Editorial Statute of the BAIT Editorial Office [Redaktionsstatut der BAIT-Redaktion]

Name of code

Editorial Statute of the BAIT Editorial Office [Redaktionsstatut der BAIT-Redaktion]

Originator of code

Digital Compass - Institute for News Literacy and Digital Education [Digitaler Kompass - Institut für Nachrichtenkompetenz und digitale Bildung]

Country

Austria

Original language

German

Year of creation

2022

Type of code

Journalism

Main frame of accountability

Professional

Transparency

Public

Legal and regulatory context

Non-mandatory

Implementation and enforcement

Voluntary

Diversity

Yes

AI/automation

No

Abstract

The Editorial Statute by BAIT lays down the ethical and qualitative guidelines for all journalistic members of the editorial team to ensure the redactions of journalistic freedom and quality. BAIT is a journalistic social media channel that reports on fake news and conspiracy myths aimed specifically at young people. The statute deals with guidelines concerning the interaction with the community and provides answers to challenges of the digital space, including the need for youth-orientated, journalistically high-quality fact checks that are produced authentically and transparently exclusively for social media channels. On this occasion, the editorial teams should be independent and free from any political, economic or ideological-oriented influence.

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