Name of code
Ethical and Independence Principles [Etikai és függetlenségi alapelvek]
Originator of code
Borsod24 and Szol24
Country
Hungary
Original language
Hungarian
Year of creation
N/A
Type of code
Journalism
Main frame of accountability
Market
Transparency
Public
Legal and regulatory context
Non-mandatory
Implementation and enforcement
Voluntary
Diversity
No
AI/automation
No
These two sites are reporting mostly local/regional issues from two locations in Hungary. The staff of Borsod24 and Szol24 adhere to the general professional and ethical rules of journalism and act in accordance with them and they created their own document with Ethical and Independence Principles. Furthermore, they consider themselves bound by the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists.
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