling or an equivalent mechanism.
Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and opinion content?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
The section "courrier" is dedicated to publishing articles and opinions sent by our readers
The section "idées" is dedicated to opinions and comments sent by experts on specific subjects
All opinion and specifically editorials are otherwise clearly flagged
Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and commercial content?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
All commercial and specifically sponsored content is clearly flagged