Professional Guidelines for News Organisations in Brussels[J]ournalists' groups and news media organisations working in Brussels may consider adopting the following guidelines to promote editorial quality and internal and external transparency over media activity.International Federation of JournalistsIFJ_20c7892c-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aJournalist Groups News Media Organisations_20c78b66-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aTo promote editorial quality and internal and external transparency over media activity._20c78c60-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aStandards of JournalismAll groups of journalists and media working from and based in Brussels should declare: Their commitment to maintaining the highest standards of journalism, freedom of the press and pluralism.Freedom of the PressPluralismEthics of JournalismAll groups of journalists and media working from and based in Brussels should declare: That all issues relating to the ethics of journalism should be a matter forjournalists and media professionals alone.CredibilityAll groups of journalists and media working from and based in Brussels should declare: That the credibility of news and information depends on the highest ethical standards in the gathering, presentation and circulation of news material.Mission StatementDefine and publish, where appropriate, an editorial mission statement._20c78d1e-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a1_20c78dc8-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aCharterEstablish an internal editorial charter._20c78e68-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a2Establish an internal editorial charter, in line with international standards, thatsecures the editorial independence of journalists and respects the norms of ethical practice (concerning, for example, right to act according to conscience, policy on receipt of inducements, gifts and facilities provided by public and private interests, dealing with complaints, etc)._20c78f08-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aCode of ConductDevelop and publish a code of editorial conduct._20c78fa8-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a3Develop and publish a code of editorial conduct regarding content quality(concerning, for example, respect for the truth, the need for clearly attributedsources, respect for non-discrimination and tolerance, the objective of doing noharm, protection of sources, etc)._20c79052-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aSeparation of ContentEnsure clear separation of advertising material and paid for space from editorial content in all publications, whatever the mode of dissemination._20c79106-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a4_20c791ba-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aMonitoringImplement internal standards for monitoring the personal interests of employees and owners that may compromise editorial independence and which must be made known to the Editor in Chief._20c79278-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a5Editor in ChiefEmployeesOwners_20c79340-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aExternal Interests and OwnershipMake available information on the external interests and ownership profile of theorganisation._20c79408-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a6_20c794e4-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aPecuniary AdvantagesMake available information regarding any benefits providing a pecuniaryadvantage provided by public authorities, including information on engagement in projects or activities funded by international organisations._20c795c0-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a7Public AuthoritiesInternational Organizations_20c7969c-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aLabour StandardsProvide employment conditions and/or working relations that reflect adherence to national and international labour standards._20c79782-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a8_20c79872-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aComplaints and CorrectionsSet up and publish details of a mechanism for dealing with complaints andmaking corrections where errors of fact have been made._20c7996c-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a9_20c79a5c-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2aOmbudsmanAppoint or designate a member of the staff to act as an ombudsman or contactperson to whom concerns and problems of an ethical and professional nature canbe addressed._20c79b60-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a10OmbudsmanA person to whom concerns and problems of an ethical and professional nature canbe addressed._20c79c78-672c-11e1-8ff4-5a607a64ea2a2012-03-05http://www.euractiv.com/sites/all/euractiv/files/International%20Federation%20of%20Journalists%20Professional%20Guidelines%20for%20News%20Organisations%20in%20Brussels.pdfOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net