Newsroom Guidelines [Newsroom guidelines]

Name of code

Newsroom Guidelines [Newsroom guidelines]

Originator of code

RTL Group

Country

The Netherlands

Original language

English

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

Yes

AI/automation

No

Abstract

RTL Group is Europe’s largest operator of commercial radio and television stations. The Newsroom Guidelines are aimed at every newsroom which falls under RTL Group, including the newsroom of Dutch news programme RTL Nieuws. The Guidelines were created to provide a framework for action and the daily work of editorial staff. It deals with the principles of reporting, such as truthfulness, impartiality, and trustworthiness. In the Guidelines, there is also information on how to act responsibly within the newsroom.

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