Name of code
Guidelines Regarding Children and Young People
Originator of code
Public Broadcaster (YLE)
Country
Finland
Original language
Finnish
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
Procedural
Diversity
Yes
AI/automation
No
Guidelines Regarding Children and Young People are directed at journalists of Yle, Finland’s Public Broadcasting Company as instructions on how to handle children in Yle’s journalism. The Guidelines emphasize the importance of protecting children, while also strongly highlighting children’s autonomy and their freedom of expression. The Yle is a key producer of children’s culture in Finland.
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